What time is it? Watches and horology

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TGR in reply to @Heldring

Thanks for the info. I really don’t like the strap and, it may be due to age, but it is really tough leather which was unexpected.
I would like to have it to wear but I’m not sure if I want it restored.
Any idea of value?
How would restoration affect value?

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hugo7 in reply to @TGR

How would restoration affect value?

Depends on the restoration and watch.

All the blogs and watch websites go on about unpolished cases and untouched dials.

With very rare or collectable watches it makes sense. With less rare watches my guess would be there are as many, if not more, buyers for an old watch that looks new/vgc. I'd love to see some real price analysis of this.

Personally I'd go very light touch: service, clean, replace the crystal and strap. Keep all the original parts just in case at some point in the future randomly turns out to be super rare for some reason.

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ejay2.0 in reply to @hugo7

One mans “patina” is another mans “damage”
In some cases I think that if you just want to keep it in a box and look at it then don’t bother restore , if you want to actually use as a timepiece then “sympathetic” restoration. And don’t change things if you don’t need to.

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