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Blancpain: Machine finished

The bevels are certainly machine finished as you can see the vertical machining marks along every bevel. The edges are also beveled in a way that there are two distince flat planes which is more evidence of machine finishing.
1Y
By: openworked
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Independents: Service cost

How much would the service alone be? I have an Ionica that would eventually need to go to the salon.
1Y
By: openworked
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Horological Meandering: Nope

To me, it should not be marketed as unworn. If the watch is in gold, there will more than likely be micro-scratches and swirling. If the protective stickers are still on then fine that can be classified as unworn.
1Y
By: openworked
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IWC: Cheaped out

Well it's your typical IWC theme of low-quality quality but still asking a unjustified premium. $8.7k for a time-only watch in steel because of a cartoon rabbit motif on the rotor.
1Y
By: openworked
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Hublot: Very little gold

I suspect there is very little gold in their "magic gold" since 18kt gold is based on weight and not volume. Since gold is much much heavier than ceramic, the volume of gold needed to satisfy the 75% weight requirement would be relatively small compared to the volume of ceramic. Therefore this alloy
1Y
By: openworked
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Horological Meandering: Retrograde seconds not jumping seconds

To my knowledge, that Kunz is a retrograde seconds not a jumping seconds. A true jumping seconds would be the Journe Vagabondage III.
1Y
By: openworked
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