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Advice, please..

Thanks in advance;
Recently acquired a 5134P.
It’s currently with PP for a service.
When I dropped it off last week they asked if I wanted it polished. They said as the watch is new (to me) it would be worthwhile as it’d come back looking new.
Overall the condition is pretty good. They said it would only require fairly minor polishing to bring back to as new and it wouldn’t affect the original patina, edges, etc. However,
I’ve since read it’s best to avoid polishing. Or maybe that’s just “bad” polishing or over polishing?
I’d certainly never take the watch to my local jeweller to have a buff, but what’s the consensus on this? Is it “safe” to let PP polish or might this affect desirability in the future?
Appreciate this isn’t a particularly expensive watch, by PP standards, but it is for me and don’t want to do anything I’ll regret.

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