Marcus Hanke
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Well, three replacement links ...
... and the scratch on the fourth is kept as a warning to oneself ...
This is not too bad for a collateral damage, shoulder and knee are much more important.
Btw, Dr. Frank Müller once told me that, when he had worked at IWC, they had received a Grande Complication after a bicycle accident. They had to rebuild almost the entire watch.
Marcus
I think auction houses would advertise it as ...
EXCEPTIONAL PATINA for me it's just annoying result caused by a stupid accident with my bicycle 3 days ago Knee and definitely my shoulder are a bit messed up but nothing too bad LOL And the Tudor GMT has a story now ...
Auction houses...
Their descriptions and photos even when requested detailed photos are horrific. This bracket would be photoshopped and described as “showing some sins of wear”... Hope your bodily damages were manageable and wish you a speedy recovery!
Hope you are recovering well
Easy to say about someone else's new watch, but... It adds character and makes it truly yours. Based on purists advice I stopped having my watches polished upon servicing - some scratches tell a story I do not want erased. And scratches fit tool watches l...
Actually, whatever the condition
it is always “MINT” That’s why I always cycle watchless. Quick recovery!
Yesterday wasn’t a good day for my Reverso rouge
i was hanging a painting I was expecting for months. Maybe too hurry and the Reverso met the wall. The wall is safe....
Rrrrrrrrh ! Too bad my friend
I would be mad too but after all it is only a watch. Your health and your dears are so much in comparison that it helps to say everything is relative 😉. Best
Looks like you attempted to save the watch (bracelet)
rather than your knee and shoulder? 🤔 Don’t worry too much cos u can always get a bracelet replacement or... Better still, get a new NATO strap 💡 Let me show you how I wore my old DJ with its acrylic crystal while fixing the hinge of the gate in my home a...
Oh dear......
How annoying! We can accept the fine scratches or "haze" and swirls of daily wear on our bracelets but severe gouges cannot so easily be reconciled in our psyche. The first is just Life's swirling patina but the latter is a flagrant assault on senses and ...
Well, three replacement links ...
... and the scratch on the fourth is kept as a warning to oneself ... This is not too bad for a collateral damage, shoulder and knee are much more important. Btw, Dr. Frank Müller once told me that, when he had worked at IWC, they had received a Grande Co...
Indeed a serious « sign of wear » 😉
But as others have mentioned bracelet can be changed and it surely shows much more in photo than in reality. More important is that you managed not to be hurt too badly. Bon courage !
"Exceptional Patina"
Well said! They would indeed call it "Exceptional Patina." Glad to read you are going to be alright! Bicycle accidents are terrible!
