halgedahl
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Let's talk about those battle scars...
Apr 22, 2019,05:55 AM
A lovely piece, btw, and so many have obviously agreed with you. A wildly popular release. And I'm so glad to hear of someone who has found that "one" watch. It may not be forever, but that this deep satisfaction has lasted so long is—in my mind, at least—terrific! But to those scars…
Admittedly I'm a relative newcomer to this world. I'm now in my fourth year of really paying attention to timepieces. So I know some things, but realize there are significant gaps in my knowledge. Which brings me to the subject of: to polish, or not to polish.
I suppose this discussion can be divided into two parts, one of which pertains to vintage pieces that derive a significant part of their market value from the fact that they look like they've been worn (though counterfeiters can just as easily fake case use as they can repaint a dial). But the other, it seems to me, concerns modern pieces. Are we who wish to have a certain piece and find one five or ten or fifteen years old really reassured by dings and hairlines that the watch is authentic? Do we delight in wearing another man's carelessness? Or, being so happy to at last possess what we've long wanted, would we actually rather have that Grand Seiko zaratsu polished again to bring it back to its former glory?
From what I read on this and other forums it would seem that no one out there EVER polishes a watch! Is that true? OK if it is, but some discussion of this subject would help me understand the matter better.
Enjoy that Urushi dial. I've always admired them! FH