Two Questions About Selling My Explorer

[tjantheman]

Hi, guys.

I’m thinking of selling my Explorer, a 214270 with the short minute hand. Actually I’ve been thinking of selling it for a while because I don’t wear it as much as I wear my other watches, and I’d like to free up some money to put towards a Day-Date.

I’m wondering two things:

1. The watches on DavidSW and similar sites...have they been polished? My Explorer was definitely not a daily wear, but it’s got some light scratches, the likes of which I don’t see on most of the watches available online. And yet the descriptions of those watches don’t seem to indicate if they’ve been polished or not. So I’m wondering if it’s likely they were polished, and either the original owner didn’t disclose that to the grey dealers, or the grey dealers haven’t disclosed it on their sites. In that same train of thought, should I service mine and have it polished before trying to sell it to a grey market dealer?

2. Anyone have any thoughts on whether now is a good time to part with a 39 mm Explorer? What’s the likely impact of new Explorer’s size on my watch’s value?

Thank you!