Polished 1675 value

[Garywebster]

Hi can anyone tell me the true value of a 1675 that’s been polished

See link

Thanks

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Rolex-GMT-1...-127632-2357-0

[hutch300]

You need to research comps. I would also research the seller. I bet you’d get the watch much cheaper direct. eBay is an expensive platform to operate on.

[Dan S]

Originally Posted by Garywebster

Hi can anyone tell me the true value of a 1675 that’s been polished

IIRC, a 1675 that has been polished is worth $29k. You're welcome.

[Garywebster]

The watch would probably be worth 29k without polish but how much does the polish take off the value do you think ?

[Garywebster]

Also has a 68 caseback date but watch is from 1971 is that correct?

[Dan S]

I suppose you mean it was sold in 1971 according to the papers. As long as the case serial number is consistent with the case-back date, I wouldn't worry about the fact that it sat unsold for a few years. If you don't trust that the seller has priced the watch fairly, your other options are to find another seller that you trust more, or spend several months doing research and learning. Valuation is complicated, we can't buy the watch for you and it seems that you have a lot to learn.

[Garywebster]

Yes exactly 1937 serial

[Garywebster]

What on average does a polish do to value ? Devalue by 20% 30? 50?

[donq]

Originally Posted by Garywebster

What on average does a polish do to value ? Devalue by 20% 30? 50?

All polishing jobs are not equal.

The quality of the work, the number of times it has been polished, the condition of the watch before it was polished all have to be considered.

It’s not a simple deduction based on a binary condition.

In the end the value of a watch is what someone is willing to pay.

We’re not dealing with blue chip stocks or gold bullion here.

[Dan S]

Originally Posted by Garywebster

Yes exactly 1937 serial

If you mean 1,937,XXX, then that is consistent with a 68 case-back.

[Dan S]

Originally Posted by Garywebster

What on average does a polish do to value ? Devalue by 20% 30? 50?

Yes, I'd say something in the range of 10%-50%. Depending.

[Garywebster]

As much as 50% .. wow

I thought it was less to be honest

[btinl]

Those pictures aren’t good for evaluating a gilt dial. I can see lots of speckles in certain images. Ask for a picture that shows the reflection. I suspect it’s a fairly unattractive dial in person.

[Dr.Smellody]

I'd be most concerned with the lack of small gmt hand.

[zapokee]

I've consulted my Rolex reference book. It says a polish removes exactly 22.6% of the value.

[lupus66]

99% of old sportsmodels were polished at least once.

[1665fan]

Originally Posted by btinl

those pictures aren’t good for evaluating a gilt dial. I can see lots of speckles in certain images. Ask for a picture that shows the reflection. I suspect it’s a fairly unattractive dial in person.

+1

[Kingface66]

It’s a gilt dial 1675, which means it can’t be from 1968 (and certainly not 1971)..
There’s no definitive formula for pricing a vintage watch. Period.
Most vintage watches are polished.
Is it worth $29K? If someone pays that much, then yes, it is.

[Garywebster]

So it shouldn’t have a gilt dial in 68 ? 71 was it’s sold date

[Garywebster]

Thanks for the help, I’m in NY the other side of the country so can’t see it in person.

[Kingface66]

Originally Posted by Garywebster

So it shouldn’t have a gilt dial in 68 ? 71 was it’s sold date

No. They stopped gilt dials in 1966 (rarely, you may see one with a serial number that could place it in early '67, but that is not the norm)

[newkidonblock4]

I would not buy this.

Even if dial is original to watch (which i doubt for 1968), then those hands are not original.

Big GMT hand is matte dial.

Could I suppose buy it, source a Long E dial, then sell the gilt dial? Seems like a lot of work though.

If you want a gorgeous gilt, then buy this.

https://tropicalwatch.com/watches/okjx

[StanGMT]

This is my 1967 1675 with gilt dial - just for reference. I know, I know - the case looks polished; this is how it came back from the last RSC service in 2014.

Stan.

[Garywebster]

thanks for the advice

[lupus66]

67 is ok for gilt

[springer]

Originally Posted by lupus66

67 is ok for gilt

I didn't know this. Where did that info come from?

[Tools]

Originally Posted by Garywebster

As much as 50% .. wow

I thought it was less to be honest

Good Lord, don't listen to this nonsense.

"Polishing" doesn't lessen the value a single penny, condition does. If the watch is in excellent condition, it will draw top dollar, regardless of how many times it has been polished.

If somebody has butchered the job, value will be affected adversely. However, a rare collectible could take quite a bit of abuse before its value is seriously affected.

There are plenty of things that can affect value well before simply being polished will. If you told me that you would not pay a good price for my watch because it has been polished, fine by me, there are plenty of folks who know what they are looking at.

[Stan Cooper]

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think a late sixties or early seventies 1675 would have a plastic bezel insert. That one looks plastic to me, but maybe it's just the lighting.

[Tom1675]

Originally Posted by Stan Cooper

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think a late sixties or early seventies 1675 would have a plastic bezel insert. That one looks plastic to me, but maybe it's just the lighting.

Would any 1675 have a plastic (assuming you mean bakelite) insert? I think this one is blue back...

[joli160]

Originally Posted by lupus66

99% of old sportsmodels were polished at least once.

And probably more often, the term unpolished should be forbidden