[eye_lip]

Hello,
Today I received my new Seiko ...
This watch is the worst condition watch I have ever seen
Photos from auction:





...and the watch:







Ooo - when I saw this, I felt sick ??? ;D
..but, now case is clean, and the watch is waiting for some SPA by my watchmaker.

 

[aladin_sane]

Some times when you take a chance on poor auction photos, it pays off, sometimes you get a science experiment like you got. I have also been on both sides of that gamble.

 

[eye_lip]

yes, most of poor photos win in a real, this time not

 

[TheTigerUK]

This is what was under a 6105-8110 i have just removed (it is my day off today so some "Time on my Hands" ;D bezel would not rotate or budge for a while, underneath was solid with something like thick yellow mud, some times though strangely enough i think a load of gunge can protect as well and often under the gunge it is pristine.

 

[nhoj]

Where's the vomit smiley when I need it?? ;D

Good luck cleaning it up. I'm sure it will look completely different.

 

[Axel66]

Where's the vomit smiley when I need it?? ...

Here:
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Cheers,

Axel

 

[Isthmus]

That thing looks like it spend some time at the bottom of a river. Dang that's a lot of mud.

 

[OldHippie1968]

Here:
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Cheers,

Axel
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;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

[OldHippie1968]

Hello,
Today I received my new Seiko ...
This watch is the worst condition watch I have ever seen
Photos from auction:





...and the watch:







Ooo - when I saw this, I felt sick ??? ;D
..but, now case is clean, and the watch is waiting for some SPA by my watchmaker.

I feel your pain! I think this happens to all of us from time to time. At least you should have a sweet piece when it's done.

Cheers!
Mike

 

[tcps760]

I have a feeling that when your watch is done, it will be gleaming! A high polish will take time, but should be of only moderate difficulty. It's about the journey, not the destination though, isn't it? BTW, I dig the black day/date wheels!

 

[swing---kid]

That's gross!
But frankly, if I was interested in that watch, with these poor photos I would have emailed the seller for better ones.


Here's some great inspiration for the job:
http://www.thewatchsite.com/index.php/topic,885.0.html


Good luck!

 

[minidriver]

Nah.... That is NOS top shelf quality Just a little dusty. That will buff right out! ;D

 

[Jeje3325]

Yeah like he said

 

[cbrmike]

That thing looks like it spend some time at the bottom of a river. Dang that's a lot of mud.

That's not mud. The previous owner was Dr. Harry Fingerman, Cow proctologist

 

[jimmyngk]

That looks more like FUR between the crevices of that chrono,

The previous may have been a cat person or a CAT !! LoL !!!

I bet it will look a world of difference after a clean up! Show us the after pictures !

Cheers!!

Jim

 

[minidriver]

May not be a bad idea to wear a bio-hazard suit and gloves while cleaning it up.

 

[TheNeilo1]

Thats one of the worst ive seen im afraid.TLC in big doses may bring it back to life.Good luck mate.Hope it turns out ok for you.

 

[OldHippie1968]

May not be a bad idea to wear a bio-hazard suit and gloves while cleaning it up.

Don't forget to call in CSI to process the DNA!

Cheers!
Mike

 

[valvestem]

I think you have visit from these guys in the future...

 

[eye_lip]

At the moment I am refreshing case .. I have to find new crystal, send watch to the watchmaker and I hope chrono will be ready soon !