it's probably been instilled into me by my enjoyment of another watch brand, but i'll never buy a watch in which the dial needs replacement or refurbishing. to me, that's 90% of the watch. I don't want to worry about it being "respectable" enough to strap onto my wrist. there's nothing wrong with that surely, but it's akin to my never knowingly buying a watch with a relume - 99.99% of all relumes have at least 1 misshapen dial plot...LOL. I've only seen one person who does perfect relumin - now if I can only get him out of retirement to do up a couple of h558s for my sons who are not watch fans.
i'll buy a watch that needs a replacement of just about any part (depending on the watch), but the dial (vintage watch of course). it's really the only part that you can't replace, especially as NOS examples are disappearing more and more; you literally have to buy another watch to get an all original example. also, that 6105 you originally referred to was not a steal.
i'll end here as this really is just a case of all original fans vs those who don't mind fixing (noticeable wear)/modding. neither is wrong in either case and in this discussion, we are on different sides of the spectrum ....back to enjoyment.
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