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LouS
· ·Mrs Nataf's Other SonA few years ago, I bought an A 3817 off the 'bay - we've all done it - despite subpar pics. I got burned.
It had a badly polished case, so much so that it became my poster child for mutilation of the angeld tonneau Primero cases by hamfisted refinishers.
Well, after a long while, I lucked into a used but unpolished case from South America, and off it went to the shop. Earlier this week, it returned to me.
The watchmaker and I debated how much to refinish the replacement case - he hesitating to touch it at all, which I took to be a very reassuring sign. When one works with professionals, one leaves the decisions to them and that is what I did. He chose to do a very light polish, and restore the brushed finish to top and sides
Close inspection does reveal that work has been done
A look at the polished surfaces will reveal that he did not polish smooth all the dings, an aspect we had agreed upon before he started work. We both felt that restoring the case surfaces to perfection would have irretrievably altered the shape.
Some comparisons with the original case
I'm hard pressed to see how the work could have been done better, which is to say not only more skillfully but with better judgement.
The watchmaker is Abel Court of Heuer fame. Deserved fame, I would say.
It had a badly polished case, so much so that it became my poster child for mutilation of the angeld tonneau Primero cases by hamfisted refinishers.
Well, after a long while, I lucked into a used but unpolished case from South America, and off it went to the shop. Earlier this week, it returned to me.
The watchmaker and I debated how much to refinish the replacement case - he hesitating to touch it at all, which I took to be a very reassuring sign. When one works with professionals, one leaves the decisions to them and that is what I did. He chose to do a very light polish, and restore the brushed finish to top and sides
Close inspection does reveal that work has been done
A look at the polished surfaces will reveal that he did not polish smooth all the dings, an aspect we had agreed upon before he started work. We both felt that restoring the case surfaces to perfection would have irretrievably altered the shape.
Some comparisons with the original case
I'm hard pressed to see how the work could have been done better, which is to say not only more skillfully but with better judgement.
The watchmaker is Abel Court of Heuer fame. Deserved fame, I would say.
Lou...omg.... please you break my heart 
