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·I bought this A3817 with nice dial and hands but a terrible case that not only had been poorly polished but looked like it was thrown in a rock-tumbler just for fun. After seeing the transformation that Abel Court had done for a similar watch that LouS has, I decided to send it off to him to see what he could do for me. I tried to find a donor case before I sent it off so he had more to work with but as I'm sure most have found, even donor's are into the $3-4K range now. And finding an untouched case is tough. So I just sent it with my fingers crossed. It's always nice to have your high-expectations exceeded. I didn't take too many detailed pictures of the watch prior to sending unfortunately so I'm struggling to find pics of how bad this case was but here's a few:
And this is what I got back last week (some of the photos are Abel's):
And of course, a wrist shot:
And for bonus points, since this is a watch forum who doesn't like to look at more pics. Here's a Heuer Carrera 1153 I had also sent to get a new crystal, which came back with a refurbished case. This case might have been worse than the A3817, completely polished to a poor shine and rounded.
Before:
After being touched by the hands of a magician:
I couldn't be happier with the results. When you consider the transformation of the watch and what I think it has added to the value of the watches, the cost is almost negligible. THANK YOU MR.COURT!
And this is what I got back last week (some of the photos are Abel's):
And of course, a wrist shot:
And for bonus points, since this is a watch forum who doesn't like to look at more pics. Here's a Heuer Carrera 1153 I had also sent to get a new crystal, which came back with a refurbished case. This case might have been worse than the A3817, completely polished to a poor shine and rounded.
Before:
After being touched by the hands of a magician:
I couldn't be happier with the results. When you consider the transformation of the watch and what I think it has added to the value of the watches, the cost is almost negligible. THANK YOU MR.COURT!
Can't wait to get back a couple of watches from him.
