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·I want to purchase a 7 year old used Tag Heuer Carrera Calobre 5 watch, which as part of a full service, has had the case polished by Tag Heur. It has been brought to my attention that polishing the case can change the shape of the case and make the edges more rounded, if done too much or incorrectly. This worries me a bit, and I would therefore like to hear people's experience with having it polished in connection with the servicing by Tag Heuer. Did you find that the shape was changed on the watch case or did you see absolutely no difference?
Additional questions:
How many times can you have the watch polished by Tag Heuer until it actually changes shape? I suppose I believe any ding or scratch that is too deep to be polished away without removing too much metal that will alter the shape of the watch, they will instead replace with a new case or leave as is, or am I wrong?
Do you think in connection with servicing the watch, you will be able to request to have the watch case replaced instead of having the old one polished? If so, would the price be somewhat higher than the cost of the polishing? On the used 7 year old watch I mentioned, it cost 79 euros to have the case polished.
Additional questions:
How many times can you have the watch polished by Tag Heuer until it actually changes shape? I suppose I believe any ding or scratch that is too deep to be polished away without removing too much metal that will alter the shape of the watch, they will instead replace with a new case or leave as is, or am I wrong?
Do you think in connection with servicing the watch, you will be able to request to have the watch case replaced instead of having the old one polished? If so, would the price be somewhat higher than the cost of the polishing? On the used 7 year old watch I mentioned, it cost 79 euros to have the case polished.