Does a Rolex lose value when you wear it?
Ye , in the en e that any worn watch i worth le than the ame watch unworn. Scratche , bracelet tretch and ca e wear are all real. But the lo i gradual and mo tly co metic, and a well-kept watch with it box and paper recover mo t of it. Poli hing badly i what doe permanent damage.
What wear actually costs
The difference between a worn watch and an unworn one of the ame reference i a matter of condition, not of the model. De k cratche on a cla p, a cuffed bezel, and light hairline on poli hed …
Polishing is where value goes
A careful poli h by a competent watchmaker remove micron and re tore appearance. A carele one round the lug , often the chamfer and thin the ca e — and that i irrever ible, becau e the…