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The big problem I have with these things out of Asia is they all look like they have been removed from corpses.
There is always really bad rust pitting in the caseback gasket ring groove and sometimes even into the sides of the case and caseback threads, if there is pitting like that in the caseback area then you can be sure there will be pitting like that in the multi piece bezel's that these old chronographs have so about the only thing good left on the watch might be the movement parts regardless of how nice they polish them up for eBay!
I have also scored a one owner 6138-3002 in unrestored condition, from here in the US no rust or pitting but it's still in worse shape than the bullhead so it will be a while before it's fit for wrist duty, I have also just taken a leap of faith and picked up a couple of decent condition 3002's from eBay, at least one is clean enough to be useable the other is really clean so I suspect it will be an asia rust bucket from the back....
I should end up with at least one clean bullhead and one clean 3000 series when I'm done which is what I was after!
lol I love being addicted to watches!
Last edited on Tue May 14th, 2013 11:00 am by OldeCrow