44 mm automatic bezel open dial is the subject of this note. Treat the papers and the box as a separate object from the watch. The card should repeat the reference you can read on the case. If it does not, believe the case until you have a reason in writing, and record the mismatch. Count the links or look at the strap holes. Extra holes, a shortened bracelet, or a strap that is not the width of the lug gap are changes people make so a watch fits. They are worth writing down because the next owner needs the same fit. Look at the spring bars. Bent tips and rust at the lug hole tell you the strap has been wet or forced. The crystal, the insert, and the hands are the other parts people replace when they want the watch to look newer than the case. Compare the finish of those parts with the finish of the lugs. Same wear, same age. Different wear, a later part. That comparison is the whole of a used-watch note.
How it differs
The size written down for this record is 44 mm. Measure across the bezel and from lug to lug before you accept that number. The seconds hand should sweep. That is the check for an automatic watch. Wind the crown and listen for the rotor only if the case back lets you. A bezel is part of this case. Turn it if the design allows, and look for a pip that has left 12 and for an insert edge that is chipped. An open dial shows the parts underneath. Look for a loose screw, a rubbed bridge, and hands that clear the opening. People change the crystal, the clasp, and the strap more often than they change the case. Write which part looks newer.
What to check on a used piece
Read whatever engraving is on the case. Measure the width. Watch the seconds hand for a minute. Look at the end links or the strap holes. There is no price in this note, and the note does not grade the watch.
Common mods
Common changes are a new strap, a shortened bracelet, a replaced crystal, and a polished lug. Describe those changes next to the size and the movement type. The case you measured is the watch you have, even when a listing used a different width.
What people change
On the 44 mm automatic bezel open dial, people change the bracelet, the case, or the movement.