I bought a super nice airweight Chief myself a while back, it was a 1973-ish 2" model 37 with box & etc, which looked lke it'd never been carried & not fired much if at all. I'm not really a "collector", and it was so nice that it would have been a shame to bob the hammer & smooth off the trigger blade which is what I like on a carry gun..... so I sold it. Oh well, part of the fun in ownership is the hunt and acquisition, so at least I got to enjoy that, and made a little money on it to boot.
I'm still on the lookout for a shooter-grade 37 to go with my 36 & 60 EDC's.