OldTicker
Posted March 13, 2014 - 11:11pm
You did a nice job on the subject watch Rob, being able to clean one up like that with out resorting to case and dial refinishes are rare...
If the jewels are all set in solid gold, that is a good sign that the movement has not been serviced in many years, or if it has it was done by a very honest watchmaker...most get changed out to brass.
My personal opinion would be to have the dial refinished on the third watch, it does look like someone tried to clean it and after they discovered the more than the wanted to came off, the went all the way.
A donor dial would be another option, but they usually bring more than a redial if you can find one...