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  1. fibonacci086 Jan 31, 2016

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    Hello,
    I am calling your advices for the service of that 105.003.
    I will give it to a local repair, omega authorized.
    I intend to make it my daily wearer

    I would like to have a full service mouvement, and change the crown with a correct period narrow that I have.
    Now for the second hand, Would you replace it with a service luminova drop type, or repaint and relume the original?

    Below few pics, sorry for the quality

    105.003.1.jpg 105.003.2.jpg 105.003.3.jpg 105.003.4.jpg 105.003.5.jpg


    Thanks folks
     
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  2. Davidt Jan 31, 2016

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    Leave the paint as it is but get colour match tritium substitute added to the tip
     
  3. LawBrk Jan 31, 2016

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    Viewing this fills me with envy. ::rant:
     
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  4. MikiJ Likes songs about Purple spices Jan 31, 2016

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    Maybe try the old coffee grounds method first :coffee:
     
  5. mozambique Jan 31, 2016

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    That would be my preference. Try and get whoever does it to use low-glow or no glow lume
     
  6. Northernman Lemaniac Jan 31, 2016

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    Repaint with matching color. Not bright white.
    Relume. Also using color matching, not stuff straight from the tube.
    Dead lume is preferred.
     
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  7. dennisthemenace Hey, he asked for it! Jan 31, 2016

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    Personally, I would leave it as it is. There is no need to tart it up, It's rather nice as is.
     
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  8. Northernman Lemaniac Jan 31, 2016

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    The lack of paint and lume is damage IMO. The rest is lovely patinated.
     
  9. fibonacci086 Feb 1, 2016

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    I will follow your advice,
    Thanks to all for the support
     
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  10. al128 unsolicited co-moderation giverer Feb 1, 2016

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    +1 ... and the chance that things go sour is also rather low ...
     
  11. Northernman Lemaniac Feb 1, 2016

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    This is of course a matter of personal preferences.
    However if things go sour giving a sweep seconds hand a lick of paint and some lume it is just to do it again.
    This is not like polishing or similar as it does not involve removing any material.

    The hand is stripped of old paint using chemicals, and then repainted / lumed. This is something any slightly gifted watchmaker will do without any problems. A good one will even match colors to a level that none of us will be able to spot.

    The hand was never intended to be without paint and fill. I love patina, but I do not like damaged stuff.
    :thumbsup: