The local watchmaker wouldn’t entertain the idea of cleaning those spots and said to leave it alone. Is he right?
The problem, and your watchmaker probably explained this, is that using any cleaning agent or abrasive will inevitably irretrievably damage the dial.
Your photos are not sharp enough to see what the gunk between 5 - 7 is nor the condition of the hands.
Yours is a seventy year old watch and the likelihood of your finding age appropriate hands that would not look out of place is minimal.
As the medics say, “First, do no harm”.
Im changing the hands because sweeper hand is slightly bent downward and slit in mon/hr hands experiencing a little rust. Watchmaker had era specific parts and said the 1 year warranty covers the repair. Lol shame on me for wanting the watch to look a bit cleaner. If y’all are gonna nitpick my post, forget I asked anything…
@bronco1626 I have a very similar Seamaster and always considered the hands to be original, are they not?
