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Vanallard
·I once owned a Constellation with a railtrack dial that had a similar issue. I reached out to a couple dial refinishers and was told it wasn’t fixable.
Dented dial after bicylce accident
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AAAKK
·I'd keep it as-is as a subtle reminder of how quickly life can take a turn for the worse. You obviously took a hard fall but fortunately came out the other side without any life altering damage. It will make for good story in the years to come.
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JwRosenthal
·I'd keep it as-is as a subtle reminder of how quickly life can take a turn for the worse. You obviously took a hard fall but fortunately came out the other side without any life altering damage. It will make for good story in the years to come.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified WatchmakerThis reminds me of the Speedmaster Archer got that a German Shepard had bitten through the crystal and dented the dial (while on the owners arm). The owner opted to keep the dial dented rather than replace it- adds some serious cred to that watch.
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JwRosenthal
·The amount of crushing force it takes to do this:
My lord.
My lord.
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iepo
·Considering the age of the watch, I doubt you would have any luck sourcing a new dial (although omega has surprises every now and then). Best bet is to find a used donor watch.
If you want to really throw caution to the wind, you could have your watchmaker try to tap the dent back out. It would require them to create a mounting block to support the dial itself with holes drilled to accomodate the feet, putting a soft cloth on the dial and using peg wood or something fairly complaint with a small hammer to tap until it gets flush with the dial. It won’t ever be “perfect” and may in fact crack and remove the paint on the dial…but if you have nothing to lose.
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DaveK
·Well i sourced an old dial, totally run down. Which i can send off to be completely restored to omega level of quality. I may even be tempted to personalise a bit as i will never ever sell this one. Thank you for your advise!
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Deafboy
··His Holiness Puer SurdusConsidering the age of the watch, I doubt you would have any luck sourcing a new dial (although omega has surprises every now and then). Best bet is to find a used donor watch.
If you want to really throw caution to the wind, you could have your watchmaker try to tap the dent back out. It would require them to create a mounting block to support the dial itself with holes drilled to accomodate the feet, putting a soft cloth on the dial and using peg wood or something fairly complaint with a small hammer to tap until it gets flush with the dial. It won’t ever be “perfect” and may in fact crack and remove the paint on the dial…but if you have nothing to lose.
