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  1. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member May 20, 2014

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    You should probably ask your watchmaker to be sure, but everything I see points to the above.

    He did a wonderful job with the dial. This is true conservation, not restoration. The only other thing I suggest it trying to find a proper "bowler hat" type crown for it.
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    The modern version on there now doesn't look correct.

    Lovely watch,
    gatorcpa
     
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  2. ainterian May 20, 2014

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    Did that include a movement service and everything?
     
  3. TexasKevin May 20, 2014

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    Yes it did. That was replacment crown, buffing out the crystal, the cleaning he did to the dial, and servicing the movement. $150 total.
    gatorcpa Yeah, the crown he used isn't the same as the original, the one that was on it before it came off was actually a smaller unsigned one (no logo).
     
  4. Northernman Lemaniac May 20, 2014

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    I wish I was in Texas:D!
    Great job done! I liked it before restoration, I love it now!::love::
     
  5. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member May 20, 2014

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    If you can get the case reference number from the inside of the case, you may be able to source the proper Omega signed crown from a parts house. I have a friend with one with this exact dial in solid 14K. It should be a US made case.

    Something this nice deserves the right part.

    Hope this helps,
    gatorcpa
     
  6. flyingout Jan 23, 2015

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    Was this true mainly of Omega or did many brands do it? I've got a Girard-Perregaux Gyromatic that is similarly discolored (greenish) as has what appears to be blisters all over the dial. I always figured this would take a redial to look acceptable, but maybe a similar cleaning is possible.
     
  7. marturx Jan 23, 2015

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    I beg to differ. I like the natural patinaed before much better. The present condition of the dial is a clear no-go to me
     
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  8. Stewart H Honorary NJ Resident Jan 23, 2015

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    It was just the way they did it back in those days. I suspect that Pierce used a different lacquer because their dials seem to have survived the ravages of time better than most.