Found Great Grandfather's WWII watch need help IDing and Restoration

wagudc · Jan 16, 2023

Bruce235
Three Homer moments, automatic, double "VI" and "IIII" instead of "IV".
I vote to keep it.

Actually "IIII" is common practice on watch dials. I was a bit surprised to learn this, but do a Google image search on "Roman Dial Watch." When I did it, I did not see a single "IV" all Iof them had "IIII". It is a bit weird for me when I first realized this, but I guess this was a stylistic choice.

BlackTalon · Jan 16, 2023

Past threads concerning 'IIII' indicate it was typically done to 'balance' the dial.

sathomasga · Jan 16, 2023

Bruce235
Three Homer moments, automatic, double "VI" and "IIII" instead of "IV".
I vote to keep it.

To be fair. IIII is pretty common on watches and clocks.

NASTEEBOY · Jan 18, 2023

J joe band
was your grandfather at D-Day?

He was, stationed most of the war in France from what I know.

NASTEEBOY · Jan 18, 2023

Thank you everyone for the insight and advice. The goal is to wear the watch, the sentimental value outweighs all. To give an update I took it in for a full service to get it working again as the sweeping seconds hand is too cool to leave sitting.

As for the dial I am leaving its wackiness as is for now, but slowly researching a dial artist to recreate a more classic look in the future. Will post pictures when I receive it back. Cheers!

SkunkPrince · Jan 18, 2023

https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/watch-omega-30-mm-omega-ck-2346

That shows a dial that could have come on that watch. This is a case where a factory restoration might be warranted, depending on how far you want to take it. There are also some dial refinishers that can do what is today called "collector level" restoration. I can ask my watchmaker who he used for one of mine....

This might be an inspiration too....

joe band · Jan 21, 2023

J joe band
was your grandfather at D-Day?

NASTEEBOY
He was, stationed most of the war in France from what I know.

well, just a thought: 6/6, June 6th... your grandfather actually asked for it that way... to commemorate the event and subsequent losses.
?

RevZMan123 · Jan 21, 2023

BlackTalon
So much for the old saying "it's five o'clock somewhere" 😁

Someone had a Homer Simson "D'oh!" moment.

That's a big part of the charm in leaving the dial as-is.

Oh damn, didn't even notice it goes from 4 to 6 to 6 lol amazing

Found Great Grandfather's WWII watch need help IDing and Restoration

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