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·I inherited this watch from a relative who was a Norwegian sailor and its only previous owner. I'm going to have a vintage watch guy look at it, maybe clean it up, but I'd appreciate some opinions up front.
It was probably bought in the sixties, but I don't know exactly when. As far as I've been able to research, it might be a Constellation 14381. It runs fine and has been serviced at least once, but that was maybe 20 years ago or more. The thing is, it has a bit of an uneven patina, which looks kind of dirty, and I don't like that look, so I was thinking of getting it cleaned up. Also, there is some little fragment loose inside, which will sometimes stick to the inside of the glass for a while. The hour hand doesn't have that middle bit of material that the minute hand has, but it seems to have fragments of it (sorry about not getting a better picture of the hour hand), and this looks a bit like the piece of loose material that can stick to the inside of the glass sometimes.
I don't know how much was done about the grit/dust-situation the last time it was serviced, but maybe nothing? And in that case why? I don't really know what is patina and what is dirt or dust. How much can/should I get cleaned up here?
It was probably bought in the sixties, but I don't know exactly when. As far as I've been able to research, it might be a Constellation 14381. It runs fine and has been serviced at least once, but that was maybe 20 years ago or more. The thing is, it has a bit of an uneven patina, which looks kind of dirty, and I don't like that look, so I was thinking of getting it cleaned up. Also, there is some little fragment loose inside, which will sometimes stick to the inside of the glass for a while. The hour hand doesn't have that middle bit of material that the minute hand has, but it seems to have fragments of it (sorry about not getting a better picture of the hour hand), and this looks a bit like the piece of loose material that can stick to the inside of the glass sometimes.
I don't know how much was done about the grit/dust-situation the last time it was serviced, but maybe nothing? And in that case why? I don't really know what is patina and what is dirt or dust. How much can/should I get cleaned up here?






