My wife just received her 1969/70 Omega 60M back from a full service. Thought I would post some pics.
The movement needed a full service so I figured it was a good time to redo everything. It was originally a black bezel - black dial watch.
The dial was showing it's age. A bit faded but mostly cracking that was only going to get worse with every day use.
I managed to find new very old stock case, crown and dial in burgundy red. I figured it would be best to use these rather than ruin the
original case and dial and keep them original for any collector in the future should she every want to part with the watch.
The new mesh bracelet I ordered unfortunately showed up in 12mm. The 13mm replacement is on the way.
The last pic is before it went in, Black on black. I prefer the black but I could not find a new OEM black dial.

 

That came up lovely. I did like the patina on the original too but I can understand why you felt the need to change it, especially if its her daily wearer.

 

Yeah, I liked the vintage look in black. However, it was put it away or fix it and wear it.
It's funny, but with the naked eye the original dial did not look that bad. Some angles in
the case you could not see the cracking.
Flash and blown up it shows the problem.


The movement was in great shape. This was before getting serviced.

 

Now I can see why. That cracking is quite pronounced. Not to worry, the final product came up a treat.