Lemon juice dial wash or leave alone.

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jimdgreat1

·May 4, 2016

You may recognize this Connie from such posts as, Jim at the dog park, or my first vintage omega. Anyway I've worn it for a bit now after a service. The hands came back fabulous by the way. Any who, I still wonder if a lemon juice bath might be the last thing this old girl needs. What say you?

 

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JimInOz

·May 4, 2016·Melbourne Australia

I will quote somebody who knows better than me:

"only clean it if you are prepared to destroy it."

 

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wristpirate

·May 4, 2016

Looks nice as it is. I would be too worried about ruining it, so would leave it as it is

 

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ConElPueblo

·May 4, 2016

I'd stay well away from touching that, if I were you!

+1 to the two post above me 😀

 

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Darlinboy

·May 4, 2016·Pratts! Will I B******S!!!

Lemon juice is a weak acid.

Need more be said?

 

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MSNWatch

·May 4, 2016·Vintage Omega Aficionado

Looks like it was already cleaned in the past. Would definitely not mess with it further.

 

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cicindela

·May 4, 2016·Steve @ ΩF

Do Not Touch.

 

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Vercingetorix

·May 4, 2016·Spam Risk

If the dial is not up to your standards, sell it and buy one that is.

 

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Alpha

·May 4, 2016·Kilt Owner, Beagle Parent, Omega Collector

Preferred use of lemon 👍

Seriously I am in the "leave" camp.

 

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jimdgreat1

·May 4, 2016

JimInOz

I will quote somebody who knows better than me:

"only clean it if you are prepared to destroy it."

Another open forum I visit has a saying. First post nails it. 👍

It actually looks worse in person. Not enough to mess with. Thanks everyone.

 

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ulackfocus

·May 4, 2016

The problem with cleaning a dial using any acid or even Windex is that you strip away the top coat. Yes, there is the potential to make it look nice for a while, but removing the top coat will expose the dial to even worse elements and eventually ruin it completely. If you're gonna attempt to clean it, you should know it's gonna work and you should have a way to put a protective lacquer back over it after it dries. Otherwise, buy a new watch if you want a watch that looks like new.

 

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jimdgreat1

·May 4, 2016

Different shot of the damage. Thanks for talking me out of a restore.