After taking a closer look at this dial, i am considering giving it to a fine art restoration expert to see what can be done. It has got to be better than scraping it and in weird kind of way, i like the patina it has.

I wonder if it is possible to restore the 4 o' clock index, U in its cartucce, the X on compax and outer seconds ring ...

thoughts?

 

Not sure how much you can do on the dial without ruining further.... perhaps a really good guy I know can do something about it (I can send you the contacts) but I am pretty sure you will be able to tell it has been restored if you will look at it closely. But probably worth a shot

 

not to bothered about the restored bit. i would like to retain what is there and make good what's gone. a partial restore. fire across those contacts ...

after all, you wouldn't throw away a michelangelo because of water damage would you ...

 

I would go a step further; i would buy some coarse sandpaper and use it to smoothen out the wrinkles on his face. See how he likes it!

 

You could try a decal to replace the missing text/ seconds ring. It was done to a Speedy dial here with pretty good (and reversible) results

https://omegaforums.net/threads/speedmaster-dial-homemade-restoration.50015/#post-601173

 

Just in case you fancy spending 6k

http://www.chrono24.com/universalgenve/dial-nina-rindt-panda-dial-compax-chronograph--id3979941.htm