Omega Seamaster Restoration

Archer · Dec 19, 2020

Kjack48230
I sent a request to mailinwatchrepair. He's located in Ohio and is a certified Omega watchmaker repair man. I'm in the Detroit area so he's kind of local. I just sent him pictures and he said he would replace the dial and hands. I didn't ask him if they were NOS or not, I guess I should. I'll let you know.

There are several dials still available for this case from Omega, however none of them match your dial exactly. So before you agree to this, make sure you get whoever these guys are to send you photos from the Omega Extranet of the dial they intend to use, to be sure you are okay with it.

Cheers, Al

Kjack48230 · Dec 19, 2020

Archer
There are several dials still available for this case from Omega, however none of them match your dial exactly. So before you agree to this, make sure you get whoever these guys are to send you photos from the Omega Extranet of the dial they intend to use, to be sure you are okay with it.

Cheers, Al

Thanks for the heads up. They contacted me this morning saying they would send pictures before doing anything. I'll play it by ear at that point.

tgeekb · Dec 19, 2020

Great information everyone. I have always wondered about this topic and whether restoring a dial was ever a good option.

Kjack48230 · Dec 19, 2020

tgeekb
Great information everyone. I have always wondered about this topic and whether restoring a dial was ever a good option.

Like most people say, it really is up to the individual but that person shouldn't get upset if he decides to part with said watch and no one gives him what he thinks it's worth.

I'm beginning to look at it as if I'm getting married. You pick it became you think it's beautiful even with their flaws. Don't try to change it because you might not like what they end up looking like after the change. I picked it to be with me for the rest of my life... And I've got a long way to go yet, Lol!

Davidt · Dec 20, 2020

The fact is, almost all collectors avoid redials like the plague.

The financial value is vastly reduced (although if you're starting off with an entry level watch with a very poor dial, it may already have a low value), and collectability is reduced to almost zero.

It's worth bearing in mind that it's one thing to have a watch with an average dial if the purchase cost was low, but there's no way I'd put more good money in by paying for a redial. If the dial bothered me, I'd sell it and add more money to find a good, original example.

With higher level watches it gets more complicated. Even a poor and deteriorated dial can have significant value (collector and financial) and redialling will have a huge impact on both.

Obviously it's the owner who makes the call and they should do what they want regardless what others think. However, they should be aware of the above before they proceed.

Kjack48230 · Jan 5, 2021

Well Happy New Year everyone. My Seamaster finally came in and it is stunning. The corrosion dots could take time to get use to while I begin my search for a period correct dial to replace it with. To me, it is distracting and I am going to change it to as clean of a dial I can find. The watch will need a mechanical cleaning as it is currently running over a minute behind a day. That needs to be taken care of. A few seconds a day is fine but this could be confusing in it's current state. As well, I'm on the hunt for a period correct buckle. Anyone have a picture of the correct buckle? Thanks in advance.

SkunkPrince · Jan 5, 2021

A lot of the service dials look a lot like that, so maybe contact Omega?

As for buckle, there's really no one buckle you can definitely say came with that watch. The country it was sold may have supplied the straps, and they might have been made locally.

The current buckle you can buy from Omega is a perfectly fine specimen and isn't terribly expensive.

SkunkPrince · Jan 5, 2021

SkunkPrince
A lot of the service dials look a lot like that, so maybe contact Omega?

As for buckle, there's really no one buckle you can definitely say came with that watch. The country it was sold may have supplied the straps, and they might have been made locally.

The current buckle you can buy from Omega is a perfectly fine specimen and isn't terribly expensive.

I see Archer has already mentioned the service dial. If you like it, that would be my first choice.

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