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mseamaster
·Thanks for the info, everyone please delete the thread. I will post pics of the watch if I get it and manage to fix it
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Scratched or dirty - help needed(solved)
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hen
·Dirty, hard to scratch in the corner or rust?
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doretta59
·If it’s water resistant, nothing an ultra soft toothbrush and some dish detergent won’t take off. I’ve been doing this for years on my divers, but please use your discretion as to potential water penetration.
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mseamaster
·If it’s water resistant, nothing an ultra soft toothbrush and some dish detergent won’t take off. I’ve been doing this for years on my divers, but please use your discretion as to potential water penetration.
Dirty, hard to scratch in the corner or rust?
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·Any other pics of the dial? The shape peeked my curiosity of which watch it is. As @doretta59 suggested, soapy water and a toothbrush will clean that up nicely. But pull the movement before you attempt the sink scrub if you are capable. If not, I have found Naptha (lighter fluid) and a toothbrush with a paper towel can garner similar results and won’t require running under water. Your fingernail or a toothpick under the paper towel soaked in Naptha can get into the nooks and crannies
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doretta59
·Ahh yes, as @JwRosenthal suggested, a toothpick for that humanoid mung in the crevices is an absolute must. 
P.S. - Never tried lighter fluid before, I’ll give that a go on the next victim!
P.S. - Never tried lighter fluid before, I’ll give that a go on the next victim!
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X350 XJR
··Vintage Omega AficionadoI hate it when OPs remove photos making threads completely useless for others. 🫨
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mseamaster
·I hate it when OPs remove photos making threads completely useless for others. 🫨
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sheepdoll
·Remember not everyone is in the same timezone.
The whole point of posting photos and not links, is to have a record of what is discussed.
The whole point of posting photos and not links, is to have a record of what is discussed.
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JwRosenthal
·Apologies. I promise to post back if I manage to buy it.👍
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mseamaster
·Turned out to be a redial, and a pretty good one at that(but noticable in the right light). Won't buy, so the case condition is not important, even though it's fine.
Thanks for the help everyone. Apologies for making the thread useless, next time I will try to lock down the deal before posting.
Thanks for the help everyone. Apologies for making the thread useless, next time I will try to lock down the deal before posting.
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sheepdoll
·Once it’s on the web it’s forever.
Hopefully the OP puts it back. Otherwise this thread will become full of copyrighted cats.
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mseamaster
·Here is the useful part which gave away the redial:
Look at how crappy it looks. Defo a redial. The lesson for me is to check the logos on Seiko's carefully.
A friend of mine who's really good at painting was able to tell right away.. me.. not so much.
A friend of mine who's really good at painting was able to tell right away.. me.. not so much.
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Gabguzro
·At that level of magnification, anything will look terrible. I wish I could have seen the original pictures. I'm always interested in learning about Seikos.
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·You asked for it!
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mseamaster
·At that level of magnification, anything will look terrible. I wish I could have seen the original pictures. I'm always interested in learning about Seikos.
I would posit it's even possible that the watch was photoed with the original dial, then the dial was swapped with a crappy redialed one, the hands aligned perfectly to the previous positions and then the bad photo was made...
Who does such things...
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·Weirdly enough.. there are a few pictures and the dial looks different/redone on only one. I am still trying to check if it could be some compression issue/etc... but the shapes are very different.
I would posit it's even possible that the watch was photoed with the original dial, then the dial was swapped with a crappy redialed one, the hands aligned perfectly to the previous positions and then the bad photo was made...
Who does such things...
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mseamaster
·Dude- show the pics, send the link and actually get some opinions- it’s why you are here- to allow us to enable you to make poor financial choices.
I am making pretty bad decisions already 😁 gotta sell off a lot of those impulse buys
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Gabguzro
·Weirdly enough.. there are a few pictures and the dial looks different/redone on only one. I am still trying to check if it could be some compression issue/etc... but the shapes are very different.
I would posit it's even possible that the watch was photoed with the original dial, then the dial was swapped with a crappy redialed one, the hands aligned perfectly to the previous positions and then the bad photo was made...
Who does such things...
Sounds like too much effort. More likely something related to the angles or some compression artifacts like you mention.
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