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JwRosenthal
·Yes, I know- a hotly debated topic and beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The current ideology is to keep a watch original- at all costs. I frankly am of the mind that if there is damage that can be easily and unobtrusively repaired, then no harm is being done to originality- particularly in the case of missing or damaged lume.
Case and point—a very rare dial variation of an early 60’s Mido Ocean Star. The dial is in great shape, but missing lume on the minute hand made this watch look shabby.
A simple relume of the hands to match the dial color and this thing is a stunner- no harm done to the watch as the original lume on the hands was already toast.
Zodiac Seawolf....this one speaks for itself
Would love to see other successful relume jobs as a counterpoint to all the arguments against the practice.
Case and point—a very rare dial variation of an early 60’s Mido Ocean Star. The dial is in great shape, but missing lume on the minute hand made this watch look shabby.
A simple relume of the hands to match the dial color and this thing is a stunner- no harm done to the watch as the original lume on the hands was already toast.
Zodiac Seawolf....this one speaks for itself
Would love to see other successful relume jobs as a counterpoint to all the arguments against the practice.
