Spotted Omega dial - Should I restore it?

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terencet

·Sep 22, 2026

I bought this watch on eBay about 2 years ago. It runs well until recently I noticed some moisture got in the acrylic crystal. So I brought it to an Omega boutique for a full servicing and it's now in Switzerland.

Right now, I'm at the cross road of thinking whether to do a dial restoration as well. As you can see the dial is quite badly damaged by oxidation or moisture, but it's just my guess. As you can see there are many white dotted areas everywhere. The numbers and markings, I think they are alright. Even for those rusted area near number 8 and at number 11, they seem acceptable to me. With a dial at this condition, I believe it was never restored.

I would like to know your opinion on the condition of the dial and whether you would restore it if you were me.

 

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SOG53

·Sep 22, 2026

For watch of that age the spotting is “age appropriate” and not bad at all. I wouldn’t touch it.

 

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Aurelius

·Sep 22, 2026

The patina gives it character, like wrinkles on my handsome face.

 

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BlackTalon

·Sep 22, 2026·This Space for Rent

I would leave as-is. It has character.

 

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Vercingetorix

·Sep 22, 2026·Spam Risk

I would like to know what Omega in Switzerland can do. They may have original balloons to match and reprint that dial. Personally I would leave it alone until it gets worse.

 

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Limo Orange

·Sep 22, 2026

Noooooo

 

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mac_omega

·Sep 23, 2026

Vercingetorix

I would like to know what Omega in Switzerland can do

They send it to a dial restorer - Omega does not restore dials themselve.

Edited: Sep 24, 2026

 

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terencet

·Sep 23, 2026

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They send it to a dial restorer - Omage does not restore dials themselves.

https://www.omegawatches.com/customer-service/interventions-and-prices/restoration

I thought it's their own team of watchmakers in Biel, Switzerland.

 

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bgrisso

·Sep 23, 2026

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I would like to know your opinion on the condition of the dial and whether you would restore it if you were me.

absolutely not, and I wouldn't send this watch to Omega anyways, as I don't see any upside to their services for this particular watch, and there are a lot of potential downsides, from them changing something you don't want, to extremely high cost, etc.....