This little watch caught my eye because it looked like the ugly duckling of the fairy tale. Maybe, I said to myself, I can turn it into a swan.

So, after an accurate cleaning, the dial recovered most of its shine. The movement has been very ill-treated in the past, but with a little good will and a lot of skill of my watchmaker, it started to march again with precision.

It may not have become a swan, but it is certainly still a beautiful duck.

Before and after the cleaning











Finally on my wrist

 

Fabulous outcome! Great strap choice too. I really like the sub second watches, and really like this one. Because this is OF, what does a dial cleaning tend to go for?

 

Nice one, can I ask what method was used for cleaning the dial?

 

Nice watch, congrats for the job.

I prefer the "before" look though, Im freak that way...

 

Even though it doesn't look like, the dial was almost illegible before cleaning.

Certainly some of these and a sort of oil I don't remember.

 

I really like it and the strap is a great choice for it

 

4.5 hours of scrubbing! But a very nice outcome.