Think that's just a little patina. Dial looks to be two-tone, off-white and silver.

Nothing a little lemon juice can't fix (only kidding).

Very nicely done,
gatorcpa

 

Either way it looks great

Time for a little hand done TLC to get the oil and barbeque sauce off 9(side view).,

 

Congrats! Patina looks great and it's nice to see that it went to someone on the forum!

 

Yep, patina comes in all kinds of colors and textures! Here's one that I regret selling, I loved the color.



Usually I leave my watches alone if I see that the movement looks pretty good, and yours looks very clean. I would also just give it a hand polish, and not polish down the edges of the bezel too much!

 

Very nice Kyle

 

A lot has to do with how you plan to use the watch. If it's going to be an everyday wearer, you really do need to assume than nothing has been done for years and the service is part of the cost of ownership. That's the way it was back when the watch was new in the 1950's and it's no different today.

I always run a watch for a couple of days when I first get it, just to evaluate its timekeeping abilities. If it's running within 30 seconds a day, I'll move it down on the priority list for service below watches with a more pressing need. After that, no more than once a month until the service gets done.

It's easy to say, "always get a watch serviced", but when you factor in the cost and that not everyone has a trusted watchmaker on retainer, it becomes a bit more problematic.

Hope this helps,
gatorcpa

 

I have a similar problem, hard to find good watchmakers in Australia and the last full service (including extensive rust removal and parts replacement) on my Submariner was $1,500 USD and they still managed to fat-finger the lume on the dial while it was apart, so I'm servicing on a more as-need basis too.

 

I have 2 trusted watchmakers - one local and one not and the majority of my watches have not been serviced since the majority of them I don't wear. The ones that don't work at all those I have serviced while the ones that run I usually don't.

 

Just out of interest, what are your main rotation wear pieces?

 

Crikey I'm a vegetarian