The dial is beautiful.... agree it would be a mission to restore but what a shame to break it up. I know it would make it a Franken but simpler lugs could be soldered on as opposed to losing it all together to parts???
Wow. with a dial like this it's worth investing in some serious case work and having someone restore those missing/ broken lugs. Amazing.
Definitely not a parts watch! Keep it like that for now, look for a case or make some lugs. 2 nice lugs to copy from there.
Thanks ... I was loosing it searching for this. I knew it had to be there. RGM. This is one I’d send their way. I believe RGM has the capability to make new lugs. It will not be cheap but this watch is worth keeping intact.
you've got both lugs there to model, I would spend the $$ on getting the case fully restored, that dial is more than worth it !! Great project !!
In a fashion, yes. The person doing the casting would have to mirror them however, as the two on the watch are identical to each other and the ones needed would be the opposites; you can't just make a cast of the existing and make two new ones.
ha, maybe this is where 3D printing enters the field of horology!! Just flip the settings and then make the cast!
I did find a guy out of Pennsylvania, who claims he can make new lugs for around $300. I think it's worth fixing, in that case.
Wow. That is a REALLY nice dial. Just be sure to spend enough to get the job done right, this one is worth the $$
It would be worth fixing even if the repair cost $2000 IMHO. Agree you should not just settle for the cheapest repairer — you should find who’s the best person for the job and only then figure out how much it will cost.