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Bought this SRP775 as part of a bundle a few years ago. Due to its massive 45mm size and the gold hardware, it has been sitting in the drawer until it caught my eye recently. I cleaned up the gunk and put on a temporary rubber band until my US GL-831 arrives. I still think it's too big for my 6 7/8" wrist, but I like it.
Brought this old girl out today… and having an internal debate with myself about possibly refinishing the dial. I need to get the correct crown and send it for a service, so now would be an appropriate time if I’m going to do it. Thoughts?
I'd definitely get it serviced. As for the crown, I like later ones that are easier to use, my 14381 came with a later Omega crown. At first, I wanted to replace that crown with the correct one. At the time I had a 168.005, that had the correct crown. After wearing the 14381 for a few months, I noticed I wasn't wearing my other one that much anymore, and realized that I had come to appreciate the usability of the later crown over the originality of the earlier crown.
When it comes to refinishing the dial almost everyone here will advise against that, including me. Most redials are not well done, and you'll halve the value of the watch.