I try and avoid reluming or any refinishing (apart from a brush/clean) to any dial.

Occassionally I think a watch warrants it and some models of course are a lot easier than others.

I recently sold this 7750 Montreal and the some of the markers has flaked off over time and the hands had degraded in an uneven colour

The new owener prefferred it to be refinished so I had it donw in an off white aged lume. The first person to do it messed it up and I was not happy. So it went off to somebody else and they slowly baked the dial until they could remove the original and relume and then started again.

They've made a very nice job and it now glows amazingly well.

A lot of time (8 months to get it done twice!) and money but the new owner is pleased.

If I was keeping the watch I think I'd have probably stuck with the original!

Original Dial

Relume 1 - too 'orange' and hands are a different colour!

Relume 2 - more like original with an off white aged look (excuse iphone pic)

: While I suspect that the Carrera shown below (and currently
: listed on eBay) is not likely to be attractive to many of our
: readers, I wonder what our readers think of the merits of
: reluming dials and hands? Let's call this an informal survey of
: our readers, and see how our readers may react to reluming
: dots on dial (as shown below, on the Siffert)? reluming numerals
: or in the alternative, stripping them (as shown below, on the
: Cosmonaute)? reluming entire markers? reluming, refilling or
: touching up hands? Tell us how you think about relumes: when is
: it acceptable to you, personally? what impact do you see on
: value, in terms of what you might be willing to pay? Would you
: prefer to relume the original hands or replace them with fresh
: service hands?

: Bottom line: Do you leave it alone or touch it up . . . gently, of
: course? Assume, for purposes of this discussion, that the
: reluming will be done to the highest standards, rather than by
: the local cake decorator.

: We may have discussed this previously, but I am interested in
: current views.

: Jeff

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