zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: I bought a vintage Seamaster online from a
: fairly reputable seller. It is from the late
: 50's/ early 60's, an automatic with date. As
: I prefer, the watch has no numbers, only
: hour markers. When the watch arrived, I
: discovered that each hour marker had a small
: strip of glow-in-the-dark paint on it, as do
: the hands. On an otherwise very dressy
: watch, this looks a little out of place. Can
: anyone tell me if this characteristic is
: orginal, and, if not, if it would be
: possible for a jeweler to remove the paint?

First of all your pic did not work, and secondly its not "glow-in-the-dark paint" but luminous material that is supposed to help you see in the dark. To my knowledge most if not all watches use this feature--including dress watches from Omega and other luxury watch makers. To be blunt--its not tacky but helpfull design. I'm sure you can have this done by a watchmaker but the question is why? In the least, you'll be altering the original design of the watch and any modification to a vintage timepiece is not usually welcomed in vintage watch community.