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vintage omegas

I am an avid omega collector and many of my watches date from the 40's, my question is as I have maintainance done on the watches, ( lubed, timed etc). should I have the faces refurbished as well. I have had great results with other watches and having a redone face really made the watch stand out. I am also an antique gun collecttor, where it is absolutely taboo to re-blue, or otherwise restore the firearm as it destroys the collector value. some wear and tear is desirible on these guns as it adds to the sense of for lack of a better word antiqueness. So what is the general consensus. should I have the faces look restored to their original out-of-the-box brand new condition on a 60-70 year old watch, or are collectors looking fot signs of age that are
appropriate to the era?

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