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Hi There, restoration of a dial usually means refinishing the dial. There isnt much one can do with sun damaged dials, as your original appears to be, except make a choice to enjoy the patina or get it refinished. It looks quite a nice refinishing job to me.

Dials can be 'cleaned' only up to a point, and the standard is that you never apply any liquid cleaners to the dial as it will usually ruin it and at least take off the original protective lacquer or remanants of it.

With your other watch, the patina looks very even and frankly I think its a beauty as it is. A dial, most of all, is the visual record of a watch's life and history. From a collecting standpoint, refinished dials devalue the watch both in monetary and collecting appeal.

I have had dial 'stabilised' by going to a curator in ceramics at my local museum, and I've known of art restorers who've also been consulted to 'conserve' dials, but many people wear aged dials and enjoy them and leave them be.

I did a post on conserving, restoring or refurbishing dials that outlined the choices and consequences of each option. Ive added the link below.

Cheers

desmond
: I have posted some photos of a gold Omega watch
: which I had restored many years ago. There
: are some "before and after" shots.
: I would be grateful for any comment on
: whether this is a genuine
: "restoration" of the dial or a
: redial?

: The last picture is of an Omega Seamaster with
: a similar looking dial. I am thinking about
: sending it to the same place for restoration
: too. Any views would be appreciated.