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ToniH. · 26 January 2015, 01:00 AM

Turned out great!

jyan212 · 26 January 2015, 01:48 AM

Glad everything turned out great! Looks superb!

enatz · 26 January 2015, 01:59 AM

What a story, thoroughly enjoyed this. Enjoy!

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Storky · 26 January 2015, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by descartes

A very cool piece to own...

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Originally Posted by ToniH.

Turned out great!

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Originally Posted by jyan212

Glad everything turned out great! Looks superb!

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Originally Posted by enatz

What a story, thoroughly enjoyed this. Enjoy!

Thanks! It was really good fun to sort out and I learned so much from this forum ... got to find something else to do now!

RolexJNJ · 26 January 2015, 02:09 AM

Beautiful! It looks fantastic!!

Vincent65 · 26 January 2015, 02:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Storky

Thanks guys!

Appreciate your honesty, I had a job to sleep after your comment ;-) .. By no means the best example but didn't turn out too bad in the end!

Apologies if my comment bothered you, but you did ask, and there is no denying the dial was ruined. Put it this way; I think Rolex would have replaced it at service! But you've clearly put a considerable amount of time, energy and enthusiasm [and probably money] into the project. MY made the best of it with some very commendable restorative work, and you now have a wearable SD to enjoy.

Storky · 26 January 2015, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Vincent65

Apologies if my comment bothered you, but you did ask, and there is no denying the dial was ruined. Put it this way; I think Rolex would have replaced it at service! But you've clearly put a considerable amount of time, energy and enthusiasm [and probably money] into the project. MY made the best of it with some very commendable restorative work, and you now have a wearable SD to enjoy.

Hey... no prob! You spoke your mind, as another member said it 'had one foot in the grave' I appreciate your input.

CrownMe · 26 January 2015, 02:56 AM

Looks absolutely amazing. MY did a great job. Yes some of the plots are altered but overall the dial is a HUGE improvement. Restoring these watches can gey expensive but theres nothing like it. Enjoy it my friend. It Will be a great daily wear.

PoderEsBueno · 26 January 2015, 03:06 AM

Congrats, great results

Enjoy it in good health.

strafer_kid · 26 January 2015, 08:56 AM

Turned out excellent - amazing what can be done with these!

sdfhy · 26 January 2015, 06:01 PM

[img]http://**********.com/image/images/23.gif[/img]quick wipe with a damp rag , and it will be grand. [img]http://**********.com/image/images/52.gif[/img]

shaunylw · 27 January 2015, 04:13 PM

It's completely fantastic, I love it!

Storky · 28 January 2015, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by strafer_kid

Turned out excellent - amazing what can be done with these!

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Originally Posted by CrownMe

Looks absolutely amazing. MY did a great job. Yes some of the plots are altered but overall the dial is a HUGE improvement. Restoring these watches can gey expensive but theres nothing like it. Enjoy it my friend. It Will be a great daily wear.

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Originally Posted by PoderEsBueno

Congrats, great results

Enjoy it in good health.

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Originally Posted by sdfhy

quick wipe with a damp rag , and it will be grand.

Ha.. love it, I remember that early comment!

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Originally Posted by shaunylw

It's completely fantastic, I love it!

Thanks everyone!!

sennheiserz · 28 January 2015, 12:07 PM

Awesome piece, great story, wear it in good health!

emersm · 23 February 2021, 08:49 AM

Great thread and worth a bump.

narembeen · 23 February 2021, 01:04 PM

wow what an awesome thread, I only just discovered it

Your dial turned out a lot better than mine :(

Dan S · 23 February 2021, 02:11 PM

Less than two months from beginning to end. Quick work.

daOnlyBG · 23 February 2021, 04:15 PM

This was a really sweet read. I wonder how the DRSD is doing?

Nickn · 23 February 2021, 08:44 PM

I laughed at the posts that said it wasn’t worth restoring
And this was only 6 years ago!

Styles Bitchley · 23 February 2021, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by emersm

Great thread and worth a bump.

Thank you. Yes, great read.

swish77 · 23 February 2021, 11:32 PM

I think I missed this story the first time around. Perfect example of when a dial restoration is absolutely the right thing to do.

A lot of us are nit-pickers who preach never to touch a vintage dial (myself included), but in this case, the dial was so shot and getting a replacement would be virtually impossible. Nice to see the whole watch brought back to life.

athom · 24 February 2021, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by daOnlyBG

This was a really sweet read. I wonder how the DRSD is doing?

Wonder too ! Great thread !

Boaters · 24 February 2021, 11:15 AM

Give it what it needs and enjoy wearing it.

watchlovr · 24 February 2021, 11:42 AM

Great work by MY.
Doesn’t always work out that way though, he made a real mess of an Omega Speedmaster dial of mine.
Just be aware of the risks, you can’t go back.

scooba · 25 February 2021, 08:36 AM

I followed this when it first popped up , I have just re read the whole story lovely thank you again for sharing

SS Oyster · 27 February 2021, 07:25 PM

Loved reading this thread. Great to see this watch restored to wearable condition. Wonder how it’s running.

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slimwristy · 3 March 2021, 05:14 AM

This was such an enjoyable read! love to know how the watch is treating you now

26 January 2015, 03:06 AM	#129
PoderEsBueno "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Real Name: peb Location: Istanbul Posts: 3,145	Congrats, great results Enjoy it in good health. __________________ Instagram• ~ poderes.bueno

28 January 2015, 12:07 PM	#134
sennheiserz "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Real Name: Dave Location: Brooklyn, NY Watch: ♛ + Ω + Posts: 601	Awesome piece, great story, wear it in good health! __________________ My Watch Blog - http://www.wristtimes.com Collection: Rolex Sub NDc 114060 \| Omega SMP 861 \| Apple Watch SS

23 February 2021, 02:11 PM	#137
Dan S 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 5,893	Less than two months from beginning to end. Quick work. __________________ @oldwatchdan on IG

23 February 2021, 04:15 PM	#138
daOnlyBG "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Odorious Onion Watch: yes, it's hipster Posts: 1,568	This was a really sweet read. I wonder how the DRSD is doing? __________________ Here come dat boi Jerry

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26 January 2015, 01:00 AM	#121
ToniH. "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Helsinki Posts: 103	Turned out great!

26 January 2015, 01:48 AM	#122
jyan212 "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Real Name: Jonathan Location: New York, NY Watch: 16750 matte dial Posts: 294	Glad everything turned out great! Looks superb!

26 January 2015, 01:59 AM	#123
enatz "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 9	What a story, thoroughly enjoyed this. Enjoy! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

26 January 2015, 02:09 AM	#125
RolexJNJ "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Real Name: Joe Location: Chicago Posts: 5,036	Beautiful! It looks fantastic!!

26 January 2015, 02:56 AM	#128
CrownMe "TRF" Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Real Name: Kevin Location: Maryland Watch: My Open 6 Posts: 3,433	Looks absolutely amazing. MY did a great job. Yes some of the plots are altered but overall the dial is a HUGE improvement. Restoring these watches can gey expensive but theres nothing like it. Enjoy it my friend. It Will be a great daily wear.

26 January 2015, 08:56 AM	#130
strafer_kid "TRF" Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Real Name: Kenny Location: northern ireland Watch: SDs, Subs & GMTs Posts: 5,127	Turned out excellent - amazing what can be done with these!

26 January 2015, 06:01 PM	#131
sdfhy "TRF" Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: mr Posts: 3	[img]http://********.com/image/images/23.gif[/img]quick wipe with a damp rag , and it will be grand. [img]http://********.com/image/images/52.gif[/img]

27 January 2015, 04:13 PM	#132
shaunylw "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Here Posts: 4,504	It's completely fantastic, I love it!

23 February 2021, 08:49 AM	#135
emersm 2024 ROLEX DATEJUST41 Pledge Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Real Name: Merle Location: USA Watch: Rolex Posts: 2,478	Great thread and worth a bump.

23 February 2021, 01:04 PM	#136
narembeen Banned Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Western Australia Posts: 386	wow what an awesome thread, I only just discovered it Your dial turned out a lot better than mine :(

23 February 2021, 08:44 PM	#139
Nickn "TRF" Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: London Posts: 495	I laughed at the posts that said it wasn’t worth restoring And this was only 6 years ago!

23 February 2021, 11:32 PM	#141
swish77 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Real Name: Aaron Location: CT/NYC Watch: ing the time! Posts: 6,789	I think I missed this story the first time around. Perfect example of when a dial restoration is absolutely the right thing to do. A lot of us are nit-pickers who preach never to touch a vintage dial (myself included), but in this case, the dial was so shot and getting a replacement would be virtually impossible. Nice to see the whole watch brought back to life.

24 February 2021, 11:15 AM	#143
Boaters 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: May 2015 Real Name: Mike Location: Pacific Northwest Watch: 116610LV 16710 SD Posts: 10,649	Give it what it needs and enjoy wearing it.

24 February 2021, 11:42 AM	#144
watchlovr "TRF" Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: UK Posts: 252	Great work by MY. Doesn’t always work out that way though, he made a real mess of an Omega Speedmaster dial of mine. Just be aware of the risks, you can’t go back.

25 February 2021, 08:36 AM	#145
scooba 2024 Pledge Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Europe Watch: Anything Posts: 2,487	I followed this when it first popped up , I have just re read the whole story lovely thank you again for sharing

27 February 2021, 07:25 PM	#146
SS Oyster "TRF" Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA Posts: 8,800	Loved reading this thread. Great to see this watch restored to wearable condition. Wonder how it’s running. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

3 March 2021, 05:14 AM	#147
slimwristy "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: UK Posts: 96	This was such an enjoyable read! love to know how the watch is treating you now

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