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Old 19 March 2018, 02:08 AM   #1
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Tudor Submariner, possible to restore bezel?

Hello, I have a '92 Tudor Submariner 75090 and the blue bezel is faded/scratched quite a bit. I dig the look, but wondering if there's a way to refresh the bezel slightly without repainting or destroying the character.

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Old 19 March 2018, 02:10 AM   #2
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Let it be.
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Old 19 March 2018, 02:19 AM   #3
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Old 19 March 2018, 02:23 AM   #4
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Think you are probably right. Maybe just a good rinse and let it be.
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Old 19 March 2018, 02:45 AM   #5
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You try to fix it IMPO you will just ruin it.
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Old 19 March 2018, 06:59 AM   #6
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@ar2151 that's beautiful! Don't touch it.
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Old 19 March 2018, 07:24 AM   #7
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@ar2151 that's beautiful! Don't touch it.
I agree. I love it.
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Old 19 March 2018, 08:34 AM   #8
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Looks amazing! I think looks better and exudes character.
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Old 19 March 2018, 11:01 AM   #9
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What happened to the lume on that one? Water damage?
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Old 19 March 2018, 11:37 AM   #10
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I don't think water damage, watch is still running fine. Not sure about the lume, maybe just worn down?
Thanks for the notes, think I will just leave it alone.
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Old 19 March 2018, 12:20 PM   #11
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I don't think water damage, watch is still running fine. Not sure about the lume, maybe just worn down?
Thanks for the notes, think I will just leave it alone.


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Old 19 March 2018, 12:46 PM   #12
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I agree!
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Old 21 March 2018, 09:09 AM   #13
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What happened to the lume on that one? Water damage?
Hello, looks like moisture once entered the watch. Interestingly hands lume have not developed moisture so could be service hands put at the time re-sealing of the case was properly done.

I would also leave the insert the way it is, very original an exhudes character.
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Old 21 March 2018, 09:36 AM   #14
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Looks almost like the minute hand sweep (possible from setting it too low) slowly wore away tall parts of the individual lume plots. The 11 and 1 markers especially
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