[TheTigerUK]

Hi and welcome, my 2 pence

IMO there is a major difference between wabbie/patina and black rotted old lume gunge on dials and hands, if a nicely aged patina then i would leave as is but if they have turned to rot then i would have them professionally relumed by one of the pro's, James, Jack etc.

Crystals either polish or first choice change, especially if you have a OEM crystal available.

Cases (these two models) i personally would leave as is unless they were in a terrible state but if just gentle wear then i would leave original.

Obviously change all gaskets.

Personally i wouldent dream of fitting after market dials and saving the originals for "later".

Have fun and at the end of the day do what you feel is best, your watches

 

[TheTigerUK]

I dug out a 6105 dial that I had removed from an old diver that I modded and practiced picking away at the old lume first with a round wooden toothpick chucked up in a pin vise so if I slipped I would not scratch the plating. once I got deeper I use a dental tool with a slight bend at the end that comes to a point to dig in the corners and get them all clean out good. I have to say I think I did pretty good. No damage to the chrome around the edge but I did slip once and put a small scratch in the paint on the dial! Your right it is addicting. I have always enjoyed repairing things if possible instead of replacing them. I'm not sure if the 6217 dial can be saved but I am 100% confident I can redo the lume on the 6105 dial now.

Michael

I'm no relumer for sure but I have dabbled and IMO the 6105 is perhaps the easiest dial to relume because the hour markers are recessed, I use a very fine needle in a pin vice so that i can clear 100% the old lume out of the corners etc.

When reluming i do three layers of lume letting each layer set (a couple of days) as it does tend to sink if you try to fill it first time (well mine does ) plus imo i think you get a better Lume and better job.

Color is a different matter, i tend to end up with the color that i finish with, i havenet really done any mixing and trying different colors i leave that to the pro's