Baron - Mr Red
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A question....
I have a perpetual calendar that I have owned from new. It is about 8-9 years old now. I noticed yesterday that some tarnish was beginning to develop on the silver/cream dial. It is not especially noticeable but under a closer scrutiny I can see it. I can also see one of the sub-dials with a slightly different colour...almost as if some oil had escaped onto that part.
Now, as a predominantly vintage collector, dial quirks and "character" appeal to me, yet when it starts with a watch that I have owned from new, it doesn't feel quite so right. I have a few questions....
1) I keep my watches in very good conditions. They are kept away from moisture and receive services every 5-6 years. The watch in question has been serviced once since new. Is it a reasonable expectation to see tarnish develop so quickly? I am guessing that now it has started, it will accelerate.
2) During its next service, would JLC "repair" such tarnish to the dial as a matter of course?
3) This is a watch that i will never sell....and comes as a gift from my wife. Would you be tempted to allow the dial to just age naturally or would you prefer to have it restored back to its new condition?
J
A question....
I have a perpetual calendar that I have owned from new. It is about 8-9 years old now. I noticed yesterday that some tarnish was beginning to develop on the silver/cream dial. It is not especially noticeable but under a closer scrutiny I can see it. I can...
Patina or oil issue?
If it is Patina, I would leave it. If it is a problem of oïl which escapes and damage the dial, I would change it, and ask JLC to do so. Not to repair, but to change it. Pictures, my friend? Best, Nicolas
Scans is hard as watch is in London
It is my perpetual calendar.....on the dial, one small part of the cream is turning brown at the edge.... Within one of the registers .... where there is multi-rim surface, there appears to be a different shade to the white...as if oil had impacted it. I ...
We'll see that, but if the patina is not homogeneous, or if it is an oil issue.
I would change the dial, definitely. Show it to me, next time we meet! Best, Nicolas.