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Question on Royal Oak dial
Good day all,
I have a AP Royal Oak bought at an AD in Geneva in 1976 and the dial has some marks of "rust". The watch is with AP right now for a full service, change of all the seals, polishing etc. I asked AP if during the overhauled they could change the dial as they cannot repair it. Today I have received the news that they do not have the original dial with the "AP" at six O'clock but only the one with the "AP" at 12 O'clock. My question is, should I have the dial changed and would the change affect negatively the value of the watch?
Thank you for your comments.
Francois
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Question on Royal Oak dial
Good day all, I have a AP Royal Oak bought at an AD in Geneva in 1976 and the dial has some marks of "rust". The watch is with AP right now for a full service, change of all the seals, polishing etc. I asked AP if during the overhauled they could change t...
If it were my watch...
I would keep the original dial as the patina you mention (not really rust right?) may be considered very attractive to many of us. If the original dial has merely a cosmetic problem and nothing to impair the operation of the watch, I would keep it ON the ...
good advice
Thank you respo, I will definitely follow your advice, as for taking pics well, I'll have to wait until the watch comes back. Cheers Francois
IMveryHO...
I would keep the dial as is with the rust, trust me its very attractive that way to some collectors (like myself) and a sign that it has been through life and is flawed just like us, I find that very endearing, Here is my watch from 72 (A series) with a f...
Whoa Sal... GORGEOUS!!
So happy you have this special piece in your collection. Cheers friend
Thank you Michael :-)
Much appreciated my friend, glad you approve, hope to see you at a Purists GTG one day S
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As a complete newbie I find the question "Should an AP really be rusting?" coming to mind... Thoughts? Chris
not rust!
Sorry CGAJ, I know I did write "rust" but I should have written "fading mark" Cheers Francois
thank you Salman
Mine is a B serie from 76. I will follow your advice. Cheers Francois
My pleasure :-)...
I look forward to seeing pics of your watch, we do not see enough of these special beauties S