Glashütte Original

Was this a common problem with fading of these older watches? I bought this new a few years ago, and it's not seen the light of day for the past 5 years. Would it be worth the cost to have the hands redone along with general service? The markers aren't nearly as bad so I'd leave them alone. When new, it had a slightly faded look already. I suspect it may have been in  the display window at Christs Jewelers in Frankfurt too long.

 

 

Larry

LIke a magnificient thing...

You have Tritium indexes and hands, and tritum, at the contrary of Luminova, ages...to turn in a vanilla / borwn / orange color...

This is just normal, and more than normal, this is just magnificient...Your dial is wonderfully patnied, and it gives to your watch something like soul, and even more charm...

Don't touch nothing on your dial, and more, ask to not touch anything on your dial, not the hands nor the dial..as they may change it!

Just keep it as this!

Best.

Nicolas

The only reason to change anything is if there's anything  cracking or flaking, which could lead to problems with the movement.  Otherwise, just have it serviced and ask that, if possible, to keep the original dial and hands.

That's quite the find.  Congratulations!

I guess when I bought this watch I didn't know anything about tritium paint and how quickly it fades. I'll leave it as is. By  the way, here's a picture I took when I took the time to do it right. Black & White.



Larry

I won't change a thing either... looks more 'authentic' now...

Personally, I would prefer to keep the watch as it is.