Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]http://www.ofrei.com/ On Oct 14, 2009, at 6:02 PM, Dante Stella wrote: > Ok - now I'm guilty of dragging things way off topic. > > I have an Omega CK 2869 Seamaster (Cal. 501, late 1950s) that my > wife gave me as a gift a couple of years ago (oddly, I just > discovered that my grandfather has exactly the same watch...). > > On this one - which has sentimental value but not enough for the > $2,000 restoration that Omega USA quoted - I need to replace the > hands (radium has flaked off and the silver has tarnished) and > probably the dial (which was refinished at some point, but not to > my compulsive standards - and without the radium dots at the tips > of the markers - which I noted my grandfather's copy had). > > Would anyone have a parts book that might shed some light on what > the part numbers for the hands and dial are? > > And failing that, could anyone recommend a shop that does quality > dial refinishing? I have friends in Switzerland, so it would not > be a big problem to send it there if there is no such place in the > United States. > > Thanks! > Dante > ____________ > Dante Stella > http://www.dantestella.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information