: I came across an older post discussing relume. Very informative
: with divers opinions. I like my old Carrera a lot with its aged
: condition yet I have this urge to restore it to its former
: glory. Firstly I live in Sydney and have no idea if there are
: reliable people to do such work here, If any one could recommend
: some one that is able to do it justice. Secondly should I do it
: ? I'm considering relume, fixing the hands and possible a
: polish. Yes I know its rhetorical, Its just that I have such
: mixed feelings. Any and all feed back would be greatly
: appreciated. Sorry for the poor quality pic.

: Regards Kendall

If you are going to relume, I'd consider just getting the hands done - at some point, that lume is going to fall out of those hands and potentially end up in the movement. Getting a nice line of lume on the markers of these is hard and it looks terrible if the lume is blobby.

Secondly, polishing. The top surface of a gen 3 Carrera is not polished, it is radially brushed. We have seen these mirror polished (as it is the easiest refinishing option) and it doesn't look right.

Third, and lastly, think about looking for a replacement dial. Moisture has gotten to this one and affected the chatoyancy effect - have a look at http://www.calibre11.com/cotes-de-geneve/ to see that.