Almost one year ago -- long before the current exotic-mania -- I bought this wreck from the other side of the world:

The purchase went smoothly and I started to plan with Master Abel the restoration, sourcing of missing and false parts, etc..

Yesterday I received this gorgeous watch back from Abel:

I have to praise not only Abel's work on movement, case, dial, and hands, but also the great communication and valuable consultation during the whole process. I had complete control about every aspect and total confidence in the eventual result.

I'm really glad that we both agreed upon this moderate restoration with faded colors. We did not want the original colors back (you can still see the orange color in the chapter ring) but a balanced vintage look. So the dial remained almost untouched, the original luminous material predetermined the colors of the hands.

Thank you, Abel, for finishing this initially not very promising project.

Cheers,

Mick