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

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: 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:

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: 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.

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: 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.

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

: Cheers,

: Mick