Recent 6139-6002 pick-up (Pogue?), comments welcomed

[okposo]

Thanks estrickland for you guidance on the lume. I was going to just stabilize it, but reluming makes more sense after reading your post. 

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Mar 22, 2015 6:13:58 GMT -8 okposo said:

Thanks. Yes, it's an R version. I usually try to maintain originality, so my first inclination is to just stabilize the remaining lume and leave it as is. Do you belive most Pogue collectors would relume the hands on my watch? There is a little loss to the minute hand and it has darkened to a not so pleasant color.

I actually try and retain as much original lume as possible unless it's as black as the night. You can pick away bad lume if your real careful then mix some up using old but good lume off scrap dials and replace the bits you picked away. It's very rare I replace all the lume unless there is no option. That said Seiko collectors do not seem as fussed about original lume as say Omega or Rolex guys but then their watches are 10x more expensive than the Seikos as a rule.

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Mar 22, 2015 7:19:15 GMT -8 estrickland said:

Mar 22, 2015 6:13:58 GMT -8 okposo said:

Thanks. Yes, it's an R version. I usually try to maintain originality, so my first inclination is to just stabilize the remaining lume and leave it as is. Do you belive most Pogue collectors would relume the hands on my watch? There is a little loss to the minute hand and it has darkened to a not so pleasant color.

I believe most would resume or replace.

There's wabi (beauty in imperfection) and then there's normal degradation. 

You describe it as an unpleasant color and loss, so a resume would be a better choice (watch will be more beautiful to you as an end result).

These are not rare watches, so collectible value won't change appreciably either way, and since most people would make the same decision you may increase value.

Sorry I didn't see this I totally agree for what it's worth. Save as much as possible as it's only original once and it is the best option.

[okposo]

The reason my first inclination is to save the original lume and stabilize is that I am also in the process of having a 105.003 Ed White Speedmaster overhauled. There is much more lume loss, but I wouldn't think of reluming, and I think most Omega collectors would agree. As you stated, it's only original once. So I guess there is some difference of opinion as to the best course on my Pogue. It's not a big $ watch, but I would still like to make the right decision. In any case, the service won't be done for months because of the backlog, so I have time to think about it. 

Thanks for all the opinions and guidance.