Okay, now I'm bummed.....

[Groundhog66]

I had a bit of an issue some months ago, and never got around to sending it in for a service. I know there was some water marking on the dial, but it may be getting a bit worse.  I really need to get this taken care of, before it gets worse. 

I'm assuming the dial could be cleaned up a bit, or at least brought to a point where it will not get any worse?


This moisture came from normal wear, just working around the yard.




You can see some light staining here in this older pic.




This was taken this morning, and although the lighting is much better, it looks as if it has gotten worse to me.

[small]

I have a few watches that seemed to fog. I started to save those small desiccant packs and toss them in a zip lock. When the watch starts getting foggy I loosen the back and place them in the bag until I'm ready to wear the watch in rotation. In most cases, for me, they will be fine until I wash my hands and forget to remove the watch first...That alone tends to be enough to have them go foggy again. 

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I'm just here to say that your vintage Heuer is one hottie watch. 😙

[GuyJ]

Time to make sure all gaskets are changed and the caseback tightened sufficiently? Maybe a bit of rodico dabbing very carefully could blot the residue of the moisture but yes, that's a bummer alright, Tim.

I will never forget the story I heard I think Duncan say where he literally watched perfect 6105 lume turn black almost before his eyes because of moisture like this.

[GuyJ]

And what Sel said!

[mirrorman]

Nice watch. Understand why you'd be bummed about the dial getting worse.  I know it's an easy thing to do, but please don't put off the service and re-gasket any longer.

Think this HEUER is more of a sit at the desk or watch television baby, than a work aound the yard time piece .. get a monster or a G-Shock for them' sort of things. 

[Groundhog66]

Jun 21, 2017 15:39:11 GMT -8 mirrorman said:

Nice watch. Understand why you'd be bummed about the dial getting worse.  I know it's an easy thing to do, but please don't put off the service and re-gasket any longer.

Think this HEUER is more of a sit at the desk or watch television baby, than a work aound the yard time piece .. get a monster or a G-Shock for them' sort of things. 

No consolation, but I do have a spare. 

[Adrian-VTA]

Most likely the caseback seal.

It probably uses a generic O ring style, so should be easy to source.

[69ChevelleSS]

Jun 21, 2017 19:21:29 GMT -8 Adrian-VTA said:

Most likely the caseback seal.

It probably uses a generic O ring style, so should be easy to source.

And don't forget to sue a very light coating of silicone on the gasket before you re-install on the case back.

[rogart]

That is a bad seal in the crown. 100% sure about that . Take a look at the moisture. Where does it come from? More moisture around the crown? 
The gaskest for the caseback are usually okay on this cases. Same cases as the CWC divers. Generic gaskets will work. As for the crown it a little more difficult to get one. 

[Groundhog66]

Jun 22, 2017 13:27:15 GMT -8 rogart said:

That is a bad seal in the crown. 100% sure about that . Take a look at the moisture. Where does it come from? More moisture around the crown? 
The gaskest for the caseback are usually okay on this cases. Same cases as the CWC divers. Generic gaskets will work. As for the crown it a little more difficult to get one. 

Yes, this is what Benchdweller though as well, I need to get it sent of to him for a fix.

[camrok]

The case is a Brevet 503305. Many companies used them. Gaskets are easily obtainable.
I'm having a similar quandary with my Adina dial. The dial has a matt finish and the imperfections jump out at you in certain light. As the movement was a day date- I'm struggling with a dial replacement.

What are the options to repair dials.

[tritto]

A well known watch repairer has suggested that a very very very light going over with Singer machine oil can be used to address imperfections in matt black dials. I'm yet to summon the courage to try it though.

[rogart]

Jun 22, 2017 15:34:53 GMT -8 tritto said:

A well known watch repairer has suggested that a very very very light going over with Singer machine oil can be used to address imperfections in matt black dials. I'm yet to summon the courage to try it though.

Seen that somewhere to. If i remember correct it was a 6105 dial. 

[GuyJ]

Spoke to Duncan about that and I think we came to the consensus at the time that although it might work wonders in the short term, it is not known what that oil would do to the dial long term and how it might affect the watch if that oil was to somehow find its way elsewhere. I was tempted to do it to a 6105 dial a good year or two ago but decided against it.

[28A]

I really want one of these brevet cased watches, preferably the oversized ones.

[eeki]

Jun 22, 2017 15:02:13 GMT -8 camrok said:

The case is a Brevet 503305. Many companies used them. Gaskets are easily obtainable.
I'm having a similar quandary with my Adina dial. The dial has a matt finish and the imperfections jump out at you in certain light. As the movement was a day date- I'm struggling with a dial replacement.

What are the options to repair dials.

That's a sharp looking watch! The metal bezel is a nice touch.

At the risk of sounding pedantic, Brevet 503305 is a patent (brevet means patent in french) number. The number relates to a Swiss patent granted to MRP SA, for a specific construction for attaching a rotating bezel. So it does not refer to a single case design, and you might find the same number on different cases.

This of course has nothing to do with the fact that the case is most likely the same one, manufactured by MRP SA, so the information about the gaskets is probably right.

[camrok]

Ha. Thank you for that info. It does have the MRP SA stamped on the inside case. I always wondered what it was. I was considering searching for and swapping my bezel for a standard diver black. But it's growing on me.