Cleaning a cal 852 dial

I'm in the process of trying to clean the dial on this vintage piece, i would
just like to know am i going about it the right way and is there a better
application for removing these stains... you can see my start using cotton
buds and water but its taking for ever and i dont want to remove the makers
marks so any advice
welcome

Hi Gary,

i am no sure if that is a good idea. The dial is made of several layers, the
base metal, the galvanic coating and a laquer to protect the galvanic coating.
Over the years exposed ro sunlight, humidity and ageing, the laqer get
tarnished and starts to get stained. Processing the surface of old dials the
way you describe, removes the laquer and exposes the galvanized surface. Over
time the galvanization will start to oxidize and the result will look worse
than before. The imprints on the dial will also suffer from this kind of
"abrasive" technique.

You can try, the worst thing to happen is that you have to give the dial for a
reprint or a redail.

Cromagnonman

Well im miving on just using
water

Its very very slow work heres an
update

If im not happy with the end result, where could i get this basic 30mm dial
from and what work is involved to replace it?