[ASMR] Vintage Omega Watch Dial Restoration 

Hello! Thank you for the kind words. Prices for dial refinishing start around $225, but vary depending on design, if it's vintage and/or a specific brand, custom requests, and the amount of work that needs to be done (as seen in the video) ☺

Thank you for the kind words and for trusting us! We always appreciate your comments!

Hi, there! Thank you for your interest in our craft. For your first question, many people prefer to refinish the original dial as it can help retain the watch's value. Secondly, most our our printing plates are original and have been with our company for several decades. When a new one is needed, it is produced by our team designer using a laser engraving machine. We will actually showcase this process in an upcoming video 😊

Hi, there! Thank you for watching and for the kind words! Our team of dial refinishers do appreciate the acknowledgement in skill and experience 😊

Thank you so much! We appreciate the kind words and support!

Hi, there! Thank you so much for watching and for the kind words! We definitely appreciate viewers like you. Look out for more of our content coming out soon ☺

Thank you for the kind words! We'll keep that mind the next time we partner up with My Jewelry Repair for a full restoration. They do a wonderful job refinishing bands and cases, and they may even show this process in their recent Cartier Restoration video. Thank you again and we hope you enjoy our future content!

Thank you for your feedback! We'll be working on it 😅

LOL, they’re always like (on a completely fucked dial) “yeah, I just love the patina on this one, want to keep it as original as possible” - as they polish the case to within an inch of it’s life, stick on a brand new strap and replace the hands. THIS is why they don’t do the dial 😂

@@georgeoshea9961 And THIS is why we're leading name in dial refinishing since 1926 😅

Hi, there! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words. Although we understand where you're coming from, many believe in restoring the original dial of a watch to retain its value. We do abide by customer request and can even create new ones from scratch as well as it still remains genuine from manufacturing standards. We appreciate the discussion and hope you have a wonderful day 😊

Sorry, that's a trade secret! 😉 Thank you for watching and we appreciate your interest in the craft!

Hi, there! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment. We appreciate the supportive words and hope you enjoy our other restorations as well. Have a great day 😊

Hi there! Yes, we can help restore any dial. Visit our website to take a look at our services: krdial.com/

Hi, there! Thank you so much for watching and for your interest in our craft. Unfortunately, we cannot give the specifics of the materials we use as they are kept as a trade secret. We appreciate your understanding and hope you have a great day 😊

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Hi, there! Thank you so much!

Hi, there! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words. We appreciate your support and we hope you enjoy our future videos. Have a wonderful day!

Yeah, I’d like to see a comment on this - whether these chemicals aren’t easily absorbed into the skin and are easily washed off with water.

Old school😅, he is still alive

Hello! Thank you for your kind words (and concerns). For the harsher chemicals, they do wear gloves, however, most of the time, they prefer handling the dial restoration without them 🙂

Harsher than potassium cyanide?

@@georgeoshea9961 Solvents and Cyanide do not do a body any favors.

Dziękuję! Nigdy nie jest za późno.

Hi, there! Thank you for watching and for your compliment on our work. We hope you enjoy other other restoration videos as well! Have a great day 😊

Hello there! Thank you for watching and for the kind words!

Thank you for the very kind words! We are definitely looking for more dial refinishers to keep the art of the craft alive. So if you ever change your mind about your career, you can definitely look our way 😉

@@PickleballWanderer Thank you so much! We are based out of California, but fortunately we are an online repair service, so we can receive dials from anywhere in the United States!

Hi, there! Thank you so much for watching and for your fair feedback. We understand that everyone has their own preferences as do we, and we always abide by what our customers want. We appreciate your kind words about our work and hope you enjoy watching our other videos as well! Have a wonderful day 😊

Hi, there! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment. We truly appreciate your support and hope you enjoy our other videos as well. Have a wonderful day 😊

Hi, there! Thank you for watching and for your concern for our dial refinishers! They do wear gloves when dealing with harsh chemicals and when absolutely necessary. Have a wonderful day!

Thank you for the kind words! Our team of dial refinishers appreciate the support!

Hi, there! Thank you so much for reaching out and we apologize for any frustration in trying to contact us. However, we don't see any email under "Walther." We'd be more than happy to help you out. We want to double check that you're contacting us through email at info@krdial.com or through phone at (909) 828-5022 Monday through Friday from 9am - 3pm PDT during our business hours. If you have any trouble with these methods, please feel free to let us know!

Thank you for the kind words!

Thank you for watching!

Hi, there! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment! We appreciate your support and hope you enjoy our other videos as well 😊

@@kirkrichdial Welcome 😀Lot of work! Respect!!!

Thank you for the kind words! We can't wait to show more.

Hi, there! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment. We appreciate the supportive words and hope you enjoy our other restorations as well. Have a great day 😊

Thank you for the kind words and support!

Hi, there! Thank you so much for watching and for your kind comment. We hope you enjoy our future videos and wish you a great day! 😊

I enjoy anything when it comes to restoring vintage watches. Thanks for posting.

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Thank you so much!

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Hi, there! Dial refinishing services start at $225 USD + Shipping Cost, and additional fees depend on the amount of work that needs to be done. We recommend shipping your loose dial out of the watch to avoid a $75 disassembly/reassembly fee. However, if you do need help doing so, you can send in your watch as a whole.

Thank you so much!

Hi, there! Thanks for watching and for the feedback! If you look closely, the original dial itself is in fact a gold two-tone design. Upon receiving the dial, it had a lot of rust and corrosion, which covered up the original design and patterns, which was indeed replicated in our dial refinishing process. The restoration of the dial was requested by the owner of the watch, and this is typically how a professional dial refinishing works. Our skilled craftsmen restored the dial as close as possible to its original pristine condition, which is very evident in both the video and in the blog photos.

Thank you for watching our content! Yes, it's definitely such a lengthy and necessary process for those who want to refinish their dials. Our dial refinishers put in hard dedication and work to make these dials to look brand new.

Hi, there! Thank you for watching and for your concern. For the harsher chemicals, they do wear gloves, however, most of the time, they prefer handling the dial restoration without them 🙂

Hi there! This is indeed how watch restorations are with a watch's original dial. Some prefer to keep the rust and corrosion of the dial, however, most prefer to refinish it to retain its value. One simply cannot find another vintage dial in its original condition to "replace" it, so those who want to restore a watch dial go through this process. We do reproduce dials upon request by creating a whole new dial apart from the original. It's all about the customer's preference!

@@kirkrichdial I consider these vintage time pieces as works of art. They show the state of mind of a brand in an era plus incredible techniques. For me, it is really selfish to decide to refinish a dial and not to restore it. The difference is do you want to keep it as close at it was originally or not. If you create another custom dial keeping the original safe in a box that's great craftsmanship first and great to keep the original dial as it is! But if you destroy it I think you are accountable for destroying a little piece of history. Because if everybody does it then it few years there will be no more genuine vintage watches, and we will totally lose what they still have to offer: a view of the world, a view of time, techniques, a statement... Imagine if I decided to repaint myself the da Vinci's Last Supper because it is in a rough shape and finally I decided to change totally the painting by adding characters for example ... I would be held accountable for destroying world heritage. For me, the same is true for watches at a smaller scale if indeed you consider, as I do, that old timepieces are art.

We appreciate your feedback, however, this is by customer request. We are just here to do our jobs well and showcase the craft to the rest of the world. Again, it's all about preference and our customer just had a different one from yours. If they had requested to make a new dial, then we would have respectfully obliged. Have a wonderful day! ⌚@@charles-titi8493

Lol! They're definitely great people outside their already great work.

And that's just how art goes!

Hi, there! Restoring dials is a passion of ours, especially when we can help out those who are requesting it. There are many reasons why someone would restore a watch dial, including sentimental value, aesthetics, functionality, economic value, sustainability, and even historical preservation. Each person has a valid reason to why they want to refinish their dial 😊⌚

Hi, there! Thank you for watching. However, that's just how the world of dial refinishing works, as even official brands send us their watches to restore the original dial. This does not make a dial or even the watch fake, especially when we work on original dials for their original and genuine movements.

You really don’t know that much about watch industry do you?

Aren’t paintings (and essentially any masterpiece) restored in similar ways in Museums?

Take the example of vintage cars. Who wouldn't want to see 50-60 year old cars in their former glory? There is a lot of people that restore cars and they don't consider them fakes. On the contrary, they make huge profits. You see an old car at a junk yard and you wouldn't pay a penny for them. After they've restored them, they may cost 50 to 100 thousand bucks.