robpatte Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 Okay, next question about a gen Tudor that I bought 15 years ago. I remember being really impressed at the time of purchase with the lume, but as the years have gone by, the lume has faded to nothing. And a couple of years ago I managed to chip the sapphire (just under the cyclops, tiny but it's there) and one of the links in the bracelet has managed to buckle, not badly but it spolis the look. I'll post pictures when I get home. My questions are: 1. Is it worth having the dial relumed? Or is it just better being 'authentic' and lumeless 2. How much should I be paying to have the sapphire replaced? 3. A buckled link? How on earth am I gonna fix that? Can I actually buy a single link anywhere? Or am I in for a whole new bracelet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbane883 Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 What do you mean by "lumeless"? That the luminous material has fallen out completely, or that it no longer glows? If it simply does not glow anymore, I would definitely leave it as is. Once you relume, you have destroyed its value. Which model Tudor is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robpatte Posted October 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 No longer glows. To be honest it never actually bothered me, but after a while on the forum maybe I'm relume crazy! It's a 79190, which I believe is the slim model with the sapphire and the Rolex crown... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phillycheez Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 For that model I would leave it. It will kill its value if you do. But then again it is your watch and you should do as you please. If you've had it for 15 years it sounds like a keeper so as long as you're happy with it. I would personally just search for a service dial and hands so you can keep the original dial hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panerai153 Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 I agree 100% anything that you do to an original dial will greatly decrease the value. And all original watch is much more desirable than one that has a refinished or relumed dial. I believe that as someone suggested. Get a luminova service dial and hands, will glow better than the original, keep the old dial hands in the eventuality that you might want to sell it atsome future date. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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