Tudor 9411 Snowflake, Blue - RAL Colour for Dial Refinish

[Dom9]

If you had a 1976 Tudor 9411 (or multiple, if you're me) that was heavily blistered and peeling, the previously white print was very discoloured and dark, and you were unable to have it serviced (needed) as a watchmaker didn't want to take the risk of removing the hands...

Perhaps, one might consider to take the step of refinishing the dial, appreciating the potential value destruction (they're keepers) of wiping the original print, etc. and further appreciating it would never be original again.

What RAL blue would you pick? I am not saying with 100% certainty this is going ahead but I am very much chewing over the proposition as watches that don't function well as watches and have the face of my teenage youth are basically paperweights.

I think my current favourite ("colour I'd be resigned to pick if I went ahead") is: RAL 5026 (maybe RAL 5003 2nd):



https://i.postimg.cc/MH9K83nc/RAL-Blues.jpg

https://www.ralcolorchart.com/ral-classic/blue-hues

I am thinking 5026 in matte, with off white markers may be attractive but I might try a spray out of a couple of colours to see them in natural light

[996marty]

Hi Dom
This is a subject that is an interesting topic. Without having mine in front of me 5003 or even 5013 look ok to me. The question would be who would you trust to do the work for you? James Hyman springs to mind. I’m looking forward to some before and after photos

[linesiders]

I would find another dial and save the original

[996marty]

Originally Posted by linesiders

I would find another dial and save the original

The problem would be finding a good one and at what price

[linesiders]

Originally Posted by 996marty

The problem would be finding a good one and at what price

3K and they come around occasionally (I do not have any right now). Otherwise you have a refinished dial and that would bother me if it were mine (I tried in past)