Oxidation spots on Tudor Dial - new member

[Treetopfarms]

Hello all,

Does anyone have any experience with oxidation spots on mid to early Tudor watches? this watch is of great interest to me and I am trying to educate myself on if these spots while a defect for sure are something that can occur and if they do what is the effect to the overall watch and its value

I have attached a picture for reference and feedback.

thank you in advance

josh

[Ian Macdermott]

Looking at threads on here these spots will only increase the value of your watch. In fact if you could get the dial to craze it would be a spider dial and would be worth much more.

[alwayshere]

Willy is pulling your arm in his reply...

those look more like oil stains? never seen those before but i doubt this increases value of the timepiece.

[zapokee]

Would agree that these look like oil stains. Somebody's been very careless with a service, but how would they be THAT careless??

[1William]

Welcome.

[Treetopfarms]

thanks for the feedback! i have examined the dial and it doesn't look like oil spots if you look at the areas where the white lettering on the dial and the black dot meet...of course i dont know for sure but am really glad for groups like this!!

Josh

[harry in montreal]

Is that a 36mm model 75190 ? It def should garner a discount. Does it bother you when you look at it?

[vintagetudor]

Whatever it is you can do better

[cardiel]

if the price is right I could live with it....the colour of the lume plots is attractive.

[zapokee]

Originally Posted by cardiel

if the price is right I could live with it....the colour of the lume plots is attractive.

But those spots would bother me every time I look at it. Just save some more green and buy one that isn't damaged.

[XavierM]

Originally Posted by zapokee

But those spots would bother me every time I look at it. Just save some more green and buy one that isn't damaged.

Same here, I would not call this defect « a beautiful evolution of the dial » like tropical stuff, save some cash find a better piece :)

[cardiel]

it looks like it might be a mid size - price wise minty ones are around $4K, so if this one was priced around $3K it would be a good watch to get you in the game.....another dial could be sourced further down the road.

[zapokee]

Originally Posted by cardiel

it looks like it might be a mid size - price wise minty ones are around $4K, so if this one was priced around $3K it would be a good watch to get you in the game.....another dial could be sourced further down the road.

I've found that it's a real pain in the t*ts to source authentic parts - you usually end up paying more than if you'd just bought a nice example in the first place, plus the time and stress it costs you.

It's not worth buying a sub-standard example and imagining you can restore it, unless you already know someone who can supply the right parts and do servicing. Just buy one that's ready to go.

[cardiel]

Originally Posted by zapokee

I've found that it's a real pain in the t*ts to source authentic parts - you usually end up paying more than if you'd just bought a nice example in the first place, plus the time and stress it costs you.

It's not worth buying a sub-standard example and imagining you can restore it, unless you already know someone who can supply the right parts and do servicing. Just buy one that's ready to go.

I get where you are coming from.....no question, but if the price is right....

Of course we value the knowledge of collectors here with questions regarding condition and authenticity - phrases we often see are 'the insert is not correct', 'the dial is a service dial' or the classic 'it looks over polished to me' - but some of us, with less deep pockets, would happily wear such examples.......many of these watches are 20, 30 or even 40 years old - and the condition of such pieces is rarely mint. And as we know the prices have doubled, even tripled in the past 5-10 years, pricing many of us out of the game.......so I accept that there is a market and demand for the less than perfect examples......os a some call them 'beaters'. But remember, one mans beater, is another mans grail....its just depends how much money you got to buy a Swiss watch.

[Treetopfarms]

Thank you all for your comments. i passed on the watch...still looking for a 75090 example with box and docs

Josh

[cardiel]

Originally Posted by Treetopfarms

Thank you all for your comments. i passed on the watch...still looking for a 75090 example with box and docs

Josh

hi they do pop up here for sale from time to time - but to be honest its rare to find them with box and papers......not sure why that is. If you find a good one, then box and papers should be considered a bonus rather than a deal breaker.