Help and/or advice regarding watch hands.

I purchased this watch (and, a few others) some time ago from a jewelry store close-out.

Long story, boring: a small piece of lume from one of the watch hands had fallen off so when the jeweler opened the watch to remove the lume, he said "F it" (i'm not really certain he said "F it" but that's the way I remember it) and blew the rest of the lume out of and off the hands.

My question: would you have the hands re-lumed OR try and find replacement hands with lume OR... just leave it alone?

that would drive me crazy.

lume can be colour matched so I'd ask your watch guy if he has someone who can do the job sympathetically.

OK, so, re-lume has to be the correct answer.

(3) persons whose taste I admire and general knowledge I respect, gave me the same answer.

Re-lume, it is 😀

I've a soft spot for black dials and since I don't come across many truly "NOS" watches, I (((had))) to buy this watch. That, plus it was dirt cheap.

Frankly, I thought you guys would recommend to just leave it alone. I'm glad I asked!

I just gave her the once over with a 5x loupe. Even though it's not a sought after or much desired brand, it's still really cool to look at a 50/60? year old watch in it's original (w/o the lume, of course lol) shape and form.

I think Delbana was like a department store / fashion brand. Not really sure. The quality of the dial print and the die work on the case and dial isn't half bad.

Thanks!

May take a bit of practice but not hard. My watchmaker does mine from time to time. m