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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thor447" data-source="post: 4130484" data-attributes="member: 24867">Love the dial on that watch!And I did a little more work on the Bellmatic I previously restored. The original case had quite a lot of rust. I was able to get it all removed, but the material loss from that rust was unrepairable.  I had another original Bellmatic case that was actually a year and a half older, from 1971, but this one did not have any rust issues.  I did a restoration on the case, buffed the original crystal, and then installed the movement into the newly prepped case.I was also able to sort out an original set of the correct hands, since those on the original watch were not reusable.[ATTACH=full]416744[/ATTACH]I’ve still got the original case, and if I ever decide to sell the watch I will offer it to the buyer in its original configuration, or as it sits now. For now though I’m going to keep it as is because this case is a bit more comfortable, as well as being in much better condition.  The strap is the only issue now. The original case required an 18mm strap, while this other one needs a 19mm. I just kept the 18mm on there for now. Not a big deal though.</blockquote>