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notjustforshow · 10-31-2011, 01:36 AM

So after restoring a few watches, my friend came to me with an emergency...damaged a fairly old panerai ( A series), and the AD suggested a new case.

We know that the factory would just put a current series case which would devalue the watch a lot so he let me take a crack at it!

Basically bezel, side of case, lugs were scratched to heck, and there was a sizable dent! Crystal was also scraped! Ended up re-machining a whole side, re-machine part of the bezel, and a lot of polishing with wet sand paper / clay / dremel / diamond paste

Wish i took more pictures "before," but after the watch looks brand new now! I didn't want to unscrew anything so it was just a lot of masking. I'm glad the steel is of high quality to accept all that beating and come out ok. About 6 hours of work but at least I know I can do it now with a collectible lol.

10-31-2011, 01:36 AM	#1212
notjustforshow I STILL don't get it Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: There! Posts: 473 Thanked 39 Times in 24 Posts Failed 2 Times in 2 Posts	So after restoring a few watches, my friend came to me with an emergency...damaged a fairly old panerai ( A series), and the AD suggested a new case. We know that the factory would just put a current series case which would devalue the watch a lot so he let me take a crack at it! Basically bezel, side of case, lugs were scratched to heck, and there was a sizable dent! Crystal was also scraped! Ended up re-machining a whole side, re-machine part of the bezel, and a lot of polishing with wet sand paper / clay / dremel / diamond paste Wish i took more pictures "before," but after the watch looks brand new now! I didn't want to unscrew anything so it was just a lot of masking. I'm glad the steel is of high quality to accept all that beating and come out ok. About 6 hours of work but at least I know I can do it now with a collectible lol.