Ghost 1680 Back Finally

[dsio]

Well it cost a fair bit of change, but I guess there's no such thing as a cheap submariner. Finally got the watch back after two months with the following work carried out:

*Complete movement overhaul with significant part replacement and rust removal
*New Top-Hat crystal sourced and fitted (I know some like the beveled but the Top-Hat is a signature part of the 1680 and I couldn't go without it)
*Colour matched tritium dot fitted to original silver "ghost" bezel
*New 93150 bracelet with 580 endlinks
*No polishing or aesthetic modification done apart from replacement of missing parts

Slight problem is that while servicing, the moisture affected tritium on the dial was so fragile that it just crumbled away in some parts of the plots. This coupled with the fact that the hands had already darkened further than the dial has me thinking I may eventually have to replace both the dial and hands with a replacement matching set, which will be a bit sad given how much trouble I've had to go to to get it back into this shape, but I guess that's what happens when a watch isn't serviced or pressure tested over decades.

Doesn't stop me from enjoying it for now, I hardly notice the missing lume (but do ever so slightly, like a splinter in my toe). Here's the pics.