Bezel re-finishing/painting?

[dpa94114]

I was recently looking at a beautiful old 1655 from a fairly reputable albeit slighly over-priced jeweler in FL. The only problem was that a fair amount of the paint had worn off the bezel numbering. it still looked pretty cool, but i got curious.

What was interesting was that the price of this model was about 30 or 40% less than the one he had in mint condition.

I saw a note in another thread or two...what would be the process of getting the bezel repainted? Are there craftsmen who do this kind of work?

I'm thinking that if it's done carefully, it shouldn't dramatically impact the value of the watch.

thanks for any help

doug