The Vintage Lesson You've All Heard About...

[Cloudchaser]

First, a giant thank you to all of the TRF experts that helped me realize the mistake that I had made and for prompting the valuable lesson that I needed to learn, apparently!

In what I thought was a decent transaction, I had acquired a 1970 "Red Sub." In part because the watch had been serviced/restored by Rolliworks in May of 2019, and in part because I was sort of an idiot, I never thought to consider that the hour markers and hands had both, at some point, been re-lumed.

Thanks to some respectful and expert TRFers, it's been highlighted for me. Aside from a bit of embarrassment, Imm now faced with trying to figure out...

What next????

Do I take this thing to RSC and try my very best to get the proper, though elusive, "red service dial" (I assume they'd change the bezel insert too)? Do I have one of the expert watchmakers do their best to "restore" the dial ("restore" patina...I know)? Do I nothing aside from fully disclosing the condition and trying to sell it? Do I do nothing and wear it (I'm not the guy who cares about the re-lume very much but I also hesitate to wear around an acrylic domed watch from 1970 on a daily basis). No matter what, I'm going to take a bath on this watch, I understand but...

If you were me, what would you do?

Thanks for your input!