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What is causing spider-webbing on gilt dials?
Feb 09, 2015,17:02 PM
Hi all,
A quick question for the experts around here.
I have noticed this morning, to my utter despair, that my flawless 5508 has a flaw.
A very tiny hairline can be seen, going from the coronet to the bottom of the 1 o'clock marker.
It is very difficult to make out and I have not managed to capture it with my camera so far.
It looks like a superficial crazing of the top-coat of lacquer, aka spider-webbing.
I am pretty sure that this was not on the dial when I received the watch, a couple of month ago.
So here is my interrogation:
What could have caused this?
I am very gentle with my timepieces, putting them back in their box at night and being extra careful not to bump in anything.
Of course, sometimes sh** happens.
Yesterday, I bump (not strongly) in a wall.
Could this bump be responsible for the crazing??
Or is this just the normal ageing of a 56 year old dial?
I am afraid to wear it now, as I do not want to see more hairlines appearing on my beloved dial.
Please let me hear you on this subject.
Thanks in advance,
Fab.