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Good morning Will. About the only thing you could do would be to give it a good polish. My favourite polish for both metal, acrylic and glass is Solvol Autosol. Using this stuff you will be able to polish the whole watch at once. For the more fiddly bits use the above on cotton buds, but be careful not to get any past the pushers, especially if they are the old rectangular ones. To get into the very tightest corners I use either peg wood or a match stick cut to shape and use that to apply the polish. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Autosol-Solvol-Chrome-Polish-Aluminium-Metal-Paste-75ml-tube-Fast-Dispatch-/251388433933?pt=UK_Car_Accessories_Car_Care_Cleaning&hash=item3a87eb160d

Only in a small way, it not a first line of attack, but when all else fails it works fine. The brass is not a ferrous metal, at worse the plating on the brass may come off. But when you have a rusted screw that will not come out you'll find this works very well. A few years back I got a Patek in for repair that was forgotten in a fishing box for 10 years! Ever plate screw in the movement was rusted solid! Did the vinegar thing and rotted out all the screws. With that done I was able to repair the movement. Yes when I was done repairing the movement Train wheels, setting wheels, balance etc. the movement lost most of its plating ( that is it became a brass colored movement) but considering Patek in NYC refused the repair it was a small price to pay to get the watch running again.

Excellent stuff - good to see these Hamiltons being put to good use. One of my all-time favourite movement makers.

Stunning as usual Don!

Thats a beauty, I want one.