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Lorenz

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Good evening guys, unfortunately I managed to drop my Breitling Chronospace a56012. Now a small peace of the color in the Minute hand fell out. Does anyone have an Idea how or if I can fill it up with paint again? and where I could get such a paint.

 

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4 minutes ago, AndyHull said:

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Thanks for the tip Andy, will try, fingers crossed.

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1 hour ago, Lorenz said:

Does anyone have an Idea how or if I can fill it up with paint again? and where I could get such a paint.

I wouldn't attempt this on a genuine Breitling without a lot of practice.

Re-luming hands is possible, and most of the watch repair suppliers supply lume as either individual colours or a kit of colours, however the technique requires considerable skill and patience. You also need to remove the hands from the watch, as the lume is applied from the rear of the hands.

If you do consider attempting this, even in light of what I have said, then at the very least, obtain a few cheap watches to practice on first. Also watch this lot, it gives a lot of context to the problem, and some good tips.

 

 

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