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that's actually not patina Simon but corrosion due to condensation and age....with todays technology all that has to be done to duplicate that dial is to take a pic and feed it into a 3M machine and out comes a one sided adhesive duplicate that is then applied to the cleaned and refinished dial...I would remove that Enicar beads of rice bracelet which may be worth more to a collector than the watch in it's present condition and has nothing to do with Longines although a very collectible brand in it's own right and pick up a Longines strap...have the movement tuned up along with a quick polish to bring back the the lustre of the blued hands and some of the finish of the case....all in all you will have a nice watch but again the only value that is important is the sentimental value it has for you hand6.gif
I agree with Oscar,about removing the bracelet.
Longines straps are a little more than most other
brands of leather straps. However, think about
the fact, that this watch belonged to the same
family since day one.
To me,that's worth preserving.
Cheers,
Simon