I visited a watch friend yesterday and he showed me a dial he had repaired. It was one of those "corner" chips where the seconds register meets the main dial. He used an appliance touch-up paint that came in a small bottle with a brush in the screw top like the old "whiteout" used with ribbon typewriters. He got it at a store that specialized in selling appliances. I thought it looked excellent and as it was enamel paint, it had a bit of a shine. I emphasize it was a small chip. I don't know how it would look on a larger area.

I have been using white fingernail paint which also works well especially for building up to the enamel level . Use several coats.
I'm going to try the appliance paint to see if it's any different.

i bought some dial enamel some time back but since i never had a palletwarmer i have not been able to use it to see how good it is...but now i bought one i will be able to test it.

I bought Krylon appliance touch-up, Rustoleum touch-up, two different brands of white nail polish, some craft paints, etcetera, and what it really came down to was the color. These were all white, but some were cool white, some were warm white, some were slightly gray, etc. I took each sample and tested it on the Rolex dial I was working on. It turned out that the Orly white nail polish was the best match, and it cost less than $2.00 at the mall. It builds up fast and is easy to trim during the first week or so. It is worth trying.

Some great ideas to tackle those darn flaws...

Here is another post on dial repair. It would be good to have all of them in the same place.

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