To restore a clock is to make it as nearly as possible as it was when it was first made, bearing in mind that its case, movement and dial will inevitably carry evidence of use which it is not necessarily desirable to remove or disguise. There is considerable difference of opinion on this matter, which involves both ethics and aesthetics; for example, in the restoration of an engraved brass dial. Some people prefer to see the dial looking dull and old, probably scratched and with the silvering gone. Others wish to have the dial filled with new wax in the engraving and the chapter ring resilvered as new, as the maker originally intended. It is a matter of taste when restoring a clock to ensure that it does not look too new yet regains its original dignity and quality.