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·Long-time lurker here. A Japanese-market 131.013 Cal. 286 has caught my eye, listed here by a seller in CA: https://www.ebay.com/itm/235433904602
It currently sits at $238.50. A similar piece with some dial patina recently sold for a little under $300, which people here seeemed to regard as a good price (https://omegaforums.net/threads/rec...-not-for-inquiries.1790/page-457#post-2299654). The hands look right to me. The crown looks fine. The case looks pretty good with decently sharp edges on the lugs.
There are a few things I have doubts about, all on the dial, so wanted to ask the experts.
The two applied indices at 12 look out of alignment in some photos. From other angles they look fine though.
It might just be because of the not-super-quality photos, but the "SWISS MADE" text doesn't look right to me. Nor does "OMEGA" especially the G. Some of the markers around the seconds track look like they aren't a consistent length. The ones between 7 and 8 look shorter than those between 10 and 11, although they might just be distorted through the curved edge of the crystal. So come to think of it, everything printed on the dial looks iffy to me. Am I being too hyper-critical, or has this dial been repainted?
It currently sits at $238.50. A similar piece with some dial patina recently sold for a little under $300, which people here seeemed to regard as a good price (https://omegaforums.net/threads/rec...-not-for-inquiries.1790/page-457#post-2299654). The hands look right to me. The crown looks fine. The case looks pretty good with decently sharp edges on the lugs.
There are a few things I have doubts about, all on the dial, so wanted to ask the experts.
The two applied indices at 12 look out of alignment in some photos. From other angles they look fine though.
It might just be because of the not-super-quality photos, but the "SWISS MADE" text doesn't look right to me. Nor does "OMEGA" especially the G. Some of the markers around the seconds track look like they aren't a consistent length. The ones between 7 and 8 look shorter than those between 10 and 11, although they might just be distorted through the curved edge of the crystal. So come to think of it, everything printed on the dial looks iffy to me. Am I being too hyper-critical, or has this dial been repainted?
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