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Hello there,
First post! And first time vintage Omega owner. I recently bought a vintage Omega Seamaster from a reputable dealer. Serial number is from 1950. Ref number is G-6525, The thing is...I can't fine another like it anywhere online. So either I have a very unique and rare piece, or something is off. Hoping the experts here have some thoughts. Pics below...
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Dial is repainted. If not disclosed by the dealer, you should be able to return it. Also, if you are trying to search for it using that reference number, I don't think it is an Omega reference. That is a US Wadsworth case.
 
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Dial is repainted. If not disclosed by the dealer, you should be able to return it. Also, if you are trying to search for it using that reference number, I don't think it is an Omega reference. That is a US Wadsworth case.

Thanks for the info. How do you know the dial is repainted? And where would I find the Omega ref number if that's not it?
 
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It's just experience for the dial. Incorrect printing, missing lume, etc. Often there is no Omega reference number for a US-cased watch.
 
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The dial is certainly redone which kills any collector value. I’d second returning it.

Although these aren’t my main focus it looks like the hands may also be incorrect as they seem too long (Although I’m less certain about this).
 
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Thanks guys. How does the rest look? Keeps great time BTW
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Thanks guys. I’m sure you’re right about the dial but I got it for a great price, and I’m ok with the repaint if that’s all it is. How does the rest look? Keeps great time BTW

And to be fair…the dealer said he wasn’t sure if was a redial or not. He was selling it on consignment.

For instance the minute marks are not too sharp and clean; the font seems a little bit off; the two “a”s from the seamaster text are slightly different etc. Small things that usually indicate than the dial has been refinished.
 
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Thanks guys. I’m sure you’re right about the dial but I got it for a great price, and I’m ok with the repaint if that’s all it is. How does the rest look? Keeps great time BTW

And to be fair…the dealer said he wasn’t sure if was a redial or not. He was selling it on consignment.

The hands are also too long. Minute and second shouldn’t reach over the minute ticks. But with the redial, that detail won’t affect the value significantly anymore. If you feel like you’ve paid a good price and you like it, don’t let our assessments spoil the fun for you. You know what you got now; if you’re cool with it: wear and enjoy it.
 
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When you say great price, are you saying roughly the price of the gold? Much more and it’s overpriced imo.
 
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When you say great price, are you saying roughly the price of the gold? Much more and it’s overpriced imo.

I have no idea how much the gold is worth?
 
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So it seems from the cumulative information in the responses here that what I have is a real Omega caliber and case with a repainted dial (not sure what to say about the hands, numerals and indices.). It’s not a Seamaster but that moniker was likely added whenever the dial was repainted.

I’m guessing the numerals, induces and logo are from the dial before it was painted. Probably the hands too and the minute track would have been along the edge of the original dial (which is why the hands look long)
 
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For comparison purposes, this is my 1950 cal 351 2577 watch. The serial number is 1209****, making it slightly older than yours.

You’ll note that it doesn’t have Seamaster on the dial - that came a little later.

You’ll also see that my minute and seconds hands reach the original minute markers as compared to the hands on your watch, which are either replacement hands or that the minute markers have been moved inwards when the watch was redialled. The absence of lume spots has already been mentioned.

I also think that the crown might be a replacement.

That’s not to say yours is not an attractive watch but the problems with it are there.

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So it seems from the cumulative information in the responses here that what I have is a real Omega caliber and case with a repainted dial (not sure what to say about the hands, numerals and indices.). It’s not a Seamaster but that moniker was likely added whenever the dial was repainted.

I’m guessing the numerals, induces and logo are from the dial before it was painted. Probably the hands too and the minute track would have been along the edge of the original dial (which is why the hands look long)

This is all plausible to me.
 
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So it seems from the cumulative information in the responses here that what I have is a real Omega caliber and case with a repainted dial (not sure what to say about the hands, numerals and indices.). It’s not a Seamaster but that moniker was likely added whenever the dial was repainted.

I’m guessing the numerals, induces and logo are from the dial before it was painted. Probably the hands too and the minute track would have been along the edge of the original dial (which is why the hands look long)

I think, technically, it is a Seamaster but it wasn’t necessarily written on the dial in the late 40s/early 50s and the casebacks did not have a hippocampus marking on the back.

It’s also worth mentioning that, and I’ve understood this from other more experienced OF posters, that at one stage, Swiss Omega watches were imported into the US uncased, to avoid or reduce the duty (and therefore the sale price) and were cased in the USA in US made cases.
 
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Thank you for all your responses. I am going to demand a return to the dealer. Not so much because the dial is repainted. It’s because it wasn’t disclosed and I don’t like that feeling. And what’s worse is that it says “Seamaster” when it is not (which I now know.) I probably could have lived with it otherwise.

For the record, it was labeled “14K Gold 17J Seamaster Cal 351 1950” in the store.
 
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Thank you for all your responses. I am going to demand a return to the dealer.

I doubt you’ll ever regret that decision.
 
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