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1978 Alaska 3 Dial Availability?

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No on several levels. Firstly you won’t be able to order that dial, secondly an AD will no longer supply parts other than bracelets and straps so even if the dial were available they wouldn’t supply it. An authorised service centre might allow a dial swap under certain circumstances but only if the dial is available and that one won’t be.
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So you've tried to order an older dial before? I had a boutique allow me to swap a spectre bezel onto a regular 300mc no problem and that was a part from a limited edition piece.
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So you've tried to order an older dial before? I had a boutique allow me to swap a spectre bezel onto a regular 300mc no problem and that was a part from a limited edition piece?
That dial was rare to start with, I bet they only made about 20 back in the 70s. Even if it were not rare there is no way they would sell or fit you a tritium lume dial today. No chance.
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So you've tried to order an older dial before? I had a boutique allow me to swap a spectre bezel onto a regular 300mc no problem and that was a part from a limited edition piece?
An OB? That’s impressive. Not the bezel though... also not sure why you want the dial... the bezel is the crown jewel. The dial is meh.

the alaska 3 Was an in house test Not an Le.

it’s unobtainium.
 
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Closest your going to get is a ST1

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Closest your going to get is a ST1

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I’m betting I can get the ST1 dial from the boutique. Prefer the all black of the Alaska.
 
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I’m betting I can get the ST1 dial from the boutique. Prefer the all black of the Alaska.
I'll take that bet. You wont. Parts like these fitted to LEs are now on exchange basis, even for mainstream production models they will no longer sell you a loose dial of any kind.
 
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I’m betting I can get the ST1 dial from the boutique. Prefer the all black of the Alaska.

You lose.

064WJZ006876

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Specific component, return the item

Only available as an exchange. Not all LE dials are only on exchange, but a few are.

Also Omega doesn't sell dials to anyone who asks, even if they are readily available. Straps, buckles, and bracelets are not restricted parts, so anyone can buy those, but the parts of the actual watch head are not available for sale to the public. If a boutique sold you a bezel from one model to fit on a completely different model, they violated a few Omega policies in the process.

Cheers, Al
 
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You lose.

064WJZ006876

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Specific component, return the item

Only available as an exchange. Not all LE dials are only on exchange, but a few are.

Also Omega doesn't sell dials to anyone who asks, even if they are readily available. Straps, buckles, and bracelets are not restricted parts, so anyone can buy those, but the parts of the actual watch head are not available for sale to the public. If a boutique sold you a bezel from one model to fit on a completely different model, they violated a few Omega policies in the process.

Cheers, Al

Looks like I’ll stick to strap changes to spice up my moo watch then. Thanks for the info.
 
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What do me and Al win? He has an M2 and I have and M240i so maybe something vintage BMW would suit us both. A nice classy 3.0 CSL would be just fine. Can you find 2?
 
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What do me and Al win? He has an M2 and I have and M240i so maybe something vintage BMW would suit us both. A nice classy 3.0 CSL would be just fine. Can you find 2?

You can split time in my E90 M3. Common interest between omega and bmw that I didn’t know about?
 
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You can split time in my E90 M3. Common interest between omega and bmw that I didn’t know about?
Ooooo nice. My respect for you is now rather higher!

For fun lets do pics!

Al you are exempt if you can't be bothered!

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You can split time in my E90 M3. Common interest between omega and bmw that I didn’t know about?
Eh, all the cool ones are Omega + Porsche 😁
 
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Al you are exempt if you can't be bothered!

No worries - always happy to post pics...



Remi says "When she's finished, can you take me for a ride?"

 
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Ai Caramba! V Nice. Now we need and E90 for variety...
 
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