1998 Seamaster 2531.80, Tritium? Original Owner Looking for

I've owned this 2531.80 since 1998 and I'm trying to document exactly what I have. It was bought from Watches of Switzerland in January 1998 and Omega last serviced it in 2018. I've retained the original box, paperwork, tags and the parts Omega returned after the service.

I'm particularly interested in establishing whether this is one of the late tritium examples, and whether the more knowledgeable 2531.80 collectors here can spot anything interesting about its original specification or subsequent service history.

Serial is 60,204,275. I've attached photographs of the watch, paperwork and returned parts.

I'd also be interested in opinions on the condition of the case and bezel, particularly whether the case appears to have seen much polishing over its life.

Thank you!

Fair question! Perhaps “interesting” was the wrong word. 😊

I was really hoping to establish whether the January 1998 date and 60.2m serial put it around the tritium/Super-LumiNova transition, and whether the dial appears to be original to the watch. Omega replaced the hands at the 2018 service, but fortunately returned the originals, which I still have.

I’ve owned it since new, so I’m really just trying to document exactly what I have after rather a long time of simply wearing it!

Thanks, that was one of the things I was hoping to confirm. The hands were replaced by Omega during the 2018 service, and fortunately they returned the originals, which I still have with the other replaced parts.

Dial is tritium. Hands are SuperLuminova, no doubt replaced during the service in 2018 as it's on the invoice and you can see the tritium hands in the spare parts bag.

I have no opinion on the polishing other than to say it was done in 2018 during the Omega service. Keep in mind polishing Bond Seamasters is not the kind of deal killer that it can be for vintage Rolex and Patek models. This model was produced in the hundreds of thousands (perhaps millions) from 1993 to 2006. While it's an awesome watch (I own one), it will never carry the high prices of vintage Rolex models, nor do collectors obsess over every indication of polishing.

I have a very early one, all tritium and like it. I agree with Davidt the hands look too new against the dial.