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Olhenry56
·One can bet the Ebay seller has 😁
A black crosshair De Ville, is it OK?
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S.H.
·This one is not in bad shape, it is mostly grungy. You should see how my other one looked before :
And after:
But it was 500eur (OK, a few years ago)
And after:
But it was 500eur (OK, a few years ago)
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X350 XJR
··Vintage Omega AficionadoSteel with gold bezel would be the second most desirable behind all steel so this is a plus on the valve side. The gold-filled ones on the bottom and most common target of the redialers. I don’t think the price is bad for a nice un molested example.
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S.H.
·OK, F- it: I'm buying it. Returns allowed, 14 days period to retract, more than enough to assess if the dial is OK or not (I may ask some advice here, even if ordinarily I don't need to when I have the thing in hand).
I'll report back in a few days, with good news hopefully.
Edit: thanks to all of you, it is nice to have some advice!
I'll report back in a few days, with good news hopefully.
Edit: thanks to all of you, it is nice to have some advice!
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seekingseaquest
·I would be curious what @seekingseaquest thinks.
Regarding price, I’d say it’s about at value for a nice black dial SMDV. But it’s the crosshair that makes this one special since they’re so uncommon. This marker style is one of the “known” variants, so that’s a good sign for original.
I don't know if I've ever seen a convincing repainted ribbon dial, so I think you're good.
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Olhenry56
·I don’t think it’s a ribbon dial - I think it’s an effect of the photos (see the lines in the red background in the second photo)
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PlainVanilla
·This is not a De Ville, but a Seamaster de Ville. Two different lines.
And as I have recommended this very watch on this forum a few days ago already, I think this one is genuine and will look awesome after a service, with a new crystal and a nice leather strap.
And as I have recommended this very watch on this forum a few days ago already, I think this one is genuine and will look awesome after a service, with a new crystal and a nice leather strap.
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SOG53
·https://omegaforums.net/threads/gilt-dial-omegas.45730/#post-542507
The above thread from 2016 addressed the definition of a "gilt" dial- while the definition seemed to make sense to the conversants I cant say same for me. Anyone like to address this? Thank you
The above thread from 2016 addressed the definition of a "gilt" dial- while the definition seemed to make sense to the conversants I cant say same for me. Anyone like to address this? Thank you
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SOG53
·https://omegaforums.net/threads/gilt-dial-omegas.45730/#post-542512
Although this comment did resonate......
Although this comment did resonate......
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kaplan
·I've never seen fonts disappear/change on a patinated/damaged "gilt" dial, so maybe it's the same method - but my experience is limited
Come to think about it, I don't think the base plate has a silver color on grey "gilt"s, but the fonts are silver, so maybe a base coat that's strong and paint on top, opening up one of these watches could shed more light
Come to think about it, I don't think the base plate has a silver color on grey "gilt"s, but the fonts are silver, so maybe a base coat that's strong and paint on top, opening up one of these watches could shed more light
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S.H.
·It arrived! There is a fine dust like patina on the dial. It does not look like a redial to me, even if it is not perfectly aligned. Some mock modern Seikos for this, they should see some vintage Rolex or Omega... 😁
What looks like rotor drag is actually a ring of dirt. The movement does not look abused, nor water damaged (a water damaged movement is a good pointer to a redial).
What looks like rotor drag is actually a ring of dirt. The movement does not look abused, nor water damaged (a water damaged movement is a good pointer to a redial).
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S.H.
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JwRosenthal
·It arrived! There is a fine dust like patina on the dial. It does not look like a redial to me, even if it is not perfectly aligned. Some mock modern Seikos for this, they should see some vintage Rolex or Omega... 😁
What looks like rotor drag is actually a ring of dirt. The movement does not look abused, nor water damaged (a water damaged movement is a good pointer to a redial).
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kaplan
·I think the underside of the dial was a definite proof for these, there was a thread on it a while ago but I forgot, the underside should have black paint too?
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S.H.
·From what I can see, the underside is Matt black.
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PlainVanilla
·Congrats, send some new pictures after a service!
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·Here is the underside :
Fun fact: fastening the horrible bracelet to the case were what looked like OG omega bars (shoulderless with tabs).
Fun fact: fastening the horrible bracelet to the case were what looked like OG omega bars (shoulderless with tabs).
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bananapeanut
·You did well. Lovely dial. Congratulations !
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Shabbaz
·That dial looks great.
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