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  1. rottengreekfire Aug 8, 2013

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    I have my suspicions about this one, though the pictures aren't the best. The font looks a little funny, especially the words "automatic" and "chronometer." The Ω logo also doesn't seem right to me.


    What do the more learned of this community think?


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  2. ulackfocus Aug 8, 2013

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    It looks funny, as if the dial is concave. Might be a warped crystal though.
     
  3. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member Aug 8, 2013

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    Dial looks fine to me. I think the seller used a flash at an angle. There seems to be a crescent shaped shadow at the top.
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  4. X350 XJR Vintage Omega Aficionado Aug 9, 2013

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    Looks OK, just distortion from the crystal.
     
  5. hoipolloi Vintage Omega Connoisseur Aug 9, 2013

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    you're right.

    The A (automatic) with pointed top is a good sign of a redial. The rest doesn't look good either, avoid!
     
  6. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member Aug 9, 2013

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    Very hard to duplicate the linen finish, so I don't think it's a redial. However, the pictures are so out of focus and angled that I would only buy if I could examine the dial in person.

    At the current price, it's a gamble. When it goes higher, probably wouldn't touch it.
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  7. hoipolloi Vintage Omega Connoisseur Aug 9, 2013

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    In many cases, the redialers only clean the surface then reprint the fonts.
     
  8. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member Aug 9, 2013

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    Could very well be, but the photographic angle is critical on these, since the ink doesn't sit flat on the dial on original dials.

    Here's another one that looks like a pointed first "A", but I think the dial is original.

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    You just can't tell without seeing it personally. Which is why I don't own one.
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  9. hoipolloi Vintage Omega Connoisseur Aug 9, 2013

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    that A is not pointed , the one in question is.

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    and your example has different fonts, different model
     
  10. Alpenschneerot Aug 11, 2013

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    That`s mine ,a 168.029 Connie with original dial....:) IMG_1535[1].JPG