Here is a Globemaster with a top notch dial:



http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Omega-Constellation-100-Original-Near-Perfect-/111950960311Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

My initial impression of this watch was that it could be a redial, but there are a few small details that match up perfectly with other original Globemasters (including my own):
1. "Swiss" (and not "Swiss Made") underneath the 6 o'clock marker.
2. 12 to 6 cross-hatch very slightly off.
3. Straight legged "M" in Chronometre.

Other things on the watch that look correct:
4. "OXG" hand stamped on the balance for US market.
5. Correct reference 2652. This one is a -8. Mine is a -5. Not sure what the difference would be other than the dial.
6. Serial number is 13,625,XXX. So is mine. Difference in the serial numbers is less than 100.

It's a shame that the case was so heavily polished and the crown incorrectly replaced.

Thoughts?
gatorcpa

 

It is most likely hiding under the tension ring. The same is also being discussed here:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/an-interesting-globemaster.37727/

 

Close but no cigar. I vote for redial.

 

Hmmm, that's a helluva redial. The finish is almost perfect.

But there's a reason why I held back from putting it in the recommended thread.
gatorcpa

 

I've never seen inked rectangles next to the hour markers for original dials as well - all the ones I have seen have been circular dots. The rest of the dial looks pretty good...

 

I want to know who did the redial!

Also you need to assess the dial in the context of the entire watch - in this case the dial is in much better shape than the case. There are exceptions to this of course but it is usually in the opposite direction - nice unpolished case (typically solid gold) with heavily aged dial and movement (usually from moisture).

 

I think that the case was deliberately over-polished. Maybe to impress the "Ooooh, shiny" crowd?

My example is also heavily polished on top, but whoever did it was careful to protect the medallion.

The movement looks to be very clean, as is the dial.

This is very odd.
gatorcpa

 

Vertical crosshair is to the right, fonts slight off, lacking proper serifs. Damn nice looking job though

 

18k YG globemaster

 

If it looked like Mike's I would have hit the BIN button

 

He does now

 

Edited by someone else!

 

The OP watch is very nice, except that the ad claims all original.

 

It does say "Swiss" in tiny letters below 6 marker, which is correct for this model.

That's what make the discussion in the other thread interesting.

Any way to merge these?
gatorcpa