Another Omega

Philou

as @trash_gordon said, UV lamp is a must to check the lume.
Your dial looks original but I am more circumspect about the hands installed

Seaborg

Here is my 145.012-67 for comparison (direct sunlight vs. post-strong illumination test).

And here along with my 105.012-66 HF

simonsays

Also forgive my ignorance but who are LAWW?

ndgal

The way to tell is that the Chrono hand is a tad shorter than the original.


Notice the hour hand is a tad thicker.

and the lume "window" on the original minute hands is a tad longer and is closer to the tip.

ndgal

The hands on the OP watch could be original Omega part with original lume, but they look like service replacement.

The way to tell is that the Chrono hand is a tad shorter than the original.



Notice the hour hand is a tad thicker.


and the lume "window" on the original minute hands is a tad longer and is closer to the tip.




The dial lume in the picture looks pretty convincing to me. Need a super close up macro shot to see the texture of the lume.

This week I have seen (in hand) a 105.003 with a re-lumed dial by LAWW.
They actually showed it to me to ask my opinion of what I think about the quality of the work.
It was nice, but not perfect. To a trained eye it is very easy to spot the re-lume job. And it doesn't react to UV light to the same level as an original lume dial does.
And again, I've seen it in person, in my hand. Not through pictures.

B Bryan

How can you spot a relume? Also, what do you think of these photos?

Seaborg

The texture of the plots (very smooth) is different to what I am used to see. However, I'm not saying your plots are relumed as I have already seen this kind of plots on Speedies from the 90's. Is your Speedmaster from this period?

Concerning the hands, the patina seems not to match the one of the plots so they are maybe period correct (tritium) service parts.

Have a good day.

Cheers.

B Bryan

It is from the time period you mentioned (1992). I guess I really don’t care if it’s been relumed as long as it will still age the same and develop the nice patina that tritium develops over the years. Will this happen? Or, does it depend on the material that was used (if it was in fact relumed)? If so, how can you tell what material it is?

B Bryan

I have seen a few watches where the hands and markers glow at much different levels, which I assume means the hands were replaced. However, in this case the hands and markers diminish at the same level. Does that reveal anything?