There is a seller in my neck of the woods, whose Piepan Connie has proven a great learning experience. I might make an offer there and have noticed another interesting Piepan, Steel Case Ref 2852 Cal 501, that he has, pics below, for which he wants USD $1700. The previous one seemed to have a consensus of 'a bit on the high side', for what seems an average dial.

The ad claims:

"Fully original and untouched dial and case. ... Crystal and crown have been replaced by NOS Omega OEM genuine period and model correct parts."

To my still-a-lot-to learn eye, this Piepan dial appears in much better condition. I like this model, and I would be happy with it as my first purchase. The question: is it worth USD $1700?

 

Looks like a fairly decent 2852 cal 501/505 with a half waffle dial. Could be a winner but I'd want better pictures of the dial and movement before making a move.

 

It's definitely a nice variant of the dial to own. Better pictures would be helpful. Especially the movement as a lot of these 50X movements have suffered in their lifetime.

I just would give the crown another look over by the experts here. It seems a bit thick, no? The logo looks like the one from the 70's but that I have no expertise on this... I just know that a lot of fakes are out there.

Here is my 2582 for comparison:

 

I wouldn't go for 1700USD..just an opinion.

 

Wow. That is one mighty fine specimen!

 

Didn't mean to distract too much with my watch.

Is the crown correct on OP watch?

 

Can't help it! It's too nice

 

The question..

I'd echo these comments as key answers to your question...

 

Thanks all; the advice is very much appreciated.

 

Those pics make out Look ragged, get better ones and maybe it will look different? Besides a dirty dial I don't see anything wrong with it.