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  1. Rmanz Jan 20, 2019

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    I just stumbled on this listing and since I'm quite new to the world of vintage watches I wanted to hear your Opinion.
    The Seller says that the dial has been cleaned and the movement serviced. Do the hands and the dial still look original to you?
    Thank you already for your help
     
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  2. mario linus Jan 20, 2019

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    It seems a redial
     
  3. François Pépin Jan 20, 2019

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    The Omega script looks ok. The minute track seems uneven in crispness, and the Swiss made is weird, but could be because of the angle of the pic. I guess it is original but have indeed been heavily cleaned, which has removed the lume. No lume either on the hands.
     
  4. airansun In the shuffling madness Jan 20, 2019

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    Two small observations:

    The track in the seconds subdial is not centered.
    The 12 is not centered on its hour marker.
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  5. about3blank Jan 20, 2019

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    Agree with @airansun ...except in that I don't think those are "small" observations when it comes to making a purchase decision :unsure:
     
  6. François Pépin Jan 20, 2019

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    Two things look OK to me: the Omega script and the subdial circles. I agree the crest looks off, but could partly be because of the pic, and it is partly things that can be found on dials of that period.

    The lines of the subdial are too long compared to what I have seen in such dials. So maybe a redial after all. A partial one?
     
  7. Shabbaz Jan 20, 2019

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    My gut feeling was saying redial. Did not like the swiss made...
     
  8. Rochete Jan 20, 2019

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    I don't like the subdial.
     
  9. Hamish02 Jan 20, 2019

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    Interesting observations on the ‘12’ misalignment. I’ve always questioned my Seamaster about the same thing and I’ve also questioned the alignment of ‘omega’ and the logo. These look similar to the OP’s post and might suggest that this is legit and comes with the production of the time like @François Pépin mentioned. I’d suggest it’s the subdial that lets it down for reasons stated previously.

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  10. mac_omega Jan 20, 2019

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    dials vary

    have you seen all the variations of that era?
     
  11. bardamu Jan 21, 2019

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    Agree. This one looks legit to me.
    Instead I don't like the case, seems to me quite deeply polished.
     
  12. Hamish02 Jan 21, 2019

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    I’d imagine there’s quite a lot!
     
  13. Rmanz Jan 21, 2019

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    Thank you all for your replies. I will stay away from it and wait for the next opportunity.
     
  14. François Pépin Jan 21, 2019

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    To me, it is clear that this dial is original.
     
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  15. François Pépin Jan 21, 2019

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    Maybe because you could ask to the seller a good front pic of the dial. Because to me it is still not clear.
     
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  16. mario linus Jan 22, 2019

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    Imho a redial for sure, ugly subdial, strange "swiss made", misalignements at 12 and 6