Asking your opinion on the dial.

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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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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.
 
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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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Agree with @airansun ...except in that I don't think those are "small" observations when it comes to making a purchase decision 🤔
 
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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?
 
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My gut feeling was saying redial. Did not like the swiss made...
 
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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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dials vary

have you seen all the variations of that era?
 
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dials vary

have you seen all the variations of that era?

Agree. This one looks legit to me.
Instead I don't like the case, seems to me quite deeply polished.
 
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dials vary

have you seen all the variations of that era?
I’d imagine there’s quite a lot!
 
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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?
Thank you all for your replies. I will stay away from it and wait for the next opportunity.
 
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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.


To me, it is clear that this dial is original.
 
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Thank you all for your replies. I will stay away from it and wait for the next opportunity.

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