Ah, now it's my turn to get some education… I was going through ebay listings and came across a solid gold black dial Omega. Now, although I usually wouldn't consider black dial Omega, this particular one happened to fit quite a bit to my uncle's taste, so I was considering getting it as a gift. Since I am not quite familiar with black dial omegas, I thought it would be great if I could get some advices from OF members. (Thanks everyone!) I am almost certain the case has been polished, as optical reflection on the case surfaces is kinda distorted. However I really couldn't tell if the dial is a redial. The raised index and hands seem to have similar oxidation, but that black dial just looked too pristine to me… Photos are below. My gut feeling says this is a redial, is that correct? Thanks for your help!
First glance made me think redial. The watch has seen a lot of life as evidenced by the case condition and numerous watchmakers service marks. The dial looks like it was made yesterday.
Exactly my thoughts, it is quite unlikely that non of those service sessions left a mark on the dial… So I guess 1 year of reading OF does pay off! Identifying redials is now getting embedded into my instinct
The marks around the indices, be they from glue or pooling of black paint as well as the soft edges on the subdial gives the game away. The golden cross in the subdial should go to the edge of the subdial as well, and this type of subdial layout is uncommon as well to begin with.
I'm pretty sure it's a redial. If you look at the subsecond circle, it's completely flat like on most redials.
Oh my… Thanks everyone for pointing out the flaws! My still-new-eyes couldn't pin down what exactly is wrong. Great tips , learnt much today!