I believe that to be a redial. And $50 shipping seriously!!! I could use the case though for a project.

 

I thought so too, at first. But I think it's original, I've just picked up a original waffle with crosshair and its VERY similar...and if it is a jumbo. More uncommon.

 

Are we happy with the applied logo? It's the first logo I've seen of that age with "Happy Feet". Actually it's the first logo I've seen that looks quite like that. And the S in Seamaster just doesn't seem quite right - somewhere between the early coat hanger script and the 60's rounded font. I have seen one other image of a contemporary watch though with the same rounded S and the lower r at the end.

 

Ooooh.. look at the patina on the dial though... that dial is old.

 

Not sure, but seems 128xxxxxxx serial too early for round bottom "S"
Seamaster logo. Not saying it's not a legit dial, but seems
not to match movement time window.

 

The OMEGA/Automatic text looks good. Perhaps the dial was never even marked Seamaster at all and it's actually addition?

 

Yes, I'm with you on that one. I'm also not so keen on the Omega symbol. Strange...

 

Do we know the rule about the 'S' in Seamaster..? I need reminding again..I was told at STS today that my gold Seamaster with a rounded S was a redial..I thought there were two variations?

 

I thought the general rule of thumb was the coat hanger style for 50's Omegas, which then became more of a rounded font as they moved into the 60's. Desmond (monodec) has a write-up about it if I recall correctly.

Either way.. I am liking this watch. If the text has been redone, it looks like it was done a long while ago. It just "feels right". My brother might have to try and acquire it for his first "real" watch.

 

I think the rounded "S" started showing up on some Omega dials(not all) around
1958

 

Take a look at the post by "hoipollio" about 1/2 way down the following page:

http://omega.watchprosite.com/?show=nblog.post&ti=651766

He's got an example of a 2577 with a dial that's more degraded at the top than at the bottom. The script is the same. That's the only other example where I've seen this. But the script is identical.