Can anyone explain this accelerated dial "ageing"?

[Awetaylor]

What a nightmare!

My takeaway for this is to buy a shed load of desiccant for my watch box and travel boxes (I'll never throw out that silica gel again).

And finally, pray to the GODS of horology and hope they look kindly on me.

I'll also throw salt over my left shoulder every time I read the words "NOS" ... and maybe follow it with a few counterclockwise pirouettes for good measure.

 

[Xeer]

Seems to be something that happens to black dials?

 

[ConElPueblo]

ConElPueblo

You will need to find the same type of light source as was used in the photos with the shimmering.

I just had a walk around the house with my black dialed Constellation 168.004 to reproduce the effect, but no luck. The one time I saw the effect, it was in a room lit with flourescent lamps. I nearly panicked as it came out of nowhere and I was sure that the dial was shot. When I left the room it had gone.

I happened to be in a room with fluorescent lighting whilst wearing my Constellation, so I thought I would show the effect here:

 

[philips]

Nobody has suggested this is a poor redial and that it is not an Omega factory dal.

 

[Out of TIME!]

Xeer

So I bought this gloss black vintage Omega watch from @omega_enthusiast on IG in 2018. These were the pictures taken by the dealer at the point of sale..



After 1 year of ownership in 2019:


Thereafter as we all know, COVID happened so I stored my watches away in my safe within a watch case along with all a slew of other vintage watches each in their separate plastic caskets.


Almost a year and a half (2021) later I took the watches out to inspect them and this is what happened to the watch:


Went back to the seller to ask what happened and he said he has no idea, this has never happened before so we thought to ask on OF.

 

[Out of TIME!]

So, several pointers:
A fire proof safe and old safes have cement or such linnings, that is what protects the contents.
They also retain moisture, they need to be opened and air circulated on a frequent bases.
The crystal may have expelled a vapor residue.
The back gaskets also may have expelled gases.
Watchmaker did not disasemble to piecse, put movement in soloution & it left a residue soloution.
I have seen movements & aircraft tacy-meters where the tech just tossed assembly into the wash, rinse,
Dry & reassemble into the case. Years later in watches, you open the watch & here is this greenish goo where the cleaning fluids wound up in the movement. With aircraft inst., like 1-6 months they would be backin the shop. Pull the records, who worked on it last, get inspector, write it up, tech gets reprimand.
Choose one from above.
It appears the seconds hand had rust from the start, also
Look for details like that & look at the movement.
The case may have taken in water.

 

[ConElPueblo]

philips

Nobody has suggested this is a poor redial and that it is not an Omega factory dal.

Several has, but it is not the case.

 

[perks713]

I missed this thread back in Feb, very interesting read. As if I didn't have enough reasons to be scared of buying watches with black dials. Sorry for your loss OP