CHOCOLATE "sparkle" RANCHERO SM

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mac_omega

·Jul 4, 2015

Dear experts,

here comes my special chocolate "sparkle" Seamaster in Ranchero case...

It came with a totally wrong white second hand which I had to remove as it was so ugly.

I am unsure which correct second hand should be on this watch - I could not find any pics of Rancheros with center second hands...
Maybe should it look like the Railmaster´s second hand?

For the Railmaster I found the plain second hand and one with the "drop tail" in silver and white.

pics borrowed from the www

Which one would be correct for my SM Ranchero - any thoughts? Number 1, 2 or 3 ?

I would appreciate the advice of the experts here.

Thank you in advance

Erich

 

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cristos71

·Jul 4, 2015

Well I´m no expert but would definitely go for the needle hand No.1.

If I compare to 2913´s and 4´s from this period then that seconds hand would certainly match the best.

No.2 looks fake and No.3 too late.

 

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alam

·Jul 4, 2015

..I'm waiting for www.SeamasterRanchero101.com to go live... 🍿 In the meantime, that's a nice Ranchero you got there! 😉

 

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gatorcpa

·Jul 4, 2015·ΩF InvestiGator

My semi-educated guess is that it would be a similar style to the Railmaster, as the other hands match:



There is a listing for Ref 2996 in the Omega database that could help:

http://www.omegawatches.com/planet-omega/heritage/vintage-watches-database?ref=14440

Hope this helps,
gatorcpa

 

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mac_omega

·Jul 5, 2015

gatorcpa

My semi-educated guess is that it would be a similar style to the Railmaster, as the other hands match:



There is a listing for Ref 2996 in the Omega database that could help:

http://www.omegawatches.com/planet-omega/heritage/vintage-watches-database?ref=14440

Hope this helps,
gatorcpa

Thanks a lot - you confirmed what I had as a gut feeling - the needle style best matches the proportions... another spear tip on the second hand would be too much IMO

 

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mac_omega

·Jul 5, 2015

Does anybody have a source where to buy such a silver colored second hand?

Al, do you happen to have a parts number available?

 

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tdn-dk

·Jul 5, 2015

Cousinsuk.com




Used this one for my transformed Ranchero 2996 (Swedish sold with a Seamaster service dial), until i find a nice all original Ranchero.

 

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mac_omega

·Jul 5, 2015

tdn-dk

Cousinsuk.com




Used this one for my transformed Ranchero 2996 (Swedish sold with a Seamaster service dial), until i find a nice all original Ranchero.

Thank you very much Thomas!

Yes, now I remember that you have SMs in Ranchero cases...

 

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kyle L

·Jul 5, 2015·Grasshopper

Very nice Seamaster Erich! It kind of looks cool without the seconds hand too...it gives it a very clean look. 😀

 

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michaelmc

·Jul 5, 2015

+1 very nice,

 

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mac_omega

·Jul 6, 2015

merken - marked for future reference