Hi everyone, Having been studying the excellent info on here about how to spot original from re-finished dials on Constellations, I have seen the spelling is something to look out for (believe it or not). The guide on how to "fish" from @ConElPueblo is excellent - thanks for sharing your insights. So, I have been looking closely at Constellations, I see that "chronometer" is spelled in many different ways - e.g., chronometer, chronometre, chronometere etc. Did Omega produce dials with this different spelling (maybe for different markets), or is it a sign of a re-finished dial? I offer some examples from various websites below to illustrate my question...
Loving the ‘Chronometere’ -surely Del Boy’s watch? Both re and er are correct - they appear in different eras (but with cross over) And you haven’t even started on straight Ms and sloping Ms yet.....(see your pic No2 for an example)
French is the official language of Swiss horology, so they started with chronomètre. As the main market shifted overseas they replaced it for the English word chronometer, because overseas people aren’t able...
Very interesting - thanks everyone. There are so many small details to get your head around with these vintage Omegas. Which, of course, is part of the fun.
You might want to check out this thread: https://omegaforums.net/threads/vintage-constellations-show-and-tell.19186/