Different markers. Are both correct?

IWBA · Jun 30, 2019

Look at these two versions (three watches tough). The first and last picture is how I usually see how the markers looks like on a 2639. But sometimes I found some that has the markers like the other one. Here's another example https://omegaforums.net/threads/cal-265-advice.42456/ it has the "rare" markers. I've seen like 4 of those but hundreds with the other one.

The one with lume that are "below" the markers is very common. The other one with lume more towards the middle is something I rarely see. The last two pictures looks almost like identical version except for the markers.

Are both original and correct? Just different versions?

IWBA · Jul 1, 2019

No one knows?

STANDY · Jul 1, 2019

Many dials with many markers.
Omega sourced dials from several companies in these days

IWBA · Jul 1, 2019

STANDY
Many dials with many markers.
Omega sourced dials from several companies in these days

So both are correct?

Tony C. · Jul 1, 2019

I IWBA
So both are correct?

No reason to think otherwise.

STANDY · Jul 1, 2019

I IWBA
So both are correct?

And the other 3 or so dials that are around for the same reference 😉

In the hay day several dial makers made several dials for the same model.

We even see the same dial with different hands often.

IWBA · Jul 1, 2019

STANDY
And the other 3 or so dials that are around for the same reference 😉

In the hay day several dial makers made several dials for the same model.

We even see the same dial with different hands often.

Ok. Thank you for the information 😀

Things like this makes me crazy haha.

So the hands might be correct as well? Even in cases where they don't really match in color?

STANDY · Jul 1, 2019

I IWBA
So the hands might be correct as well? Even in cases where they don't really match in color?

No

That’s a whole can of worms 50 years after a watch was made. Hands were often replaced at service and it’s hard to tell what hands were originally on a vintage watch.
It’s the untouched beauties that we see over time that we use as a guide

This watch the hands don’t look right. Too long, right style though.

That’s the research you have to do. Look at 20-30 watches the same and you will see a better picture. Find a pristine example and use that as a benchmark.

IWBA · Jul 2, 2019

STANDY
No

That’s a whole can of worms 50 years after a watch was made. Hands were often replaced at service and it’s hard to tell what hands were originally on a vintage watch.
It’s the untouched beauties that we see over time that we use as a guide

This watch the hands don’t look right. Too long, right style though.

That’s the research you have to do. Look at 20-30 watches the same and you will see a better picture. Find a pristine example and use that as a benchmark.

Ok so that one has an original dial with original markers (you rarely change those I guess?) But hands have been replaced?

ConElPueblo · Jul 2, 2019

Hands are often a different shade than the markers. The ones here do look a tad long, but that could be due to a minute track with a slightly smaller diameter than normal.

IWBA · Jul 2, 2019

ConElPueblo
Hands are often a different shade than the markers. The ones here do look a tad long, but that could be due to a minute track with a slightly smaller diameter than normal.

Yeah I was thinking about this. I often see hands with different shades so I got confused.

About the length. https://omegaforums.net/threads/cal-265-advice.42456/
And another one in the picuters. So it's 3 different, the one with the blue strap, the one in the "cal 265 advice" thread and this one. All of them seems to have the same hands? I think all of them seems to be long.

IWBA · Jul 2, 2019

@STANDY Do you see any difference?

Different markers. Are both correct?

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