First Post - views on ebay/other listings/recommendations

I have come across the exact same and thinking of buying it- although the patent number is just one number off.
I cannot see the value of the first post anymore. What would be fair for this one? 1500-1700 euro?

Oh wow I didn't recognize it as a redial. What part makes it that? The fact that it is so clean?

Supposedly this is the same watch- that one seemed original to me (same ad, although the other picture looked different).

Learning to spot a redial takes a while. I’ve been here about a year now and I would say I’m just beginning to get a feel for dials that are redone, but I’m often wrong. Keep looking at Omegas and you’ll start to spot things that don’t sit right with you. Also, while the redials are obvious there, check out the “worst redials” thread on this platform. Not all of them are extreme and you will learn where the rediallers get things wrong and from that you will start to know what to notice.

Most of the experienced members here can spot a redial a mile away because they know the reference and what the dial is supposed to look like. If you don’t know the reference, as I usually don’t, it comes down to a trained eye and common sense. One of the first things I look at is the thickness of the writing. Original dials typically have the writing very fine. Notice how thick yours is compared to the example posted by @gatorcpa. There are also often issues around alignment of the lettering, accuracy of the position of the minute markers, etc, and then, when you are considering particular references you’ll notice the differences more quickly.

But it’s not easy. I regularly find myself looking at pictures of redials posted here, unable to discern what others can see that I can’t. Some redials are amazingly good.

Seeing this post get bumped made me realize that the OP disappeared after this one thread

Can I hit it and quit it?

Thanks. The dial indeed looks clearly different. The 2866 sc does come back as a Seamaster a couple of times, just like the one in the original post in this thread. But the two tone is missing and writing is different indeed.
Thanks for the feedback!