For the love of chocolate

Here are some photos of a chocolate-dial 2998-2 that I had the good fortune (or maybe bad fortune, considering the impact on my finances) to acquire recently.

The dial patina and condition sealed the deal for me. The bezel has seen better days but it’s the original base 1000 tachymeter.

The caseback is pretty faded -- not sure if it's from polishing or it’s just been rubbed away from use.

The lume of the hour markers appears to be original and in good condition. The hands may or may not have been relumed. I’m OK with that.

The movement is in good shape. I brought it to my go-to watch repair master, who tweaked it slightly to adjust the frequency and it’s keeping great time.

It came without an extract from the archives, which I have since bought. Apparently delivered to a buyer in the Dutch Antilles in December 1960.

Looks like one to be worn with pride, congratulations!

Thanks very much, all! I am enjoying this watch immensely. May look into swapping the crown out at one point. Any of you know what crown is correct for this watch? Naiad, just plain flat-foot Omega cown or both?

Very cool.