Hi guys, I came across this watch in a stainless steel case. But it has a gold medallion on the caseback. Should the watch here have a stainless steel or gold medallion. Thanks for your help?

 

It's a 14381 and it should have a gold medallion that matches the color of the hour markers and hands.

 

Thanks Hoi. That's my next question. The omega database says ""De luxe", "pie-pan" type, luminous (radium), with hand-rivetted gold hour markers and gold "Dauphine" hands.". Do the markers and hands look gold? I can't really tell from the photo.

 

That's not a pie pan, that's what's called a railroad dial. The 14.381 usually did come with a pie pan on a caliber 551. There's a couple threads around here about those dials. Just search "railroad" for links to them.

 

Thanks Gator and Dennis. Was reading up these railroad dials and came across this one. Thanks for the help.

 

They look gold to me. and the gold color of the medallion should match (there are different kinds of gold, like rose gold , yellow gold etc...) the color of the markers, logo etc....
Here's one of mine, a 14381 with rose gold medallion on back that matches the color of the markers, hands , logo.....on the dial



BTW, that dial is considered as "piepan" in the database.

 

I have dibs on that one, but he'll never sell it. Can't blame him, really.

 

..... MIke would vacuum it up before most of us knew it came up for sale.

 

How about tis one?

 

Hmmmm, that watch looks familiar.

I need a good 551 example. A railroad dial or a gold capped crosshair dial would do the trick. It's way down the list for now though.

 

Looks like I should not be feeling too guilty if I use the funds I set aside for a pie pan on it.