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Help on Omega cal 266
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omegaddicted82
·Help
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theluckyluke
·Nice watch, really like honeycomb dials.
By no mean am I an expert, but would tend to vote repainted, based on the fact that the Omega logo appears not as neatly written compared to other examples I have seen (especially the « E »). It could be the picture quality though as we approach the limit of pixels. There are a few examples in the private sales forum to compare to. Honeycomb dials aren’t perfect in nature, so it’s not always simple to draw the line.
Suggest you wait for other more experienced people to give their opinions as well!
Yours vs. Another example from the sales forum
By no mean am I an expert, but would tend to vote repainted, based on the fact that the Omega logo appears not as neatly written compared to other examples I have seen (especially the « E »). It could be the picture quality though as we approach the limit of pixels. There are a few examples in the private sales forum to compare to. Honeycomb dials aren’t perfect in nature, so it’s not always simple to draw the line.
Suggest you wait for other more experienced people to give their opinions as well!
Yours vs. Another example from the sales forum
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Dan S
·All I can say is that I would not buy the watch based on those photos.
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Davidt
·Better photos would help, but if pressed I’d say the dial’s original
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Bruce235
·I'd vote redial based on the E and G also the tiny minute hashs between 7 and 8 o'clock.
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Bruce235
·Crown is a replacement too.
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaIMO it's a redial based on the Omega and the minute marks. Many of them are angled and not directly aligned with the radius, as well as being of variable lengths.
It's not a collector grade watch, but if it looks good on your wrist and you like it and can afford it, only you can decide.
It's not a collector grade watch, but if it looks good on your wrist and you like it and can afford it, only you can decide.
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Bruce235
·Redial, the G is not right, also look at the inconsistency of the minute marks between 1 and 2.
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Dan S
·It sounds like you are happy with it. Congrats.
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Olhenry56
·I was able to get a better picture. I think it is original
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omegaddicted82
·There seems to be something weird about the hour hand close to the center of the dial. Damaged? Filed?
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OllieOnTheRocks
·I would agree with the verdict of redial - the second track appears to be off, as like another user has mentioned the intervals are not all facing the precisely correct direction, and the logo too is incorrect. The G as pointed out is wrong, and there is too great a gap between the applied logo omega symbol and the printed OMEGA part of the logo.
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omegaddicted82
·This is an example that can be a lesson in evaluating vintage dials: I opened the watch ,removed the glass and disassembled the dial together with my watchmaker, we examined it thoroughly with the loupe and it is 100℅ original.
Unfortunately with honeycomb dials if you don't take the picture at the correct angle the glass is likely to create distortions in the font.
In addition I have to say that all these reasons you have found are inconsistent in my opinion, in order to be able to evaluate the originality of a dial it is not enough to look at the distance or anything else but you have to study it thoroughly and especially compare it with dials of the same decade.
Thank you all!
Unfortunately with honeycomb dials if you don't take the picture at the correct angle the glass is likely to create distortions in the font.
In addition I have to say that all these reasons you have found are inconsistent in my opinion, in order to be able to evaluate the originality of a dial it is not enough to look at the distance or anything else but you have to study it thoroughly and especially compare it with dials of the same decade.
Thank you all!
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X350 XJR
··Vintage Omega AficionadoI opened the watch ,removed the glass and disassembled the dial together with my watchmaker, we examined it thoroughly with the loupe and it is 100℅ original
Have you removed the dial from the movement to examine the back of the dial?
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