Help please! I’m (no longer) considering a diamond dial watch

If you look at that omega lettering on the dial you will see, if you compare it to all genuine omegas, that writing is uneven and sloppy. That’s your first sign something is wrong. I don’t know if that watch was ever an omega but I’m not familiar with ladies models. If you have that much to spend if you search around I’m sure you can find something great.

There is nothing wrong with a diamond dialled watch, but that one is not very attractive nor well done. It's not original.

Yea hard pass on that, the one that went for 2250 the other day was an absolute gem but this one is awful

My advice is to slow down, study known genuine examples, and train your eye a bit more before diving in to a purchase of that budget. I'm admittedly not very good at spotting the subtle signs, but this one jumps out and punches me in the eye.

Run away, do not walk...this is a really bad re-dial! The script is uneven, crooked, and looks like a dull crayon or sharpie was used, the Omega symbol is crooked, as are the indices. Considering all of this, I would assume the 'diamonds' are actually broken pieces of glass they picked up off the street after smashing a car window to snatch an old cassette player from the dash. Whomever is listing this thing at that price point is simply trying to trick someone in to parting ways with their hard earned cash.

I hope the OP has not taken these assessments as too harsh or what have you but slowing down is really a great suggestion that I needed to learn. It’s easy to get in that “must acquire” frame of mind and act with haste when there is no need to. I’d rather sit at the plate and wait for a nice pitch than hit a bunch of base hits or foul out. Nothing wrong with a base hit of course but the cool thing about being a collector is your seeking material objects you really don’t need so no need to rush. I just keep an open mind and see what pops up and if there is a specific example I’d like of course I’d like to acquire it and I can either wait and save up for it or get something very close to it. But we all have different means, styles and wants. I think they are all good and these collections are a healthy distraction and form of entertainment. Making mistakes along the way is part of the process but hopefully they can be kept to a minimum. Not saying mistakes are necessary but it appears they may come with the territory for many. I got this funny thing right now as I got a deal that involves a trade and cash but three people are involved and for the life of us, for four weeks now we can not make our schedules work out to all meet up. We decided to give it two more weeks since it’s already been a month. Fortunately all three of us have hit that “slow down” mode and if it doesn’t pan out it’s all good we tried our best.

@Willi, no need to feel embarrassed, you did the right thing and graciously asked the advice and guidance of a community of knowledgeable collectors before jumping in head first!

Cheers!