Help with 1962 562

As far as I know, with a generic dial like this without any features that identify it as a particular reference, there’s no way to know exactly what case is correct for unless you:
1. Order an extract from Omega for around £100 but this service isn’t currently available.
2. You’d need access to a database which matches dial diameter with cases but I’m not sure one exists.

Well the case (caseback) needs to accommodate the auto movement and then the case needs to be the correct size for the dial. If the dial is too large it won’t fit in the case, if it’s too small you’ll have a geo between the edge of the dial and the crystal/tension ring.
Obviously I don’t know th diameter of your dial but I’d say there’s a very high chance it will be too small for a 36mm case/crystal

I have been experimenting with a fiber laser to make some dial blanks. Most of the stuff I get is pretty trashed. Finding cheap 562 cases is difficult. Best is to get a case/dial set and go from there. Movements are plentiful.



Some of this is an ongoing project from 30 years ago, when repainting dials was a standard procedure. Probably should be testing more with the old generic Landeron chronos, But I got parts for half a dozen or so 5xx movements. I also have access to a fiber laser so can make movement rings. The lasers are also useful for making movement holders.

I have also playing about with the 134x quartz movements. It is not uncommon to find 2 or 3 similar watches, where the only difference is the dial. The reason for posting the picture is to show how much waste there is in dial making. My guess is the dial makers had a lot of unusable product. Yield rates are not that great. One factory I visited had a huge boneyard of enameled dials.

There may also be a difference for watches made before the quartz crisis in the 1970s and 1980s. Quartz watches were made on automated assembly lines, so the dials tend to be more standard. By the 1990s dials seem to be pretty consistent.

My experience has also shown, that no money is saved trying to restore partial watches. One winds up with a lot of examples which often seem to need unobtainum parts. Hind site says that one is better off getting a complete movement, with a plated or SS case. Which there are quite a few lesser examples of. Even if this is more boring, chances of success are much higher.

Shot in the dark, but possibly a 162.009? Not all Genèves had signed dials.

A 562 should be 27.9mm. Is there a spacer ring on the movement?

It is not uncommon for the larger (jumbo?) dials to be installed on a smaller movement with a spacer ring.

I am finding matching cases and dials to be difficult, Seems like I may not be alone here.