Generally, cases did not change substantially from one production run to another. However, if Omega shifted from one case supplier to another, it's possible small changes were made. In your place, I would grab any gold 2849 bezel I could find, and give it a try. If it doesn't work, sell it.
Another option is to have one fabricated.
Thank you greatly.
Do they basically just pry off and pop on?
I contacted a couple of people I saw mentioned on the forums. One responded through their website and it's $800 or so for gold so I would have to go through the effort of a different metal and having it plated obviously to keep costs down hopefully.
Gold is extremely expensive at the moment just based on weight. It will be expensive to fabricate a bezel or to buy a replacement case with a gold bezel. If you don't feel that the watch is worth restoring using a gold bezel, perhaps it would be better to sell it for parts, and use the funds to buy a complete watch. Personally, I would not consider a plated bezel.
Why would you not consider plated out of curiosity? I presumed originally they were plated and not solid gold but that's based on nothing. Again... thank you for the help.
