Information requested for my Seamaster Chronograph

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Sorry to mee that is destroyed...
The dial was nice before... 馃檨 and now it is not all original any more (at least to my eyes)

But I guess all is good as long as you are happy
 
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I鈥檓 insanely torn on what to think. But it鈥檚 not my watch and as it stands it鈥檚 stunning. I do wish they had kept the original hands. They where slightly more delicate.

But wow it鈥檚 stunning.
 
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Certainly not a route I would鈥檝e gone down as it destroys the history and the case is noticeably softer imo.

Nevertheless as redials go, it looks very good and I can understand why you鈥檙e happy with it. It should be ready for another lifetime of service now!
 
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I may be the minority here, but wow! I think it looks great after the Omega restoration. It鈥檚 your turn to make it鈥檚 own stories with it.
 
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If you are keeping it indefinitely it doesn鈥檛 matter but that resto will have IMO knocked a lot off the value and can鈥檛 have been cheap in the first place.
 
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An amazing heirloom indeed! Enjoy and wear in good health and spirits.

Since you posted it here for scrutiny, I am with the "too bad for the dial" crowd. The cr猫me br没l茅e patina was killer and spoke of a time your grand father wore it. I think the redial is a pity and looks out of place on such a great vintage Seamaster.

Cheersl,
 
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Against the advice of a watchmaker I had the dial on my grandfather鈥檚 Rolex redone about 23 years ago. I鈥檝e come to regret that decision.

I鈥檓 glad you are happy with it and the dial does look good but for me those hands really don鈥檛 do this watch any favors. I鈥檇 probably have stuck with a service on the movement and crystal replacement.
 
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Hello everyone, I wanted to provide an update. I decided to have my watch serviced by Omega. As the 321 movement is rare and parts are hard to find, they could only do the service in Switzerland. So, back in November I sent it to them. I received the timepiece back this week and I am in love with my new timepiece (actually my Grandfather's from the 50s).

You got feedback, you made an informed decision about an important heirloom piece and you鈥檙e thrilled with the results. Congrats and enjoy! It鈥檚 like a brand-new version of what tour father or grandfather would have worn in the beginning, so enjoy it and pass it down for future generations.

I joined this forum not really interested in the allure of vintage watches. Over time I鈥檝e come to realize and appreciate the beauty found in aged dials. Your before and after pics are an interesting example of old and new (based on the old). For me I prefer the aged look but I understand why the new appeals to you.
 
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Thanks for the input on the redial. I actually had to Google "redial" as I am not a collector. For those curious as to why I did it, here is my experience. I actually specified in my order with Omega NOT to change the dial or replace any of the original hands. I was never consulted as to the redial. When I picked it up at my local Omega dealer after it came back from Switzerland I must admit I loved the watch. I am not a collector, just a fan of old timepieces, especially those my grandfather gave me. My watches will never be sold by me but rather will be passed down to my boys. I just get a wonderful sense of pride looking down at my wrist knowing my grandfather purchased these rather modest watches because he though they were cool. I hope my boys use them, not keep them in a closet. I have about 20 gold family pocket watches as well that I never use but will never sell. I never use or see them, they sit in a closet. Seems like a waste of passion (for the makers and my forefathers who bought them).. So, I get it. For the purest I may have devalued my Seamaster, but I could not be more happy wearing it and it keeping perfect time 60 year on. My boys are 9 & 11 so who knows if they would ever wear something "mechanical" on their wrist 馃榾
 
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Thanks for the input on the redial. I actually had to Google "redial" as I am not a collector. For those curious as to why I did it, here is my experience. I actually specified in my order with Omega NOT to change the dial or replace any of the original hands. I was never consulted as to the redial. When I picked it up at my local Omega dealer after it came back from Switzerland I must admit I loved the watch. I am not a collector, just a fan of old timepieces, especially those my grandfather gave me. My watches will never be sold by me but rather will be passed down to my boys. I just get a wonderful sense of pride looking down at my wrist knowing my grandfather purchased these rather modest watches because he though they were cool. I hope my boys use them, not keep them in a closet. I have about 20 gold family pocket watches as well that I never use but will never sell. I never use or see them, they sit in a closet. Seems like a waste of passion (for the makers and my forefathers who bought them).. So, I get it. For the purest I may have devalued my Seamaster, but I could not be more happy wearing it and it keeping perfect time 60 year on. My boys are 9 & 11 so who knows if they would ever wear something "mechanical" on their wrist 馃榾
So another case of Switzerland not adhering to requests to leave parts alone. A rather familiar story sadly which is why many will routinely advise never to send an older piece to Omega. As it stands, you have a very, very nice looking piece indeed so you came out ahead even so. Redials are generally done badly, this one wasn't.
 
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That's a pretty shocking story about what happened in Switzerland against your wishes. Normally they require that you sign off on work being proposed, although they sometimes refuse to do any work unless you approve everything they propose.

Thank you for detailing your experience.
 
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Omega is such a disappointment.. They are so close to getting it right and always, ALWAYS, just miss the goal.. It makes it hard to be a fan.
 
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I鈥檓 insanely torn on what to think. But it鈥檚 not my watch and as it stands it鈥檚 stunning. I do wish they had kept the original hands. They where slightly more delicate.

But wow it鈥檚 stunning.

I don鈥檛 understand why Omega would think it is ok to replace the hands with shorter hands? It looks great but I鈥檇 like to understand why they did not do like for like.

I can鈥檛 help but feel something Is off. Like my Timex Marlin reissue I鈥檓 not an expert but feel they kept the hands short so people will not spot the drift in seconds and minutes that happens on an inferior movement.

if not too late maybe ask them to put longer hands of the same length as original back in?

I can鈥檛 help feel they picked shorter hands because they didn鈥檛 want to spend extra time to tune the movement to be accurate.
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