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  1. michael e Still learning. Apr 25, 2014

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    Could someone give me their opinion on this dial please? I will get better pictures when the watch arrives, I thought it could be a refinished dial looking at the way the line goes through the raised logo. Everything else looked pretty good apart from the line, or am I blind?.
    What do you guys think?
    Thanks Mick
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  2. Lessismore Pro Constellation picker-outter! Apr 25, 2014

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    I am no expert, but it looks like a bad redail
     
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  3. michael e Still learning. Apr 25, 2014

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    Thanks.
    Cheers Mick
     
  4. MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Apr 25, 2014

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    A poorly done redial. This is one I sold years ago with an original dial:

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  5. michael e Still learning. Apr 26, 2014

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    I'm forever the optimist.
    I think this is a super rare limited edition dial, one which was created at the Omega dial factory on a special day when employees could bring their own booze in.
    It went something like this>
     
  6. John R Smith Apr 26, 2014

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    Always be very suspicious of a cross-hair dial where the cross-hairs stop short and do not continue all the way through the overlying text.
     
  7. michael e Still learning. Apr 26, 2014

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    Thank you for the tip, I will look more carefully in the future before I take the plunge.
    All the best Mick
     
  8. BASE1000 Prolific Speedmaster Hoarder Apr 26, 2014

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    If an asymmetric configuration is visible like here with the Logo and the sides of the cross hair it's always a redial. Never something like this would leave the factory in Biel.
     
  9. michael e Still learning. May 3, 2014

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    Crosshair removed, I think it looks great now.
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  10. initialjh May 3, 2014

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    definitely re-dial.

    my view only:
    there are good redials, faithful to the original, and those which are bad.
    I can try and track down 30T2RG with original dial, but have to either accept the patina (some not too bad) or pay a price premium.

    With limited budget, I then look for one with faithful redial and be happy. But it'll always bug me if it's a bad redial...
     
  11. michael e Still learning. May 3, 2014

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    I think the worse part of this dial was the crosshair which wasn't straight, It killed the dial for me. Now it has gone I think the dial looks much better.
    Nice original dials for these never seem to come up for sale.
    Thanks Mick
     
  12. MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member May 3, 2014

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    They're all safely tucked away in the collection of mac_omega ;)
     
  13. michael e Still learning. May 3, 2014

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    Is mac_omega a nice, generous guy or a crazed hoarding Omega collector?
     
  14. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member May 3, 2014

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    Probably a bit of both :)
     
  15. MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member May 3, 2014

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  16. michael e Still learning. May 3, 2014

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  17. Hijak May 3, 2014

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    Look at the gold dots at 3 & 9...that would kill it for me!:(
     
  18. michael e Still learning. May 3, 2014

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