Late 50s Omega Seamaster

Thought I’d start off posting this Seamaster my wife found for me. She knows I’m something of a watch nerd/junkie and wanted me to add another one to my collection that had some sentimental value (I have my great grandfather’s 1906 Waltham pocket watch he got after graduating medical school and ‘69 Mido my dad wore when I was born).

From what I can see she did okay for her first vintage buy with no real knowledge except knowing I prefer the styles of the 50s through the 70s and I that I don’t personally want to wear anything over 40mm wide with rare exceptions.

There is an odd dent on the side of the dial at 9 o’clock. Most everything seems in order but I could be wrong. If there are issues please educate me. Honestly my head sometimes swims with all the different models and variations Omega has produced.

I believe the movement is a caliber 501. Said to have been cleaned and serviced by the dealer who sold it to her. It does keep accurate time. I don’t make it a habit of checking how many seconds it adds or loses but I check it periodically against cell phone time and it’s keeping pace with the minutes.

The strap is one I ordered through a local dealer - same one I bought the modern Omega buckle from. I wanted a period buckle but didn’t want to find out later I bought a fake. I’ve since found a guy in El Paso who makes custom straps to your exact specs both for lug width and lengths. He’ll show you all the available hides and for $60 plus a week or so of waiting you get a true original around your wrist.

I learn something from most every thread I read through and hope to do so here too. Thanks for reading.

Based on the rather bad pictures:
- dial most likely refinished
-wrong replacement crown
an in focus picture of the dial would definitely help

Thanks for the input. I missed the crown. After the bill for restoring my old Mido I’ve developed a real fear of visiting my usual watchmaker, which I’ll need to do to replace the crown with a correct one.

I don’t want to sound like a dunce (though given enough time I will) but I have to ask. Do I need to watch out for fake crowns? I wouldn’t think that would be a profitable scam. I could be lazy about it and just hand it to the watchmaker and let him find it.

This dial pic is better. I’ve waffled on whether it’s a redial or not. I know what she paid and it’s not enough to have “the talk” with her. I’ll never sell it anyway - it’s from Mrs. Rallycat. Still, if it is a redial then what is the giveaway?

Ah yeah, I see the marks at the indices. Fortunately they don’t stand out unless you’ve got it super close or look at a zoomed pic. I’ve seen worse. Not sure I’ll do anything about that. Might keep an eye out for a dial and correct crown. The way I see it is if it’s a redial then putting in another one shouldn’t be too much more of a sin.

Thanks to y’all for the extra eyes and advice. Did get some more knowledge in the bargain.

As radials go, that one isn't too bad.

If it's a forever keeper, you could send it to bienne for a restoration and it would come back with a papered official dial refinish that might be a bit better. Won't please a collector, but the watch would look new when returned.