Legit/Dial Check - 1950 Omega Bumper

Hi,

I am very new to vintage watches and recently started looking for a birth year watch for my dad's 75th birthday. Not looking to break the bank as he is not THAT into watches but I know this is something he would appreciate.

I am across the following watch (Omega Ref. G6232 Cal. 351) and was curious on thoughts on the watch itself and the dial. Untrained eye but hour markers arent lining up (i.e. 5 and 11) but could be the slight angle of the picture? Likely is me being overly paranoid. It was noted that the crown is not original to this watch and the seller is not a traditional vintage watch seller which comes with some additional scrunity.

I did find a very similar watch on sold by BirthYearWatches (https://www.birthyearwatches.com/product/1950-omega-bumper-automatic/) which gives me some reassurance that this dial exists and might not be a frankstein. I would just buy that the BirthYearWatches version was mentioned to have had dial completely redone.

I assume it wouldn't be an issue to polish this?

Thanks for the help. Yes definately see the case is in rough shape but was hoping that might be easier to polish to remove scratches given dial seems like in decent shape. Obviously polishing a GF watch not the most ideal but would most of the scratchs come out (does not have to look completely brand new)

The only issue with the Omega Enthusiast is that it breaks the bank!

But yes agreed, if you’re on a schedule to find a watch, you have to use price and condition as levers.

If you’re on a small budget as you say, then you might have to compromise on condition. Just ask yourself if the watch would still appeal as much to your dad!

Also bear in mind that years are not fully exact science. So you can allow yourself a bit of flexibility if you find a nice example that is quite close.

Good luck with the search!