Let's See Your Textured Dials (Waffle and Hobnail)

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qazwsx1

·Jun 16, 2024

The white waffle dial.😉

 

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Syrte

·Jul 14, 2024

A collector posted this one on Instagram. I had never seen a Ranchero with a textured dial like this- although I’m hardly an authority on the matter. Looks quite awsome IMO.

 

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Turpinrr

·Jul 14, 2024

I haven't got a watch with a textured dial but my missus has a Tudor 1926 with it.
Longines have a great line up with textured dials.

 

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mac_omega

·Jul 14, 2024

Syrte

A collector posted this one on Instagram. I had never seen a Ranchero with a textured dial like this- although I’m hardly an authority on the matter. Looks quite awsome IMO.

I think this is a dial from the later gold plated second generation model

 

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drose224

·Jul 14, 2024

Beautiful!!!

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tamura

·Jul 14, 2024

 

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Bruce235

·Jul 15, 2024

Very subtle,

Edited: Jul 15, 2024

 

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bubba48

·Jul 15, 2024

Not only Omega

 

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Canuck

·Jul 15, 2024

 

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MtV

·Jul 15, 2024

Meant to add a few more hobnails, both Seamasters and Connies:

 

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MtV

·Jul 15, 2024

And if other textures are welcome, too, here are two more rather unusual examples:

 

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gbesq

·Jul 15, 2024

Ok, Matt, now you’re just screwing with us … 😁

 

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Trex66

·Jul 19, 2024

these textured omega dials are so darn hard to find, specially the seamasters and constellations... I mean even on ebay they are rarely available.. it's been 4 years that i've been on the lookout

 

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gbesq

·Jul 19, 2024

Trex66

these textured omega dials are so darn hard to find, specially the seamasters and constellations... I mean even on ebay they are rarely available.. it's been 4 years that i've been on the lookout

They do come up for sale on eBay, but most of them are in poor condition or ridiculously overpriced. That being said, you really have to look every day and be ready to purchase quickly. I've found some good ones on eBay including these:

 

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Trex66

·Jul 19, 2024

gbesq

They do come up for sale on eBay, but most of them are in poor condition or ridiculously overpriced. That being said, you really have to look every day and be ready to purchase quickly. I've found some good ones on eBay including these:

Exactly, they are either redialed, in poor condition, or priced like crazy , having said that, just for my curiosity and benchmarking, how much did those set you back? ballpark

 

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gbesq

·Jul 19, 2024

Trex66

Exactly, they are either redialed, in poor condition, or priced like crazy , having said that, just for my curiosity and benchmarking, how much did those set you back? ballpark

From $700 to $1,100. Two of the three needed to be serviced and required pretty extensive work.

 

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Trex66

·Jul 19, 2024

gbesq

From $700 to $1,100. Two of the three needed to be serviced and required pretty extensive work.

I haven't seen anywhere near that price range for waffle or any textured Omega dials, I don't mind being needed serviced as long as the parts are there, but man, all I can see are between 1500-2500

 

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watch_er

·Jul 20, 2024

Here is my one and only, a 2652 that I got from OF a couple years ago.

 

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watched

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iamvr

·Aug 9, 2024

This thread needs a bump. Seamaster 2577 with black honeycomb dial.