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·is there anything else that I can do to help you identify it?
My Fathers Speedmaster Watch
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··Vintage Omega AficionadoPlease re-post the photo of the inside of the case back.
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·his one passports only goes back to 91 unfortunately
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··Vintage Omega AficionadoIt's a 145012 68. Serial serial number seems to be in the correct range for this.
If you look through the link I posted there is a discussion of this reference along with photos of what it should look like.
If you look through the link I posted there is a discussion of this reference along with photos of what it should look like.
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·ok so he's gone through his old diaries for his work locations and (he's 81) he's pretty sure it was actually bought in Zurich in1966 if that helps
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··Vintage Omega AficionadoSomething doesn't add up, the watch is from 1968, the case and serial number confirms as much.
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·ok sorry about this but its a long time ago, so he did another film in Switzerland between 1968- 1969 altho he doesn't think it was that one it must have been, another thing about the dial is it has tiny writing at the bottom that says Swiss made, probably irrelevant.
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·its great piecing it all together tho
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·We saw the SWISS MADE, it's actually quite relevant and helps date the dial. IIRC, in 1963-ish, the dials transitioned to T SWISS MADE T, to indicate the use of "tritium" luminous paint. That, along with the absence of the word PROFESSIONAL, is how we dated the dial.
I seem to recall a few other threads with something anomalous along similar lines, but I don't remember whether there was any resolution, or whether it just led to open questions.
I seem to recall a few other threads with something anomalous along similar lines, but I don't remember whether there was any resolution, or whether it just led to open questions.
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·If you shine a bright light on the dial, eg a bright torch or UV and go into a dark room, how do the dial and hands glow?
1. Not at all
2. Faintly for 30-60 seconds before fading to nothing.
3. Fairly brightly for several minutes with little signs of fade
Do the dial and hands exhibit the same glow or different?
1. Not at all
2. Faintly for 30-60 seconds before fading to nothing.
3. Fairly brightly for several minutes with little signs of fade
Do the dial and hands exhibit the same glow or different?
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·Perhaps the watch wasn't new when he bought it as he remembers. is it worth looking for a correct dial for it, and would omega be the place to go for a new push button?
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·Perhaps the watch wasn't new when he bought it as he remembers. is it worth looking for a correct dial for it, and would omega be the place to go for a new push button?
It's possible to find a period-correct dial and pusher cap if you're interested. Not from Omega. I'd suggest going slow and doing your complete research first. And really there's no reason to try to fix the dial, it is what it is.
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·dial hands do glow, small one is a little brighter than the bigger one and they last longer than 60 seconds altho they do fade, I actually remember them being brighter many years back
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·Yes, it's possible that it wasn't new, we understand that. He could not have purchased that movement and case in 1966, but he could have purchased them in 1968/69. But they would generally have come with a dial saying PROFESSIONAL. That's the issue.
It's possible to find a period-correct dial and pusher cap if you're interested. Not from Omega. I'd suggest going slow and doing your complete research first. And really there's no reason to try to fix the dial, it is what it is.
yeah I agree about the dial but I defiantly need a new pusher. would you have any idea of value in its current state?
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·So the dial glows faintly for around a minute?
For clarity, a radium dial likely won’t glow at all, a tritium dial will glow faintly for a minute but fade quickly, a suplerluminova dial will glow for hours.
For clarity, a radium dial likely won’t glow at all, a tritium dial will glow faintly for a minute but fade quickly, a suplerluminova dial will glow for hours.
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·The value depends if the dial is an earlier dial (which has significant value in its own right) or a 90’s service dial which is worth very little. Probably $3k - 4k+ depending on the dial.
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·its actually only the hands that seem to glow, and they only last a few min before they die off, I can't remember if the dial ever glowed honestly
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·was there anything interesting about the gold omega?
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·The gold one is early 70’s. I assume gold plate but could be solid.
The dial is looking more and more like a pre-professional dial that had the radium lume removed.Hard to guess why it’s in the wqtch- can only assume a watchmaker mixed them up at service or replaced the damaged original with one they had sat in a drawer. As has been stated, if it is a genuine 60’s pre-pro dial, it pre dates the rest of the watch by at least 6 years but does have value
The dial is looking more and more like a pre-professional dial that had the radium lume removed.Hard to guess why it’s in the wqtch- can only assume a watchmaker mixed them up at service or replaced the damaged original with one they had sat in a drawer. As has been stated, if it is a genuine 60’s pre-pro dial, it pre dates the rest of the watch by at least 6 years but does have value
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·Thanks so much for the help guys, very enjoyable getting to the bottom of this, I shall be on the lookout for a pusher if anyone comes across one please get in touch.
All the Best
All the Best
