My grandpa gave me this Seamaster right before he died...I think it might be fake

[First post, total n00b here]

Sad story, he gave me this as a gift to his oldest grandson. It sat for years on a drawer and now that I'm living in Europe (Originally from LATAM) I thought it could be a good idea to take it to an Omega restoration/service shop to put it in better shape. But I've started looking vintage models and I couldn't find anything like this one so I'm suspecting it might be fake.

I do not have other pics and I know this ones sucks but I don't have it here with me yet (My mom is bringing it soon when she travels to visit me) What do you guys think? Obvious fake or it's worth trying?



Thanks!

Looks like a refinished dial. I had a watch with a similar case, so not obviously wrong. Going to have to wait for you to get it in hand so you can see what's inside.

That is true of "every" mechanical watch everywhere. Over the lifetime of the watch, you'll spend a lot more money servicing it than it will ever be worth.

(Obviously the "overpriced" collectibles don't necessarily fit that.)

Minute hand looks like it's bent so I wouldn't wind it and attempt to run it until it's been into a watchmaker. It looks like it maybe got caught on an hour marker. When you get the watch you'll want to get some more photos, take it to a watchmaker or decent jewelry store that can open the back and get photos of the movement and the inside of the caseback, that's going to give you a lot more information about what the watch actually is. Even as a redial, if that were my grandpas watch, I'd get it running and wear it, but I'm a sucker for family heirlooms.

Agree with others, very clearly a redial and you'll probably end spending more on servicing it than the value it would carry. But if it had been handed to me by my grandfather I would have it serviced, keep the dial as it is and wear it occasionally in his memory.

Thanks everyone, yeah, I think the plan is not to sell it but use it ocasionally. If the machine behind is Omega I wouldn't mind spending some $$$ to service it and have it runnin even if is a redial. I'll post an update once I have photos with the back open.