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Tony C.
··Ωf Jury memberWhere did you find that!? I want. Even with the polished case.
'tis available! 'tain't cheap.
https://www.chrono24.com/omega/seamaster-2577-honeycomb-chronometre--id13850945.htm
My seamaster jumbo 2521 with Chronometre Officially Certified.
'tis available! 'tain't cheap.
https://www.chrono24.com/omega/seamaster-2577-honeycomb-chronometre--id13850945.htm
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Rman
·With minimal effort, I have found at least two apparently original dials with the same truncated "chronometre". Here's one:
Although the layout is the same on the watch you show @Tony C. the font quality is quite different to the OP watch.
This style print came on Constellations as well but they are without serifs.
First a watch of MSN’s:
And a Connie
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VetPsychWars
·I am trying to learn here as well. And I am eye-based.
The font combination is something I've never seen before.
Edit: And it's difficult to shut your mouth, when other members tell you not to comment on what you see.
Eh, don't worry about it. There is way too much variation and so few examples. These watches are 70+ years old and there's not much documentation.
Tom
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Tony C.
··Ωf Jury member
I am also skeptical of originality. I do, however, think that it could be a later, factory replacement. If it is a redial, the work is very good, and why would a re-dialer have chosen to make things more complicated (not to mention anomalous) by adding serif?
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redpcar
·Another
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Rman
·.
Whoever can answer that probably can answer why the spacing between “automatic” and “chronometre” got screwed up. 😉
I am also skeptical of originality. I do, however, think that it could be a later, factory replacement. If it is a redial, the work is very good, and why would a re-dialer have chosen to make things more complicated (not to mention anomalous) by adding serif?
Whoever can answer that probably can answer why the spacing between “automatic” and “chronometre” got screwed up. 😉
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ConElPueblo
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We're looking for specimens where the 'chronometre' is shorter than 'automatic' so this one misses the mark, I am afraid 😀
I googled my way to the two examples that @Tony C. found and the single one I showed, so they aren't common, that's for sure. Also, the ones we've shown are either a smaller reference or have textured dials which often have different layouts, so I don't see any smoking guns yet...
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ConElPueblo
·By the way, note that the watch in the OP is of the type which has the ridge-less caseback. These are fairly atypical.
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redpcar
·Sorry. I was focused on the specifics of the script. 😬
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Tony C.
··Ωf Jury member.
Whoever can answer that probably can answer why the spacing between “automatic” and “chronometre” got screwed up. 😉
Do you believe these to be redials? The space is below, rather than above "automatic", but clearly the lines are not evenly spaced.
https://omegaforums.net/attachments/omega2521pg-nat3_edited-1-jpg.55700/
https://omegaforums.net/attachments/kgrhqmokpyfgwfj3m-vbrqc0uzefq__60_57-jpg.836919/
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Rman
·Do you believe these to be redials? The space is below, rather than above "automatic", but clearly the lines are not evenly spaced.
https://omegaforums.net/attachments/omega2521pg-nat3_edited-1-jpg.55700/
https://omegaforums.net/attachments/kgrhqmokpyfgwfj3m-vbrqc0uzefq__60_57-jpg.836919/
What I was implying is that only this person who executed the dial has the answers whether affiliated with Omega or not.
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Maskelyne
·I Asses the dial as genuine, but cleaned. I found another 2521 (source: veryimportantlot.com) with similar dial. If you look at "3" you can see some residues of the varnish. Here is a picture for comparison. I have also adjusted the colour temperature and enhanced the colours as it was dull.
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DirtyDozen12
·Take your time and have a closer look.
For first instance, compare the "OMEGA" to the "OMEGA".
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DirtyDozen12
·Thus far, all examples alluded to with the wide "AUTOMATIC" script have an "M" with non-parallel outer lines. The only exception is the OP's dial. I am not knowledgeable in Omega dials at all but this seems like a strange, stylistic departure.
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That is my old ad (from 2014) but not the correct watch/image -- certainly not my photo or anything I've owned before. Here is the actual watch related to the ad copy:
Pretty hard to compare waffle to non-waffle fonts and obviously these fonts are not at all the same as the OP's in any event. IMHO the print quality on the OP's dial looks pretty darn good -- note also the characteristic SWISS MADE fonts and very high quality overall. Begs the question (to me at least) of why would someone go to all that trouble for a gold-capped watch? I like the possible later Omega factory replacement idea. But I've been wrong before and certainly will be again...
BTW, the best way to determine this sort of thing is to get your watchmaker to remove the dial in question and have a look. There will usually be a telltale mark/notch from the re-dialer at the "3" edge and even their signature on the backside on occasion.
Best to all & stay well, everybody,
T.
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VetPsychWars
·Take your time and have a closer look.
Indeed. I have always suspected an OMEGA with a flat-top A to be a sign of a redial. Plus that lettering is kinda wobbly.
Tom
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apsm100
··Noob taxpayerThe marking around some of the indices (5 and 6 is visible pretty easily) looks like they could only happen if the index markers were removed at some point. This ones gonna need a deeper look. The letter kearning looks off to me as well.
Fantastic redial if it is one...
Fantastic redial if it is one...
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