New to OMEGA, need some advice about this watch.

JwRosenthal

I would be excited about that one too! Although your pictures aren't great, it's enough to see that it appears original, has a vintage Omega strap and appears to have the box. This looks like an honest watch, but I can't tell if the hands are lumed (and I can't see lume pips on the dial) nor if there is any damage to the dial (the finish on these dials is rather delicate and any moisture intrusion will damage it).

As @ahsposo said, if you can get to the watch again, we would need better pics of the dial to make a real assessment. If you are using your phone- place the watch down flat, move the phone further away from the watch (around a foot) and zoom in (too close and the phone won't focus). Make sure to steady yourself- place the phone on the table to minimize shake) and tap on the area you want sharp before you take the picture.

I just shot these using the method mentioned above, the oblique shots are with the phone next to the watch on the same table, the strait shot was against my body holding my breath. Although these aren't great, they would be enough for us to give you a real assessment.

Dan S

Interesting that it appears to be hand-winding, I am more accustomed to seeing this style case with AUTOMATIC on the dial. I wonder what reference it is ... someone will know. Can you tell if there is a rotor or bumper inside by moving it?

The case appears to be gold capped, and I believe both hands and dial (at outer indentations in applied markers) have lume. Is the dial textured, or is that an artifact of the photos?

Edward53

Even from those poor photos I like the look of the dial, but the great majority of vintage Omega watches have hands where the minute hand just reaches the minute markers. This one goes way beyond, so either the hands have been replaced, the dial has been repainted or this is one of those rare references where Omega installed a minute hand longer than the minute markers. The seconds hand is the correct length, so I'd suggest the hour and minute hands have been replaced.

Dan S

As I mentioned previously, I believe the dial is textured. Unfortunately, based on those photos, I'm still not comfortable making any assessments of originality or condition. There is just too much glare and the resolution isn't good enough. Perhaps the original photos are better, and the OP can crop the images better and upload them at higher resolution. We don't need to see the background, just the watch.

Edward53

Even from those poor photos I like the look of the dial, but the great majority of vintage Omega watches have hands where the minute hand just reaches the minute markers. This one goes way beyond, so either the hands have been replaced, the dial has been repainted or this is one of those rare references where Omega installed a minute hand longer than the minute markers. The seconds hand is the correct length, so I'd suggest the hour and minute hands have been replaced.