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okay,..do i even need to ask or do i just want it to be original

  1. pIoNeErOfThEnILe May 29, 2020

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    seller says it's an original dial...i say...not so fast.

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  2. 64Wing May 29, 2020

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    I'm not qualified to speculate on its originality, but it sure is pretty!
     
  3. DaveK Yoda of Yodelers May 29, 2020

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    Snailing on the subdials says original, but indices run into the subdials. I’d suggest redial
     
  4. X350 XJR Vintage Omega Aficionado May 29, 2020

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  5. killer67 May 29, 2020

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    Application of lume is like mashed potatoes which is not common in 1970s so I’m inclined to say relumed
     
  6. pIoNeErOfThEnILe May 29, 2020

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    it's great to have a bunch of different eyes on these things.

    i can stare at hundreds of lines of code forever trying to find the mistake, yet one person can come over and see it immediately
     
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  7. rootbeer7 May 30, 2020

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    Mine is supposedly original (just for comparison). After a flashlight light it glows for about 2 seconds evenly. The suggestion above from DaveK might be the clue. Looking at many before I bought mine, sloppy application of lume was a giveaway on many that had been relumed.
     
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  8. connieseamaster May 30, 2020

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    Voting relume, but not recently. To check, have the seller send you a video of the watch in the dark after he's held a strong flashlight close to the dial for 20-30seconds. If it's a post factory application of tritium paint, it will glow briefly and then fade. If it's a recent application of something that was made to look like tritium, it probably won't glow at all.