I met a 95-year-old man who received this for his 25th anniversary (1968) from his wife. He states he has never wound it and has never had it serviced. Incredible. He said it gains about two minutes every two years !!

 

Nice story. I bet there's loads of cracking vintage watches still in everyday use where the old boy just thinks it his battered old Omega.

Surely this one was seeviced when the dial was refinished though?

 

Great story!

That watch must mean the world to him

 

I really hope he took better care of his wife than he did his watch.

 

Yes nice story although not so nice re-dial! Claims never serviced?

 

He does

But he's 95...

 

If I lived to be 95, I'd make all sorts of outrageous claims!

 

Once you reach 95 I doubt many ask you to explain

 

Being 95, maybe he was talking about a different watch and gave you the crappy one by mistake.

 

He did not give it to me. That photos taken of it on his wrist. There is a Nother attempt at a close-up on of the dial. Pardon my naïveté, but what makes everyone sure this is a redial? I guess I don't know what the originals look like either.

 

It's 100% a redial. A bad one.

Take any aspect; the script is wrong, too thick and does not exhibit even pressure throughout. The minute markers are uneven in length, thickness and position and The quality of the print is very poor throughout.

In a watch like this, where it's been on his wrist for decades, I'm not sure it matters as I assume it won't be sold.

 

Whoever did the redial could have at least reprinted the dial in straight lines...I'm sure that watch has many stories to share!

 

Lovely! This yours?

 

Also lovely!

 

And if I make it to 95 I'll believe you...

 

I feel like I have learned so much from this forum! One look at that picture and I said to myself--that script looks really thick, must be a redial