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Dan321

Thanks for replying. I too have a 145.012 that falls into the correct range etc, I have even found out the the serial number next to mine (1 number different) was an ultraman, I had the same thought as you, mine was from my dad-he bought it brand new in 68, so I just asked him if it ever had an orange hand, it didn’t, he told me he wouldn’t have bought one with an orange hand. It’s amazing what a premium they carry. There are quite a few threads on here about them and one member has done an estimated calculation, his results confirmed there were likely 1000’s produced, not the initial 50-100 that were originally thought.
You can source an omega orange hand from another model if that is the look you are wanting, it would be a slightly different size and a different shade of orange but probably not noticeable to the naked eye while on the watch.

Subspecies

Are the hour and minute hands not also wrong? Lume fill is shorter on both hands. I'm a newbie though so perhaps nothing.

kaplan

I had some time in my hands and wondered what was possible, but obviously the current hand is too thin for a simple job

In hindsight, you could just re-submit with someone else's photo and your movement photos

Just pm me if you want the photo removed

Aditor

No you are right. the three main hands have been replaced and are absolutely not original. The compax hands have been repainted. Initially I only noticed the chronograph hand, while looking for it I noticed what you noticed. So you are right. Thank you

Subspecies

I'm sorry, but if all hands are wrong why are you posting about the 'potential' ultraman hand. The watch seems doctored. Each to their own but not for me.

dootcho

If my little knowledge of UMs doesn’t fail me another important element of UMs is the dial which is in many (but apparently not all) cases a different color/texture vs same ref models, would be interesting to see this one next to another 145.012 to check for that, it could provide further evidence that we’re indeed talking about a “special” 145.012

cheers
Duccio

kaplan

Not on topic, but I have that exact same glossy black on a Constellation that also had "played" hands, because of the fishy hands, I myself don't believe it's an authentic watch yet, just waiting for another example to show up to 100% confirm but it never occured to me that it was the same texture seen here

On topic, even just a fake buckle on a leather strap is enough to put a bad taste in a collector's mouth, but once you get these issues fixed, I think it'll feel good

My approach would be to get the Archive Extract first, then with the Archive Extract's copy, take it to an Omega authorised watchmaker and get replacement original hands installed on the watch

Dan S

Period-correct hands would need to be purchased on the open market, and I don't think it would be easy to find the correct sweep hand. However, the OP could find something approximate.

Aditor

thanks for your interest. In the first post, page 1, there is an extract from a few days ago. The fact that I read several who complain of approximate EOA excerpts, the similarity of my specimen to UM make me please investigate. Thank you

Aditor

I have already bought the vintage set of original hands of those years but I am convinced to be an ultraman. too many common aspects. I don't trust the extract