Omega 14704-61: Correct Hands and Dial Authenticity

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calart

·Mar 27, 2026

Hello could anyone varify if these are the correct hands please
14704-61 case and markers are rose gold but hands apear to be yellow gold
Thanks in advance

 

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kvikster

·Mar 27, 2026

Horrible example...watch has been 'worked' on and cannot be trusted... wrong hands, wrong crown, repainted dial... stay far away

 

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calart

·Mar 27, 2026

K kvikster

Horrible example...watch has been 'worked' on and cannot be trusted... wrong hands, wrong crown, repainted dial... stay far away

Hi intererested to know what are the reasons you think the dial is repainted

 

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kvikster

·Mar 27, 2026

calart

Hi intererested to know what are the reasons you think the dial is repainted

I mean it's very apparent...there are multiple red flags (suspicious lume, no lume on hands, texture of the dial, printing.. )...if you google it you won't find any other examples and it's not because it's such a rare watch..

 

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Spruce

·Mar 27, 2026·London sunburst dial fan

I owned, but no longer have, a 1959 14704-61.
Mine had a calibre 591 movement although, as I understand it, later models also had a calibre 552 movement.
Production of these ended in 1964.
My watch had alpha lance hands.

 

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calart

·Mar 27, 2026

Spruce

I owned, but no longer have, a 1959 14704-61.
Mine had a calibre 591 movement although, as I understand it, later models also had a calibre 552 movement.
Production of these ended in 1964.
My watch had alpha lance hands.

Thanks yes now definately think the hands are wrong

 

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Spruce

·Mar 27, 2026·London sunburst dial fan

But if you google, there are plenty of photos of watches of hands with the same shape as yours, although I would expect them to be the same gold as the indices.

But, that said, everyone is always suspicious about a vintage black dial - especially, in my opinion, where there is a cross-hair and I suspect, but could easily be wrong, that the crown is from an earlier vintage.

 

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Dan S

·Mar 27, 2026

What the context here, OP. Is this a watch you are buying? Selling? An heirloom? It has issues.

 

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konung39

·Mar 30, 2026

calart

Hi intererested to know what are the reasons you think the dial is repainted

The sides of the overlay marks are painted, and the distance between the overlay marks and the painted marks varies. This is sufficient for identification.