OMEGA 1957 Trilogy Limited Editions – Railmaster, Seamaster 300, Speedmaster’57

padders

I personally think it matters not a single jot which of these supposedly different dial fonts you have. This sort of thing matters on a watch from 40 years ago if it can be used to detect a redial or fake. The 60th Anni reissue is not a direct copy of any earlier watch. If it were it would use a different movement (the 321), different lume material (tritium), plain caseback engraving etc etc so whether they choose to build them with a slight variation in dial due presumably to 2 suppliers or whatever isn't a biggie in the grand scheme of things to my mind.

padders

I personally think it matters not a single jot which of these supposedly different dial fonts you have. This sort of thing matters on a watch from 40 years ago if it can be used to detect a redial or fake. The 60th Anni reissue is not a direct copy of any earlier watch. If it were it would use a different movement (the 321), different lume material (tritium), plain caseback engraving etc etc so whether they choose to build them with a slight variation in dial due presumably to 2 suppliers or whatever isn't a biggie in the grand scheme of things to my mind.

Nla91

Well we don’t know if these different dial fonts are just a part of a plan from Omega. Remember that the 2915-1 came with 2-3 different dial fonts.

padders

True but I think you are missing my point in that it doesn't really matter in this case. The watch is not an exact copy of anything so no font version is right or wrong (to quote nerdbedusa who has stated that there is a 'wrong' version). There is variation in the quality of lume application too (as is obvious from some of the shots on this very thread) and perhaps the original supplier was fired as some of the indices are decidedly wobbly. There were major dial issues with the Speedy Tuesday which took months to resolve. Perhaps there were similar with the 60th which meant that 2 suppliers or 2 designs were used. As I say, on a new watch what does it matter. If everyone with wobbly lume on their 60th regardless of font complained, a big chunk of watches would be going back. Chill out and enjoy it for what it is, not beat it up for what it isn't.

padders

So your solution is a re-dial? Think about how ironic that sounds bearing in mind you have been moaning for the past 5 pages about originality or lack thereof. Your attention to detail is to be applauded but is probably better directed at a vintage watch rather than a brand new homage issue which as you have already said many times isn’t all that close a copy of the original. Maybe get the dealer to drop in a 321 movement while they are at it too.

woogle

Taking delivery of #12; biggest surprise was the leather watch display pad on the underside of the box lid; very neat.

nerdbedusa

Yes. If it's a 'real dial', it's a 'real deal'... 😉

I guess the last words should be up to you. Have a nice day! 😀

Longbow

Let’s see if I’ve got this straight:-

@Toishome has a short one which isn’t a right one but a wrong one.

The right one is in fact the wrong one so it should be left well alone.

The left one it seems is the right one and should be taken home.

“G”: it’s a tough sort of game; sometimes too short and others too long, but surely these aren’t just grounds for a Nerd to bemoan.

Whatever. My Raildial is the real dial
and that sir is the long or rather short of it!

This is the sort of confusion you get into when you have too much time on your “hands”.

padders

So sell up and move on, you may even make money on it but I don’t see how complaining about it and telling people that theirs is wrong in some way helps you or anyone else. If you spotted the font difference then bravo, kudos for your powers of observation but beyond that I kind of think ‘so what’.

C cfracing

And the unanswered question is: What do you call the part of the "G" that is long or short? 😀

It's too bad this dial/font discussion wasn't started in the "60th '57 Anniversary Speedmaster" thread so the Railmaster and Seamaster fans wouldn't be rolling their eyes.