Omega 2505 - Redial?

Hi Everyone,

When a relative passed away I received a cool Omega cal 344 with a waffle dial in gold. The watch is great but at 32mm it looks like a better fit for my wife. The watch piqued my interest in vintage Omega and I thought I would start looking for something larger for me. The search led me to a the jumbo 2505's. I found one being sold on Reddit and the seller claims it's all original and the dial was was "likely cleaned in the past." In my research I have not been able able to find anyone who can reliably clean a waffle dial. Also the Omega logo is rounded and lacks the crisp lines on my 344. Is this a redial? Lastly, I am certain if the hands are original. I have seem some without lume, like the 344, and some with lume. I would greatly appreciate your thoughts. Thank you!

The watch for sale:


Random 2505 Waffle dial:

Hi

I think is a redial. the numbers 3,9 and 12 are not sharp as it should. Near the 3 and 9 in the last picture the small black lines are not visible and at your watch are visible. And in the last picture this small black lines the width is greater than your watch.

That is helpful, thank you.

I vote no.

"Swiss Made" is exactly where it is supposed to be. "OMEGA" is flawless. The lume in the markers is consistent with the lume in the hands.

The waffle is dead nuts consistent.

Both original IMO

The only thing I see that bothers me is on the second watch. 12 and 6 have painted markers but 3 and 6 don't. It seems an odd choice, but maybe not problematic.

I think the rounded Omega in the first watch just indicates that it's likely an older watch. Rounded and flat are both correct for that general era. Not sure if there was a hard cutoff for the switch

Also, I'm not sure that second watch is actually the same reference. The lugs seem to have sharp facets. I don't think that matters a whole lot for the sake of comparing the dials, though.

The first one does seem to be a bit polished. But the dial looks great to me. I would make sure to get clear photos of the movement, which should look comparably clean. If it's in bad shape, that might indicate a redial, but the dial at least appears to be correct as far as I can tell.