Omega 2531.80.00 Thin Writing

Hey All

I recently picked up a Seamaster 2531.80.00, a watch i have always wanted but could not afford until a found a deal on ebay that was within my budget. Everything in the photos looked 100%, watch had correct serial number and everything else checked out. the seller had heaps of good feedback selling similar watches.

But when i got it i noticed the writing on the dial is slightly thinner than my 2541.80.00 (that i know is genuine)



I also searched a few images online and found that the omega logo placement on the thin writing version is dead centre in the peak of a wave on the dial. while on the other one the logi is halfway through a background wave,
i have found images of both variations, but alot less of the thinner wirting one,

does any one have any idea or explination for these vatriations ? do i have a fake or a redialed watch?

I'll make an entirely speculative suggestion - one has an auto movement, the other a quartz, so possibly slightly different dials due to integration with the different movements.

@Archer will probably know if this is the case 😉

I also notice the date window on the quartz is placed slightly closer to the centre of the face and has a slightly bigger lume plot at the 3 o'clock position - presumably dictated by the movement design.

This is the font on an two year old service replacement dial.

Thanks for all the answers guys. because the watch is in the 800XXXX serial range i have a feeling it is more likley to be a replacment dial (like the poster above) than an older tritium one.

did they change back to thinner writing in the new replacemnt dials ?

There have always been very minor variations in the dials on this model - dial script appearance, wave positioning, wave 'depth', matt/shiny dial/lume etc etc.

It is certainly a genuine and correct dial, and judging from the lume 'hue' I would say it is original to the watch. I think it left the Omega factory like this.

I have three 2531.80s, all from a similar era and all original parts. Minor differences between the dials are readily observable (production variations? different factories or printing machines?). I really wouldn't read too much into it, seeing minor differences between your 2531 and 2541 certainly does not mean that either has had a replacement dial. In the past I have owned a year 2000 2531 that had never been opened - this had the thinner script and the wave pattern peak aligned with the Omega logo. You are absolutely right - it is more rare to observe this variant but I see that as a nice thing!

Enjoy it!

My two. The 2541 print looks slightly bolder than the 2531.