Omega cal. 562

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Hi! I spoke with the watchmaker who is servicing my watch. I told him that I want to change the dial in order to have a timepiece aesthetically similar to a 166.070 and he asked me to show him a picture of the dial I want to put. I searched on ebay and I found this... I would like to know your opinion about it before the purchase. Thank you
 
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Hi! I spoke with the watchmaker who is servicing my watch. I told him that I want to change the dial in order to have a timepiece aesthetically similar to a 166.070 and he asked me to show him a picture of the dial I want to put. I searched on ebay and I found this... I would like to know your opinion about it before the purchase. Thank you
There is also this one:
 
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According to you, are they original?
The first one, definite not original. The logo font is wrong.

The 2nd one could be original. Not sure. Will it fit the case?
gatorcpa
 
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The 2nd fits the case because its diameter is 29,5 mm, which is the same of my dial
 
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+1 for what @gatorcpa says. I actually like number two and would be happy to look at it on my wrist.
 
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I agree ... Thank you for your answer, I am glad to be here and speak with people who share my passion 😀
 
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Simone, welcome - and you're closer to done than the thread makes it feel. Two things from the parts side:


Buy the dial that comes with its movement - that listing is the answer. It costs the same as a bare dial, and it solves the exact risk gatorcpa warned about: a dial still sitting on its born-with movement from a 166.070 is self-verifying - right diameter, right feet, right aperture, no guessing. And you get a correct-caliber donor movement thrown in free: spares for life, or the option someday of making the watch fully correct. A bare dial at the same money buys you none of that. As someone who breaks these for parts: dial-on-movement is always the buy.


And on the "wrong" 562 - the factory's own paperwork is kinder than the thread suggests. In Omega's spare parts catalogs, the 560–565 are one family sharing their dimensions, and Omega's own references mixed them: the 14770, for instance, was cataloged across 560/562/563/565. Your 562 isn't an intruder in that case - it's a sibling in the same berth, and a 24-jewel sibling at that. JimInOz has it right: serviced, running perfectly, all genuine - enjoy it. With the correct dial on it, you'll have a watch that's honest about its history and correct to the eye, which is a better start to a collection than most people's first Omega.
 
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Simone, welcome - and you're closer to done than the thread makes it feel. Two things from the parts side:


Buy the dial that comes with its movement - that listing is the answer. It costs the same as a bare dial, and it solves the exact risk gatorcpa warned about: a dial still sitting on its born-with movement from a 166.070 is self-verifying - right diameter, right feet, right aperture, no guessing. And you get a correct-caliber donor movement thrown in free: spares for life, or the option someday of making the watch fully correct. A bare dial at the same money buys you none of that. As someone who breaks these for parts: dial-on-movement is always the buy.


And on the "wrong" 562 - the factory's own paperwork is kinder than the thread suggests. In Omega's spare parts catalogs, the 560–565 are one family sharing their dimensions, and Omega's own references mixed them: the 14770, for instance, was cataloged across 560/562/563/565. Your 562 isn't an intruder in that case - it's a sibling in the same berth, and a 24-jewel sibling at that. JimInOz has it right: serviced, running perfectly, all genuine - enjoy it. With the correct dial on it, you'll have a watch that's honest about its history and correct to the eye, which is a better start to a collection than most people's first Omega.

You sound like AI.
 
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I used AI to access my database of Omega reference books and the full Microfish original I acquired, so I hope the real information helps. Sorry if it looks AI-generated; it is, but it comes from the database I built from Omega references.
 
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Every contribution is appreciated. This is the movement from 1961:
 
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At the end, I am waiting the new dial, then my watchmaker'll put it on my watch.