Ollie, thank you so much for taking the time to explain the methodology and process involved when assessing the originality of vintage dials. This really helps me on what is still the steep part of the learning curve for me. As I mentioned previously in this thread, I do respect the opinion given. I hope that I do not come off as sounding adversarial or combative. As I mentioned previously, I am not trying to make arguments about whether my watch is a redial or not; the forum has spoken on this and I respect this opinion. To me, all of my posts are to gain an understanding of the methodology used to make such a determination. Not for my watch (as the community has spoken) but for any vintage watch. This, I think, is what makes the Omega forum, and posts like yours in particular, so valuable! It is in this light that I make my posts.
I appreciate forum members who are willing to pull back the veil and explain how such determinations are made. It takes time to do and time is precious. So I am grateful. I think that, from a learning perspective it is important, to me anyway, to dig deeper and not end a thread once a determination is made.
As an aside, my watch was purchased in the late 1990's from Gisbert A. Joseph Watches which appeared to do a lot of business in Germany. Here is a link to their website:
https://www.joseph-watches.com/
So, maybe it was , as watchyouwant suggested, a Jurgen Causemann redial as Causemann is located in Germany. If this is the case, it would be a redial done by one of the best in the business.
In the spirit of learning, I note MSNWatch's statement "My 2 cents - the story of this dial is told by two numbers 15 and 45" and my response to it. MSNWatch appears to me to be one of the forum experts as he has made over 6500 posts. This is only my 27th post! My understanding is that the other watch was accepted by the community as being original even though it had the same inconsistency. The watch is in Mark020's forum post:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/new-in-33-3-chrono-in-14k.48337/. It would really help the community (learners like me really) to know what other factors tipped the balance in favor of this watch if the story is told by the 15 and 45. Perhaps if Mark020 could post a higher resolution photo of this watch it would help the discussion?
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