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Omega Constellation 1956 Dial typo!

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MrSmelly1977 MrSmelly1977
I really appreciate the helpful posts. At this point I am thinking that a good dial repaint might be a decent option. I am sure many purists wouldn't accept that in a watch but I think I could. So if anyone can recommend where to look or any good people in the UK and give a ball park idea how much it might cost that would be great. Either that or I just have to accept and embrace the fact that I own the worlds only Omega Officially Chrtified Chronometer!
I would ask @felsby

https://omegaforums.net/threads/show-me-your-2852-connie.94709/
 
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Although he did'nt do it himself. But maybe he can give the name of the seller
 
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Probably needs a rotor post too.
Give it a shake to see if you can hear the rotor knocking against the case back.
 
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Probably needs a rotor post too.
Give it a shake to see if you can hear the rotor knocking against the case back.
I sure can hear something rattling!
 
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I am ok with it needing a service. I accept that in watch of this age that is not sold as recently serviced.
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I am ok with it needing a service. I accept that in watch of this age that is not sold as recently serviced.
All of this is why I thought perhaps factory service might be worthwhile this time. They will remanufacture the dial for you, and since it's Omega who does it, or at least contracts to have it done, you might feel a bit better about it.

Price is not low, but if you like the watch to keep it forever, then that's less of a consideration.
 
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A cheaper option than Omega would be to either flip it on and write any loss off as noob tax or if you must, service it and get a D Bill or V Soni redial. It’ll never be original, how could it be, but at least the egregious spelling mistake will be fixed.

The best option as noted above is a full Omega restoration but be sure to be sitting down when you receive the bill.
 
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The best option as noted above is a full Omega restoration but be sure to be sitting down when you receive the bill.
Sitting down? I thought they require you to bend over. 😁
 
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A cheaper option than Omega would be to either flip it on and write any loss off as noob tax ...

I also feel it's best to cut your losses on a purchase like this. In addition to the refinished dial, the case doesn't appear to be particularly sharp. There are so many nice watches out there, why spend time and energy on this one (not to mention money)? It's not a family piece.
 
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MrSmelly1977 MrSmelly1977
Thanks for the help everyone. It seems very clear that this a very bad redial. Clearly I was foolish to buy it and have learned a lesson. I can appreciate this looks like a total no brainer error on my part to Omega collectors!

Do people think I have a just claim for a refund considering that the item was sold as a "1956 Omega Automatic Officially Certfied Constellation" with no mention of a redial? Bought on ebay UK - March 10th this year.

As you disclosed when and where it was purchased it piqued my interest to look up the listing and it seems the first three photos just 'happened' to have the minute hand obscuring the dial typo. Clearly a deceitful seller.

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MrSmelly1977 MrSmelly1977
I really appreciate the helpful posts. At this point I am thinking that a good dial repaint might be a decent option. I am sure many purists wouldn't accept that in a watch but I think I could. So if anyone can recommend where to look or any good people in the UK and give a ball park idea how much it might cost that would be great. Either that or I just have to accept and embrace the fact that I own the worlds only Omega Officially Chrtified Chronometer!

I've just seen some neat work by V Soni -- based in London.
 
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bulldog77 bulldog77
As you disclosed when and where it was purchased it piqued my interest to look up the listing and it seems the first three photos just 'happened' to have the minute hand obscuring the dial typo. Clearly a deceitful seller.

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Not my intention to be disrespectful against newer members here but you can place the hands where ever you want - it is not possible to hide the bad qualitiy of the redial
 
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I've just seen some neat work by V Soni -- based in London.
Agreed. Which is why I mentioned him a few posts back. His work isn’t perfect but mostly good enough. It won’t fool those on here who care about such things though.
 
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bulldog77 bulldog77
As you disclosed when and where it was purchased it piqued my interest to look up the listing and it seems the first three photos just 'happened' to have the minute hand obscuring the dial typo. Clearly a deceitful seller.

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I don’t think that’s the same watch? It says “Consteliation” whereas the OP’s watch dial got the spelling of that right, at least!
 
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Not my intention to be disrespectful against newer members here but you can place the hands where ever you want - it is not possible to hide the bad qualitiy of the redial

No disrespect taken. I fully appreciate that the redial cannot be hidden and should be scrutinised, caveat emptor etc., but also that the seller in this case was particularly keen to hide the typo with the hands. The redial in and of itself is of course not desirable but there may be some buyers out there who don't mind so much, but to have the unfortunate typo as well is a double whammy.

Edit- On revisiting this thread, I think I was possibly a bit too generous to you. After all, all I stated was a seller who knows about a typo on a refinished dial and hides it behind the hands for the main photos is a deceitful seller. I feel that's obvious; I would never sell a watch in such a way myself and to be honest I don't think it should be a controversial opinion.

I didn't offer any comment on the condition or quality of the watch otherwise or state it was otherwise a good purchase. You may have noticed my lack of posts and as a result inferred from it more than I was saying.

I find this to be a highly interesting message board with a lot of very knowledgeable posters, I'm sure yourself amongst them. I am far more of a reader than a poster as evidenced by my small number of posts in over a year of having an account. I am sure that will likely continue to be the case.
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DorsetOmega DorsetOmega
I don’t think that’s the same watch? It says “Consteliation” whereas the OP’s watch dial got the spelling of that right, at least!

I think it's an L with a mark over or on it that's making it look like an i in that shot.
 
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Was it specifically described as having an original dial? Even then two months on I'd say probably not.
Why don't you try to force a return through Paypal? It covers 90 days at least and you can claim it is fake because of the misprint! I mean it's still a pretty bad redial, but that typo might save you in the end. It is quite mind boggling though how you fell for it, would you buy shoes with Abidas on the label? Good luck!
 
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DorsetOmega DorsetOmega
I don’t think that’s the same watch? It says “Consteliation” whereas the OP’s watch dial got the spelling of that right, at least!

Good catch, but it might be a dust or something on the glass....if you look at the part in red circle, it seems the photo OP posted has same mark...
 
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