Omega Constellation 2648 - odd things on dial

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Zman4eva

·Jul 29, 2023

I wanted to get some opinion on the dial on this Omega Constellation 2648. I see a half circle around the minute markings at the 11 o' clock arrow to the five o' clock arrow. The "R" on Chronometre also looks a little off to me.

Has anyone seen this before? Was this a redial attempt gone sloppy?

 

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nanjingcigaretes

·Jul 29, 2023

font looks off to me. Pretty sure it’s a redial.

 

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SOG53

·Jul 29, 2023

I think I can see traces of same alignment line close to position of minute and seconds hand in second photo. The dial looks exceptionally clean for this age Watch and when I magnify image it has appearance of coat of paint over dial spotting. Crosshair lines look quite bold. And the font issue with the R. So I am suspicious of redial. Wait to see what the experts say….

 

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Bruce235

·Jul 29, 2023

Agreed, crosshairs jumped out to be as too bold. There is a trace line around the minute marks at the top but not bottom. The word Certified is wonky. The colour of dial is too white.

 

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Zman4eva

·Jul 30, 2023

Thanks for the responses. My gut instinct was that the dial was too clean for a 70 year old watch.

 

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Deafboy

·Jul 30, 2023·His Holiness Puer Surdus

Zman4eva

I see a half circle around the minute markings at the 11 o' clock arrow to the five o' clock arrow.

Probably the tip of the minute hand rubbing the dial. 👎

Edited: Jul 31, 2023

 

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SOG53

·Jul 30, 2023

Deafboy

Probably the tip of the minute rubbing the dial. 👎

Interesting thought but why only on one side? Wouldnt this cause contact all around?

 

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Bruce235

·Jul 30, 2023

Hand is not set level or post bent?

 

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Deafboy

·Jul 30, 2023·His Holiness Puer Surdus

SOG53

Interesting thought but why only on one side? Wouldnt this cause contact all around?

Not necessarily. It's quite common.

 

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MSNWatch

·Jul 30, 2023·Vintage Omega Aficionado

Redial. Thick crosshairs and wrong dial texture are giveaways even before looking at the fonts.

 

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JohnSteed

·Jul 30, 2023

bad redial at that.

 

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river9

·Jul 31, 2023

To experts on Constellations please, is printed (instead of applied) Omega wording correct?
To my novice believe (and it would not the first time I could be wrong) Omega wording on all Connie dials are applied.
Thank you for insights

 

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MSNWatch

·Jul 31, 2023·Vintage Omega Aficionado

river9

To experts on Constellations please, is printed (instead of applied) Omega wording correct?
To my novice believe (and it would not the first time I could be wrong) Omega wording on all Connie dials are applied.
Thank you for insights

The earliest constellations particularly models 2648 and 2652 were printed. The 2648s generally with a more oblong O than the marginally later 2652s. 2782s had both applied and printed.

 

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eternalover

·Jul 31, 2023

the point of the star is off a little _ apparently it should be set dead straight according to desmond .t. also the first o and the g in omega dont look right to me.

 

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qazwsx1

·Jul 31, 2023

Please compare the font and crosshair with very nice example of omega waffle 2648-1 with the serial number 13.2M from @sliceoftime_ , however it was sold since 2019.