+1 I'm intrigued to know too! 😀
Recently, I found this one in pretty good condition but wasn't attracted to its bland dial so I let it sit there for a few weeks until someone bought it for GBP 650. Probably most people thought the same about the dial and took a pass on it. The dial's script is different from what has been seen so far: http://www.ebay.com/itm/371139952818.
Hmm, that's interesting. I understand that the first appearance of the "Officially Certified-Less" lettering was late 1958 when the experiment to omit it coincided with the production of the first cal 550 base calibres. But Omega was selling 14747s and 14397s in 1959 which I believe were remaindered cal 504s.
It's possible that remaindered 505s carried that script but I've never seen another.
Funny that both Mike and Hoi had before seen another pie-pan 2887 with the RE ending and forgot about it 😁: http://patek.watchprosite.com/s-/fi...show-forumpostf.classic/pi-5146043/ti-772678/
That one has a different shape of the lugs as well as that of the case back - like the 14747's instead of the 2652's.
Certainly interesting, now that you've mentioned it, Desmond! The listing said it's a 2887-2 SC with cal. 501 serial 14655275, probably dated to about 1955-1956. It would be an odd 501 remainder, so is it likely an early service dial?
Also, have you seen a 2887 in solid gold or have pictures of one? Does this look like one? (No better picture available)
Regards,
Tony
I did not forget that, just did not accept that dial as a real dial for a 2887.
To me, a 2887 to collect should have that "funny font" that you don't see on any other ref.
The font with RE are everywhere on any 2852 and I can swap the whole unit into a 2887 in 5 minutes.
Yes, I imagine it would be possibly a service dial as 55/56 is far too early.
I don't recall having seen a 2887 is 18k. I don't think they had a special case made as these pieces were being sold alongside the 14381 models until they exhausted inventory.
Regards
Desmond
I think that with these remaindered cal 505 and 504 models we could see a number of variations. I expect, even though it is pure speculation, that dials made for parts inventory as well as dials from factory stocks may well have been used. So we could see some diversity.
The 2887 has a 29mm dial and the dial feet I believe are the same so I would be all that surprised to see a 14393 dial in a 2887.