Omega Genève 166.0174 - Original Dial or Redial?

Hi everyone,

I’ve recently purchased a 1970s Omega Genève Automatic Day-Date (ref. 166.0174 / 366.0833, cal. 1022) and would really appreciate your expertise.

I’m particularly interested in whether the charcoal-grey dial is original. The bold, uppercase “GENEVE” lettering looks quite different from the thinner, mixed-case lettering I’ve seen on most examples.

I’ve found similar models, but haven’t managed to confirm whether this particular dial variation is factory-original.

Does anyone recognise this dial or have examples with matching typography?

I’ve attached photos of the dial, movement and caseback. Apologies for the rather poor-quality photos supplied by the seller!

I’m hoping to establish whether the dial is original before the watch arrives, so I can decide whether to keep it, arrange a return if necessary, or potentially source and fit a correct replacement dial myself.

I’d be very grateful for any thoughts or examples of similar dials. Thanks in advance for your help!

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Looking at the bigger dial shot, two things concern me more than the GENEVE font:

1. SWISS and MADE at 6 don’t match - SWISS looks larger, heavier and uneven, MADE smaller and finer, and they don’t sit symmetrically around the 6 marker. Uneven SWISS MADE is one of the classic redial tells.
2. There’s no visible applied frame around the day-date window. Compare against confirmed original 166.0174 dials - if they carry the frame, its absence points the same way.

Case, back and movement all line up (166.0174 / 366.0833, cal. 1022, serial 39.04M ≈ 1976–77), so the watch itself looks right. On the dial I’d lean redial from these photos, but a sharp straight-on macro of the 6 o’clock area and the date window when it arrives would confirm it either way.

Thanks everyone for your advice and expertise, really appreciate you taking the time to help!

I’ve contacted the seller to request cancellation before dispatch. Disappointing, as I really liked the watch, but I’m glad I checked here first.

Thanks again and, if something’s to good to be true, it usually is!