Omega Seamaster 300 with genuine Omega Replacement parts (Watchco style)?

bazelot · May 11, 2023

I just bought this watch and i posted pics on Watchuseek and it looks like the dial may be a fake and some people have raised doubts about the caseback. I was directed to this forum to get a second opinion as Seamaster 300s WatchCo style seem to be a minefield I am starting to realize. I was told the experts are on this forum 😀
From what i understand the issues with this watch is that the dial date window doesn't have a bezel (I could not find pictures of a genuine replacement Omega dial without the bevel. Also the caseback does not have a flat A in Waterproof and thta raised a few questions.
This is the original listing with better pics:
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/...-type-166-024-warranty.5487713/#post-56505391

And this is the post on Watchuseek with the discussion:
https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/omega-seamaster-300-watchco.5493172/

Any help would be appreciated. I thought i knew enough because buying it but it looks like I still have a lot to learn.

Fallout Boy · May 11, 2023

This:

https://www.omegaseamaster300.com/

is one reference- guide.

Bezel seems OK, serifs on dial also, Date wheel??, case??

Difficult without loupe and UV-light.
(I don t open sites with cookies at their entrance)

Why don t you upload better pictures here? 😕

Knudsen1971 · May 11, 2023

The watch is as described in the advert. It is a build from Omega service parts (so-called-watchco), dial and hand are relumed.
Only vintage part on the watch is the movement, which may be service, or taken form another watch.
The caseback is OK, I know about two iterations of original Omega service casebacks with sharp A.

bazelot · May 11, 2023

Knudsen1971
The watch is as described in the advert. It is a build from Omega service parts (so-called-watchco), dial and hand are relumed.
Only vintage part on the watch is the movement, which may be service, or taken form another watch.
The caseback is OK, I know about two iterations of original Omega service casebacks with sharp A.

Yes it is supposed to be new parts, i know thta but it strongly looks like the dial, at least, is a fake.

watchyouwant · May 11, 2023

What makes you think, that the Dial is a fake? Let us know. Keep in mind, that the so called Watchco was in the early 2000. Omega manufactured parts all the time. If you buy a Sea 300 these days, the original Omega service parts may look different now. For example: case back stamping from flat A back to pointed A in the last batch. The watchuseek discussion guys are not up to date at all ....

bazelot · May 11, 2023

watchyouwant
What makes you think, that the Dial is a fake? Let us know. Keep in mind, that the so called Watchco was in the early 2000. Omega manufactured parts all the time. If you buy a Sea 300 these days, the original Omega service parts may look different now. For example: case back stamping from flat A back to pointed A in the last batch. The watchuseek discussion guys are not up to date at all ....

The date window is the issue that was raised. I checked all the original replacement dials i coukd find online and they all have the beveled window. Also when i took the close up picture i realized that the window is off centered in the white frame and one corner is not straight. That is not up to par with Omega standards. The only dials i coukd find with the non bevel date window are the reproduction dials on Etsy, and guess what, the window is also off centered on those dials.

Donn Chambers · May 11, 2023

If that is a service dial, it has been relumed as well, because it should be bright white with a slight green tinge from the lume, not tan. A lot of fake dial have been made with fauxtina, so I am dubious that is a real dial and handset that has been relumed, even though that is what the seller claims.

Frankly, if I was buying one of these put-together Seamaster 300s, I would want all the service parts to have the modern lume, and not a mixture of new and re-lumed. Based on the lume pictures from the sale post, if it is re-lumed, it's not very good in terms of brightness in the dark. And the hands/dial brightness don't match.

Omega Seamaster 300 with genuine Omega Replacement parts (Watchco style)?

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