Omega Seamaster - A guide to special dials

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/146465131474 A champagne colored radial dial I recently saw for sale from Singapore, and my own for reference. Haven't seen this radial variation listed in the thread before. Whoever won it will be very pleased, the play of light on radial dials is incredibly aesthetic.

 
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Two Tone I came across recently, looks like an authentic dial to me, thoughts?
I have my doubts, the writing looks irregular, uneven thicknes. That could be de crystal influence though…
 
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I just picked up this Cotes de Geneve dialed Seamaster. The seller didn't show the inside of the case back, so the reference number is a mystery, it does have a caliber 500 movement that's filthy and not running. The hands turn when the crown is pulled out, but I did not try to wind it. The serial number, only partially shown starts with 15, dating it to 1956. It obviously needs a correct crown. I'm not sure what the correct crown is, but getting some ideas from pictures above. I'm hoping to get lucky with an Omega authorized dealer here in the US that might have one. Not sure if that's realistic though. I have 15 or so Seamaster and Seamaster Deville models too. I've collected a couple Seamaster 'homage' models as well. A Croton Nivada Grenchen with the quadrant dial that looks cream and gray metallic, and a Wyler with a Golf dial that is an epic knock off.
 
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2846 maybe not rare but nice 2 tone dial SS w gold furniture
 
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I sure haven’t figured out how to take such nice and clear pictures as everyone else on here. But here is my newly acquired seamaster. Am I right to assume this is a “vertical line” dial?

 
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I sure haven’t figured out how to take such nice and clear pictures as everyone else on here. But here is my newly acquired seamaster. Am I right to assume this is a “vertical line” dial?

It is just a nice ordinary dial - what you refer to as "vertical line" is some sort of grinding/brushing done by the dial maker and is very common on vintage dials
 
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Hello everyone,
I’d like to know if any of you have ever seen this dial before.
A little background: it’s my brother’s watch, originally from our grandfather, who bought it in Algeria. My brother had it serviced by Omega for €900, and it has been confirmed as authentic.
However, I can’t find any other Seamaster with “Automatic” at the bottom along with “Swiss Made.”

 
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Rarest of the two 18k gold dials that were available for the Seamaster F300 120m diver (198.0005 / 198.0016 model references)

 
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The more common 18k gold dial for the Seamaster F300 120m diver (198.0005 / 198.0016 model references)

 
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Scrolling my archive I found this "linen cross-hair" advertised locally on watch forum back then in 2021. Did you ever see this dial design
 
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Here's a 166.022 from 1963 with crosshair dial and date. It's got a caliber 563 inside.
One like this was worn by John Hamm on the Mad Men tv series.
Crosshair dials are cool. They might be one of the easiest special dials to find as they
did crosshairs on lot of references. This particular case and lugs look great on the
period beads of rice bracelet for a mid century look.
 
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Here's a 166.022 from 1963 with crosshair dial and date. It's got a caliber 563 inside.
One like this was worn by John Hamm on the Mad Men tv series.
Crosshair dials are cool. They might be one of the easiest special dials to find as they
did crosshairs on lot of references. This particular case and lugs look great on the
period beads of rice bracelet for a mid century look.
This is a common black redial. The lettering should be silver and gilt instead of white, and the crosshair should go past the hour markers. These redials are sold on eBay every week, and I would encourage everyone to do their research before purchasing.
 
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This is a common black redial. The lettering should be silver and gilt instead of white, and the crosshair should go past the hour markers. These redials are sold on eBay every week, and I would encourage everyone to do their research before purchasing.
Not a bad job - and if the price is OK ...... (my2cents)
If not: go Steinhart 😀
 
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Before I review another watch reference that wasn’t included in the list on the first page with the ribbon dial, may I add that the ribbon dial (or curtain dial) can also be found on manual-wind watches from the early 1960s, even though this pattern is more commonly seen on automatic Seamasters.

Both examples are reference 14384 with the ‘manual wind’ caliber 610.

 
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ribbon dial



Those following 2 have been partialy repainted (“m” letter). Pity!!
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