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gorilla
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Hello everyone!

May I ask your opinion if there is sense to restore this dial?
Or better leave it as is?
Will be very thankfull for your opinions!

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noelekal
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I don't think the watch is authentic.

Would be interesting to see the "inwardness" of the thing, the movment, case back, interior of case back.
 
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noelekal noelekal
I don't think the watch is authentic.

Would be interesting to see the "inwardness" of the thing, the movment, case back, interior of case back.
May I ask why do you think it is not authentic?
 
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It does look like a put together watch. Omega would not have covered the "60" at 12 o'clock like that.
 
gorilla
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noelekal noelekal
I don't think the watch is authentic.

Would be interesting to see the "inwardness" of the thing, the movment, case back, interior of case back.

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gorilla
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Porteroso Porteroso
It does look like a put together watch. Omega would not have covered the "60" at 12 o'clock like that.
That is a rotating besel indicator 😀
 
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gorilla gorilla
That is a rotating besel indicator 😀
Find another that covers the numbers it is indicating. I think the bezel is an addition, assuming the case is real, and so is the emblem. Very little chance that dial left the factory in that case or with that bezel.

It is possible I'm wrong!
 
gorilla
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Porteroso Porteroso
Find another that covers the numbers it is indicating. I think the bezel is an addition, assuming the case is real, and so is the emblem. Very little chance that dial left the factory in that case or with that bezel.

It is possible I'm wrong!


another Omega St.Christopher with same indicator attached to the bezel.

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Welcome to the forum! I would not touch the dial. There’s some pitting in the inside if the case and the movement. Service might be needed if it is a daily wearer. Is there a story to the watch?
 
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gorilla gorilla
another Omega St.Christopher with same indicator attached to the bezel.

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Similar indicator, but of course, different. Maybe the indicator itself had to be replaced on yours?
 
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Porteroso Porteroso
Similar indicator, but of course, different. Maybe the indicator itself had to be replaced on yours?
Considering pre-war years of production I guess the might have been different shapes of this indicator. Here is one more

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gorilla
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Porteroso Porteroso
Similar indicator, but of course, different. Maybe the indicator itself had to be replaced on yours?
and one more shape.

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Dan S
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I don't know about this specific model, but in general, indicators like these (e.g. Benrus Sky-Chief, Longines Majetek, etc.) are often broken and replaced with something custom-fabricated.
 
gorilla
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it is so fine welded to the bezel from the factory that there is no way it could be replaced. actually it is part of the bezel and rotates with it. no signs of repair from inside.
 
Dan S
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Yes, all of the watches I mentioned have pointers that are soldered/welded to and rotate with the bezel (that is the entire purpose of a pointer), and as I mentioned, they are often broken and replaced. I am not saying that yours is replaced, I have no idea and I don't care TBH, just that it is naive to think that all of the different styles are necessarily original variations.
 
gorilla
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we have got off topic - is there a way to restore the dial partially only in the affected region ?
 
lenndon
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Try it carefully with a soft swab and a bit of distilled water, preferably on an edge somewhere, and see how it reacts. It’s difficult to predict how successful that will be.
 
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