Omega Vintage Cal. 501 - y 1956

sefi96 · Sep 19, 2020

Hello guys!
This is my first post here on the forum, and I hope I am in the right thread.
As mentioned in the title, I am going to buy an Vintage Omega watch. And I found an Omega from 1956 with the cal. 501. Do you guys think all of the parts are real, or is anything changed over the years? (for example the dial without the "Swiss Made"). As this is my first vintage purchase I ask for your professional opinions, and hope that someone could help me a little bit. Watch was serviced 2015 and on my opinion the dial is a bit asymmetric. I think the Caseback, movement and watch hands are authentic. Would you guys GL this watch or is anything strange?

Any opinion is appreciated!
Best Regards
Sebastian

JimInOz · Sep 19, 2020

My immediate reaction on seing the dial is that it has been repainted.

All other parts of the watch are genuine and quite well preserved, the gold capped case is in nice condition.

Maybe others can offer an opinion on the dial.

Still a nice watch and well worth caring for and wearing (if serviced).

Spruce · Sep 19, 2020

I think I can see ‘Swiss made' on the base of the dial - or have I misunderstood one of your queries.

I can’t help you as to whether or not it is a redial but it is a very nice looking watch.

efauser · Sep 19, 2020

As @Spruce said, Swiss Made is there, just hard to see. @JimInOz what are you seeing that has you questioning, the spacing around the marker at 10? Anything else?

Sherbie · Sep 19, 2020

No sure if this helps or hinders, but my 1958, Cal 501, 18K Dennison UK case version has the coathanger S

sorry for the lousy pic

JimInOz · Sep 19, 2020

efauser
As @Spruce said, Swiss Made is there, just hard to see. @JimInOz what are you seeing that has you questioning, the spacing around the marker at 10? Anything else?

Yes, around the 10 and a couple of others (11, 2 and 8) and the S seems too early for 56, I would have expected a coathanger.

Dan S · Sep 19, 2020

I see some imperfections on the dial, but overall, it looks ok to me. It's true that the coathanger S would have been more common.

efauser · Sep 19, 2020

The S is probably a big giveaway but if it is a redial, it's certainly one of the better ones, IMHO.

sefi96 · Sep 19, 2020

Thank you very much for your opinions! So when the watch is serviced and everything else is fine, would you buy it for about 500-600 €?
I would love to have such a good looking vintage watch. A perfect fit for my collection.

padders · Sep 19, 2020

JimInOz
Yes, around the 10 and a couple of others (11, 2 and 8) and the S seems too early for 56, I would have expected a coathanger.

The round S is fine for a 2846 from ‘56-7 IMO. Mines the same and on a later 15.65m serial but my 1959 example on 16.5m has the coathanger S.

I don’t see anything wrong there, it’s just unusually clean.

seekingseaquest · Sep 19, 2020

I think the dial is okay, too. No signs of redial IMO.

Regarding the S, I’ve not yet learned any rules to determine what is correct and what it not. Maybe others have. The challenging part is they seem to be intermingled with coat hanger S variants.

For reference, I’ve had 9 Seamasters with the round S.
1 from 1951
1 from 1953
3 from 1954
3 from 1955
1 from 1957

Dan S · Sep 19, 2020

S sefi96
Thank you very much for your opinions! So when the watch is serviced and everything else is fine, would you buy it for about 500-600 €?
I would love to have such a good looking vintage watch. A perfect fit for my collection.

I don't think that price would be too bad if the watch is serviced. But you really need to make sure it's a proper full service.

jimmyjay · Sep 19, 2020

I would also vote a very good redial. With a curved S in Seamaster I would expect the drop r to be more pronounced.

Spruce · Sep 19, 2020

Nearer €500 than 600 if you can but nice ones like this don’t come along every day

X350 XJR · Sep 19, 2020

Dial looks fine to me, coupled with the overall condition of the watch I'd say original.

mac_omega · Sep 20, 2020

X350 XJR
Dial looks fine to me, coupled with the overall condition of the watch I'd say original.

This!

Omega Vintage Cal. 501 - y 1956

sefi96

JimInOz

Spruce

efauser

Sherbie

JimInOz

Dan S

efauser

sefi96

padders

seekingseaquest

Dan S

jimmyjay

Spruce

X350 XJR

mac_omega

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