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Original 1954 Bumper?

Chinaski
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Wife bought me this 1954 Bumper for Christmas that has an lime green colored waffle dial which I have not seen before.

The watch was of course advertised as being original except for a new gasket.

Part of my gut feels like this is not original.

The arrowheads look brand new.

The crown also has me wondering.

movement #14035073
Dated to 1954

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Wlcutter
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Based just on that picture, it seems legit, but that's not much to go on.
 
Chinaski
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Yes, the rim of the waffle dial is lime green. Here is a more detailed photo.

She is a good partner. She saw me ogling the watch for months and bought it for me. When I saw it was sold my heart sank. I was super excited when I opened the present because I thought it was gone.

Then I started getting this feeling like it may not be legit.

I've never seen or heard of a colored waffle dial and can't find anything else when searching online that matches it.
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seekingseaquest
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It’s legit, except I don’t believe the crown to be original (should be a thick decagonal crown).

Looks like she got it from the Omega Enthusiast, I knew I recognized the lime green...
 
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I own it’s cousin, from 1953. Steel markers and star on mine. And still shiny like new. Very close to yours, which looks fine to me but I am not a giant expert. I believe that might be called a “deluxe” dial (waffle).

Mine has the 10-sided crown, but I can’t say for sure it’s original. I think so. (EDIT - correct crown.)

On mine, the outside part of the dial is lighter and more silver coloured. Definitely a different finish treatment than the centre part. But no green.

I’d call it “quirky” until others weigh in. A nice watch nonetheless in my humble opinion.
 
ConElPueblo
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Wow, when I read "lime green dial" I expected something... Different.

This one looks great - the "lime green" is an aged two-tone effect on the dial, very nice 😀
 
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This is a beautiful watch. With so many Frankens out in circulation, your wife is to be commended for successfully navigating the vintage watch minefield. Congrats!
 
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Stunner. Can you please take this watch out into the early morning or late afternoon sunlight, and take a shot with raking light.
 
TimeODanaos
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You are one lucky guy! Ahem... I guess you don't see many of those on a lime green strap - maybe that's, er, intensifying your perception of the dial? Whatever, wear that one with pride.
 
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TimeODanaos TimeODanaos
You are one lucky guy! Ahem... I guess you don't see many of those on a lime green strap - maybe that's, er, intensifying your perception of the dial? Whatever, wear that one with pride.

That is a plausible theory. It certainly seems that way in some light while in others is quite green. The dealer took better photos and in some angles you can see the green hue better than others.

http://www.omegaenthusiast.com/OMECONNIEAHWAFFLESSFull.html
 
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I was asked for a picture of mine so here it is, sorry I am not better at taking pictures. I posted this in the past; it was suggested that an attempt to clean the dial before I owned it had lightened the text. These are really nice watches. That bumper thumping about is a treat.

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Edward53
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They were occasionally sold with the Seamaster type crown that's on yours, so it may well be the original crown to the watch. I'd leave it on.
 
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nicks nicks
I was asked for a picture of mine so here it is, sorry I am not better at taking pictures. I posted this in the past; it was suggested that an attempt to clean the dial before I owned it had lightened the text. These are really nice watches. That bumper thumping about is a treat.

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That is really nice
 
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Edward53 Edward53
They were occasionally sold with the Seamaster type crown that's on yours, so it may well be the original crown to the watch. I'd leave it on.

Good to know. Thank you
 
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They were occasionally sold with the Seamaster type crown that's on yours, so it may well be the original crown to the watch. I'd leave it on.
How’d you learn that? I don’t recall seeing ads with that crown (a few exceptions outlined here), so my assumption was that the clover was a common service replacement given 1) they fit and 2) presumably more watchmakers had Seamaster crowns available to them.
 
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Your wife is both perceptive and has great taste! Wear your ‘54 Bumper in good health.
 
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seekingseaquest seekingseaquest
How’d you learn that? I don’t recall seeing ads with that crown (a few exceptions outlined here), so my assumption was that the clover was a common service replacement given 1) they fit and 2) presumably more watchmakers had Seamaster crowns available to them.

My opinion too.
 
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seekingseaquest seekingseaquest
How’d you learn that? I don’t recall seeing ads with that crown (a few exceptions outlined here), so my assumption was that the clover was a common service replacement given 1) they fit and 2) presumably more watchmakers had Seamaster crowns available to them.

You've just said it yourself - it appears in ads of the time. So we know it happened, just not how often, hence my use of the word "occasional". Whilst few would dispute that the decagonal crown was the standard, several Constellations with the clover crown have been posted here over the years. Unless they were all serviced by the same watchmaker, it seems an odd coincidence that so many watchmakers should have run short of the decagonal crown and chosen to fit this one instead of the approved service replacement. Until more information becomes available, If the condition of the crown matches the watch it is realistic to assume that it may be original to it.

Taking this into account and given the extreme difficulty of sourcing an original decagonal crown, I would leave it on it if were mine. The OP can of course do whatever he wants with his watch. I am simply pointing out that the crown might be the one it came with.
 
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