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·Hello all. I have been looking at making an offer on a watch recently and would like all of your advice. The watch is as far as I can tell a CK 2886 biased on serial number of the movement, the shape of the lugs and the 'Waterproof' caseback.
![ck2886dialside.jpg ck2886dialside.jpg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1550/1550411-05b0f8ae4af951d1e4cbb1179dc01fb5.jpg?hash=BbD4rkr5Ud)
As you can see the watch has a few issues. The case has been polished a few times and has lost a lot of definition on the lugs. The lume was likely replaced at some point and has aged to a less attractive grey.
My real question for you all is about the dial. The seller is quite honest about the fact that the dial has been cleaned at some point. You can see on other examples of this watch that there used to be lume plots at the base of the applied hour markers and part of the track on the Tachymetric scale disappears between the 400 and the 170. Do you think this dial has been reprinted or was it just damaged when it went through a cleaning? Some of the printing looks a bit fuzzy but this could just be damage. The sub registers seem to have black circles around them which I do not see on other better preserved examples additionally none of them seem to have the word seamaster on the dial anywhere. I have not seen another watch with a blue tachymetric scale either.
Not a lot of info on these watches out there and I am struggling to find a lot of info on these pre-speedmaster chronos. Am I even looking at a ck 2886? How many dial variations are there out there for watches like this? If it helps the serial number is in the middle of the 15, 000, 000 range.
Appreciate any info or advice you can offer. I want to find a fair deal for me and the seller. Non-original is not a deal breaker so long as the price reflects the reality of the condition of the watch.
Caseback shot:
![CK2886Caseback.jpg CK2886Caseback.jpg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1550/1550422-cc6602e628387848678e2239c3ee3605.jpg?hash=zGYC5ig4eE)
Dial shot of a watch that traded hands in these parts a few years back:
![KnownGood2886.jpg KnownGood2886.jpg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1550/1550423-fa75c6b0bc95dafc1598b8d73861f8d5.jpg?hash=-nXGsLyV2v)
![ck2886dialside.jpg ck2886dialside.jpg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1550/1550411-05b0f8ae4af951d1e4cbb1179dc01fb5.jpg?hash=BbD4rkr5Ud)
As you can see the watch has a few issues. The case has been polished a few times and has lost a lot of definition on the lugs. The lume was likely replaced at some point and has aged to a less attractive grey.
My real question for you all is about the dial. The seller is quite honest about the fact that the dial has been cleaned at some point. You can see on other examples of this watch that there used to be lume plots at the base of the applied hour markers and part of the track on the Tachymetric scale disappears between the 400 and the 170. Do you think this dial has been reprinted or was it just damaged when it went through a cleaning? Some of the printing looks a bit fuzzy but this could just be damage. The sub registers seem to have black circles around them which I do not see on other better preserved examples additionally none of them seem to have the word seamaster on the dial anywhere. I have not seen another watch with a blue tachymetric scale either.
Not a lot of info on these watches out there and I am struggling to find a lot of info on these pre-speedmaster chronos. Am I even looking at a ck 2886? How many dial variations are there out there for watches like this? If it helps the serial number is in the middle of the 15, 000, 000 range.
Appreciate any info or advice you can offer. I want to find a fair deal for me and the seller. Non-original is not a deal breaker so long as the price reflects the reality of the condition of the watch.
Caseback shot:
![CK2886Caseback.jpg CK2886Caseback.jpg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1550/1550422-cc6602e628387848678e2239c3ee3605.jpg?hash=zGYC5ig4eE)
Dial shot of a watch that traded hands in these parts a few years back:
![KnownGood2886.jpg KnownGood2886.jpg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1550/1550423-fa75c6b0bc95dafc1598b8d73861f8d5.jpg?hash=-nXGsLyV2v)