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CajunTiger
路Great! Thank you! I love it here 馃榿
If hands have been relumed than it was nicely done. Geiger shows - according to seller - also the right signs.
Railmaster 2914-5
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ConElPueblo
路Its a beauty...the dial condition is very typical as the lume crumbles and sits on the dial burning the finish.
Dial condition like this is, IMO, only really typical on antimagnetic watches with iron dials, which makes me believe it has to do with the easily corroding dial material reacting to moisture. My own Certina DS amagnetic suffers the same patination and there isn't any lume loss.
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brownwld
路Wow...
Very nice, I adore these 2914 Railmasters 馃榾
My younger cousin says hello 馃榾
Very nice, I adore these 2914 Railmasters 馃榾
My younger cousin says hello 馃榾
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watchyouwant
路and another one on the original band......
in the OP watch the Amag inner movement holder ring and the Amag. inner cover are re-manufactured. no longer Amagnetic now. many have rusted away and with his dial it shows, this Railmaster had seen some moisture in the past........ kind regards. achim
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Jkuback
路and another one on the original band......
in the OP watch the Amag inner movement holder ring and the Amag. inner cover are re-manufactured. no longer Amagnetic now. many have rusted away and with his dial it shows, this Railmaster had seen some moisture in the past........ kind regards. achim
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CajunTiger
路Dial condition like this is, IMO, only really typical on antimagnetic watches with iron dials, which makes me believe it has to do with the easily corroding dial material reacting to moisture. My own Certina DS amagnetic suffers the same patination and there isn't any lume loss.
no doubt that is a major factor in both, the hands look relumed to me as well....which is far more common on these early Railmasters. But of course we are looking at low res photos, impossible to tell for sure unless its in your hands. But based on the overall condition I would say the odds are very high...especially considering how perfect they look...but of course thats just my .02. Overall its a beautiful watch and worth the effort to spend a few years searching for the original parts. Patience is key.
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gemini4
路路Hoarder Of Speed et aliaNothing better than a 2914 Railmaster thread however.....
I think the Cailber 284 movement is too early for the OP 2914-6 and would be more correct in a 2914-1 thru 4.
2914-5 (PAF Seamaster) and 2914-6 are generally seeen with a Caliber 285.
Railmaster 135.004-63 use Caliber 286.
Just sayin.....
I think the Cailber 284 movement is too early for the OP 2914-6 and would be more correct in a 2914-1 thru 4.
2914-5 (PAF Seamaster) and 2914-6 are generally seeen with a Caliber 285.
Railmaster 135.004-63 use Caliber 286.
Just sayin.....
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Jkuback
路Nothing better than a 2914 Railmaster thread however.....
I think the Cailber 284 movement is too early for the OP 2914-6 and would be more correct in a 2914-1 thru 4.
2914-5 (PAF Seamaster) and 2914-6 are generally seeen with a Caliber 285.
Railmaster 135.004-63 use Caliber 286.
Just sayin.....
My research dates the movement (169xxx) to 1958 http://www.elitetimepieces.com/omegaref.html which would be according to https://thespringbar.com/blogs/guides/omega-railmaster-a-collector-s-guide/ fine as it dates cal 284 to 1957-58.
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CajunTiger
路Nothing better than a 2914 Railmaster thread however.....
I think the Cailber 284 movement is too early for the OP 2914-6 and would be more correct in a 2914-1 thru 4.
2914-5 (PAF Seamaster) and 2914-6 are generally seeen with a Caliber 285.
Railmaster 135.004-63 use Caliber 286.
Just sayin.....
didn't notice this...but you are correct. 1958 is too early for a -6
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watchyouwant
路Thanks for the Insight: why is it Not anti-magnetic anymore? Wrong material used?
Yes.
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路didn't notice this...but you are correct. 1958 is too early for a -6
But i am getting into an experts discussion here and been reduced to the OP 馃檮
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路It's 169xxx which is really close to 17xxx (1959) which would be 285 - I think it could well be that this is okay.
But i am getting into an experts discussion here and been reduced to the OP 馃檮
no that is not accurate. I can tell you that your movement number predates 2914-4 numbers.
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td69
路I can tell you that your movement number predates 2914-4 numbers
+1 to this. 16.9xx.xxx serial is more into 1959 production than 1958 IMHO hence rather Cal 285. The OP might want to get a confirmed Extract. Most 2914 archives are available.
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Jkuback
路+1 to this. 16.9xx.xxx serial is more into 1959 production than 1958 IMHO hence rather Cal 285. The OP might want to get a confirmed Extract. Most 2914 archives are available.
Hope to get this done as I was really happy with my purchase.
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ConElPueblo
路no doubt that is a major factor in both, the hands look relumed to me as well....which is far more common on these early Railmasters. But of course we are looking at low res photos, impossible to tell for sure unless its in your hands. But based on the overall condition I would say the odds are very high...especially considering how perfect they look...but of course thats just my .02. Overall its a beautiful watch and worth the effort to spend a few years searching for the original parts. Patience is key.
...Were you meaning to quote me? Your reply seems to be about relumed hands?
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TexOmega
路Its a beauty...the dial condition is very typical as the lume crumbles and sits on the dial burning the finish. I would assume the hands were relumed...but those hands are quite uncommon, ive only seen two others with the larger lume hour hand. Here are mine, 2914-2 and 2914-4
With a special order Factory Lume addition in this era, one received the larger lumed triangle hour hand.
Example for the Constellation:
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Lucchese
路Great catch. The dial is just amazing馃グ
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Congratulations.
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Congratulations.
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NikoMartinez_SYD
路Congrats on this, how long did you hunt this baby down? So cool!
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路Congrats on this, how long did you hunt this baby down? So cool!
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