Rare Omega Speedmaster Holy Grail 376.0822 Jet Black Non-Wedge Prototype Dial?

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All 4 of my grail dials are stamped "SINGER," albeit some more faintly than others.

Couldn’t make out the names on the backs could you please advise thank you
 
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What I'm gathering from this discussion is that there seems to be a growing consensus for the most common configurations for the 376.0822. However, I do not believe that certain outlier examples were NOT factory original pieces. For instance, I have handled more than one example WITHOUT a dot right of 70 bezel that were indeed never-been-altered original factory pieces. I have yet to see conclusive evidence deeming my dial in my OP as a non-factory-original (non-service) dial. As far as I have seen in this thread, I am the only individual to own these extremely rare "non-wedge" 10-intact 376.0822 dials.
The wisdom on the "Show me your 376.0822, Watchuseek forum" seemed to be that
the Dot Below 70 bezels were Service replacements. And that the original bezels
were 2 or 3 batches, one with a down pointing tip on the 7 and one with no down pointing tip on the 7,
but all Dot next to 7 and No accent on Tachymetere.
Seems to be confusion about the accent versions though.
Mith21 had an NOS watch that he posted that had the not down pointing tip on the 7.
Here's where it was discussed.
http://forums.watchuseek.com/f20/sh...peedmaster-38953-post4587783.html#post4587783
 
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Since people are sharing examples here is one I used to own which still had the red wax dot on it until the auction house cracked it open because of movement picture requests 🙁::facepalm1::

 
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Some dial pics

Mark V, service, original (unfortunately, relumed)



Close ups of subdials on service dial, brand new, just opened for all of you awesome people.
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Everyone should note that all 4 of my dials have their 10s intact, and upon close inspection, the concentric rings are present on all 4.
 
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Redial? Really? So lets hear your definition of a redial, this should be interesting………….This is coming from someone that owns two.
 
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Everyone should note that all 4 of my dials have their 10s intact, and upon close inspection, the concentric rings are present on all 4.
I oddly don't feel vindicated
 
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The Grail in original condition can fetch upwards of $15k these days. It is one of the rarest and most desired speedmasters to have ever been produced by Omega.

Since people are sharing examples here is one I used to own which still had the red wax dot on it until the auction house cracked it open because of movement picture requests 🙁::facepalm1::

 
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The Grail in original condition can fetch upwards of $15k these days. It is one of the rarest and most desired speedmasters to have ever been produced by Omega.
And one you feel inexplicably obliged to pump every 12 months in a less than pleasant passive agressive way?

I'll be honest but I have tried to read through this thread 3 times now and I am still not sure what point the OP is making. Is it 'I have 4 loose Grail dials, but these aren't service dials, no Sir' or is it something else?
 
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Well firstly thank you for the photo ..secondly IMHO this is a reprint and a relume ...sorry it sounds a bit over analysed but the 2 are not always present

The density of the white print is insufficient and I am otherwise impressed by the scale and position of the fonts this is better than some I have seen and of course it is a none wedge 2

The lume plots look slightly disproportionate especially at the vulnerable 3 o’clock but the 24 hour counter seems to be the most obvious tell tale as there is print over run at the 3 6 9 and 12 could I have you permission to reproduce this photo

Small point ...Your top Pusher looks to be a bit deeper set than normal ....might be the photo angle

Thank you in anticipation
 
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The Grail in original condition can fetch upwards of $15k these days. It is one of the rarest and most desired speedmasters to have ever been produced by Omega.
You are out of date on your pricing ......average for the last 4 that I know were sold in Europe between June and September was over £17,000 ....$22,000+
I have not been able to identify a 90 point watch or better currently for sale having carried out a cursory search ..one massively overworked one on Chrono24 with replacement of most of the important parts including the bracelet is up for over £17,000
 
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Some dial pics

Mark V, service, original (unfortunately, relumed)



Close ups of subdials on service dial, brand new, just opened for all of you awesome people.
Thanks for this shot very instructive
 
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Can I ask...how long ago did you sell it and was it running fine at the time...the 1045 cal because of the ‘ self lubricant ‘nature of the delryn parts was reputedly able to go over 7 years without service and performance degradation, but I have been been reliably assured that much longer was possible
 
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You're grabbing at straws and trying very hard. The printing and lume of my mounted dial are flawless as my macro photos indicate and correctly stamped on the backside. Of my 4 dials, 3 are your so-called "wedge" "gray" variation. They are extremely abundant and common as we have witnessed in this thread.

I suspect that I have in my possession an extremely rare special dial, and therefore, watch -- perhaps a one of a kind original factory non-service masterpiece from Omega.

Well firstly thank you for the photo ..secondly IMHO this is a reprint and a relume ...sorry it sounds a bit over analysed but the 2 are not always present

The density of the white print is insufficient and I am otherwise impressed by the scale and position of the fonts this is better than some I have seen and of course it is a none wedge 2

The lume plots look slightly disproportionate especially at the vulnerable 3 o’clock but the 24 hour counter seems to be the most obvious tell tale as there is print over run at the 3 6 9 and 12 could I have you permission to reproduce this photo

Small point ...Your top Pusher looks to be a bit deeper set than normal ....might be the photo angle

Thank you in anticipation
 
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That's music to my ears. All of my hard work paid off! I own two 1450 bracelets, too!

You are out of date on your pricing ......average for the last 4 that I know were sold in Europe between June and September was over £17,000 ....$22,000+
I have not been able to identify a 90 point watch or better currently for sale having carried out a cursory search ..one massively overworked one on Chrono24 with replacement of most of the important parts including the bracelet is up for over £17,000
 
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You're grabbing at straws and trying very hard. The printing and lume of my mounted dial are flawless as my macro photos indicate and correctly stamped on the backside. Of my 4 dials, 3 are your so-called "wedge" "gray" variation. They are extremely abundant and common as we have witnessed in this thread.

I suspect that I have in my possession an extremely rare special dial, and therefore, watch -- perhaps a one of a kind original factory non-service masterpiece from Omega.
If the printing on the dial is flawless why does the 15 and the 12 numbers merge on the 24 hour counter ? Sorry to disabuse you but I respectfully suggest you ask the forum for a second opinion
 
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I've edited the title to correctly reflect the updated nature of this topic.