Hey,

wanted to share with you my recent eBay snap, a ref 2495-17 from 1950 that just arrived.

I was a bit suspicious before because the pictures on the offer were not so good (texture of the dial was not visible) and feared it might be a re-dial. In particular because I did not find another model with black dots above the hour indicators. I was still bidding because it came from a professional seller With a right of withdrawal.

Having it in hand now it looks all original and nicely patinated in my view. Any counter opinions?

Does anyone know how the structure is called? It's like honeycomb with a twist. IMO it's beautiful

Lugs look nice and sharp as well for a 1950 watch IMO.

Another question: did the original acrylic glass for this model have an Omega logo etching? The glass of this watch does not have but I looked for the original replacement glass (must be 062PN1064) and this does not seem to have the logo as well ( https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brand-New-...528795?hash=item283c6dec9b:g:qg4AAOSw4gNZid~lPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network ) or this glass is not original as wel

Best, Thomas

 

That texture on that dial is so beautiful and interesting.

 

Amazing dial

 

Thanks @gatorcpa - so I understand that the original crystals in the 1950ies did not have the logo - so you actually cannot know whether the vintage watch you buy has an original old crystal or a no name replacement, right you just know when it has been replaced with a new and original Omega crystal.

Best, Thomas

 

Love the dial, though I'm feeling as if I was just hypnotized;-)

 

The dial was over-flashed on the eBay offer and it was still shouting "buy me, buy me, buuuuuuy meeeee"

 

the dial looks super cool, huge congrats !
Herzlichen Glückwunsch

 

Thanks for this interesting background information!

 

Also, newer Omega replacement acrylic crystals will have a different profile than the originals... Everything else being equal, I'd rather have a crystal with the correct curvature and no logo than one with the logo and a wrong profile.

 

Coincidentally, that's exactly how I feel about women and designer clothes...

 

Newer logo...



Older logo...



Cheers, Al

 

Thanks, good to know.

Best, Thomas