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Seamaster 2264.50 Dial Differences

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Hello All,

I recently purchased two Omega Seamaster 2264.50s, one from Crown & Calibre and the other from Watchfinder & Co.

When I received the watches, I noticed the font on the dial of one appeared to be slightly different from the other. Specifically, the "3" in "300m" and the "1" in "1000" were different. One “3” looks to be more open while other “3” looks to be more closed. The “1” on the open 3 dial looks to have a longer tail.

Please see example photos below.

My question is this: did the dial or font print change at some point during the production run of the Reference 2264.50.00? Perhaps Omega used different dial suppliers?

Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

-BT
 
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hen
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Welcome to OF. They do look different, are they far apart in serial number? Seems like I got a combination of the two on my 2254, open 3 and short 1.
 
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Thank you! I am glad I’m not the only one that sees it. Omega told me they couldn’t see a difference and that “both dials were within manufacture tolerance”.
As far as serial numbers, one starts with 58 and the other 59. Do you think that could have something to do with it?
 
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I am only guessing, but different production runs may have difference in dials?
 
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That makes sense. A quick Google Image search shows Seamasters with both dials. Do you know if using different dials during a production run is common for Omega?
 
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No, sorry I have no idea. I am just guessing.
 
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I’ve never noticed it on the 2254 or 2264 before but there are known significant differences on 2531.80 dials and there is colour variance on 2255 dials it seems also.
 
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I’ve never noticed it on the 2254 or 2264 before but there are known significant differences on 2531.80 dials and there is colour variance on 2255 dials it seems also.

Interesting, I didn’t know that about the 2531.80 dials. What sort of differences are there? I’m surprised to learn there would be differences between dials of the same reference number.
 
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Interesting, I didn’t know that about the 2531.80 dials. What sort of differences are there? I’m surprised to learn there would be differences between dials of the same reference number.
Same as shown above, font differences on the numbers. I’ll try to find a previous post which details it. Early on there were also non chronometer rated versions of the Bond auto too. Those are seriously different since they lack the word chronometer and have 3 lines of text. I’m not actually sure if they shared the 2531.80 ref, logic says they probably didn’t since they differ so much.
 
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Same as shown above, font differences on the numbers. I’ll try to find a previous post which details it. Early on there were also non chronometer rated versions of the Bond auto too. Those are seriously different since they lack the word chronometer and have 3 lines of text. I’m not actually sure if they shared the 2531.80 ref, logic says they probably didn’t since they differ so much.

Quartz Seamasters did not have chronometer on the dial, are you saying there are autos as well? Interesting.
 
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Quartz Seamasters did not have chronometer on the dial, are you saying there are autos as well? Interesting.
Yes there were 3 line auto models early on. Not for long though.
 
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Yes there were 3 line auto models early on. Not for long though.
Are these highly collectable now, or don`t the Seamaster community care?
I`m guessing if it was Speedys they would be double the price.
 
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Are these highly collectable now, or don`t the Seamaster community care?
I`m guessing if it was Speedys they would be double the price.
No premium I have noticed but then they aren't seen all that often. One thing holding the early Bonds back is that the tritium lume used initially doesn't age in particularly nice way. The plots go a sort of dark beige fried egg look but the hands tend to stay greenish so you get a mismatch even in all original examples. It does have charm but its not like with some vintage pieces that gain a lot in desirability from even patina. You never get any ageing on the sword hands examples like the 2254 of course since they all used Superluminova from the get go.
 
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following, noticed a similar problem in a seamaster i have compared to another one of a friend of mine. thought was due to the year production maybe
 
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No premium I have noticed but then they aren't seen all that often. One thing holding the early Bonds back is that the tritium lume used initially doesn't age in particularly nice way. The plots go a sort of dark beige fried egg look but the hands tend to stay greenish so you get a mismatch even in all original examples. It does have charm but it’s not like with some vintage pieces that gain a lot in desirability from even patina. You never get any ageing on the sword hands examples like the 2254 of course since they all used Superluminova from the get go.

That’s very interesting about Omega not including “Chronometer” on early on. Perhaps this is because the original mechanical movement was launched with the Calibre 1109, not the 1120. I didn’t realize it was common for Omega to make changes to a piece (e.g., changing lume material or calibers) and keep the same reference number.
 
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following, noticed a similar problem in a seamaster i have compared to another one of a friend of mine. thought was due to the year production maybe

That was my thought as well. Would you be able to share photos?
 
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