Seamaster 2846 SC Cal. 491 Turler-Signed Dial - og check

I recently inherited this Omega from my grandfather and have been researching it over the past few days. After opening the watch, I was able to identify the following details:

Omega Seamaster Automatic
Reference: 2846 SC
Calibre: 491
Movement Serial: 16,068,472
Stainless Steel Case
Turler-signed dial

The watch is currently not running and appears to require a service.

I would be very grateful for any opinions from members regarding:

Whether the dial appears original.
Whether the Türler signature is consistent with known examples from this period.
Whether the hands appear correct for this reference.
Whether the missing 6 numeral is typical for this configuration.
Any recommendations before I send the watch for servicing.

I have attached photographs of the dial, movement, serial number and inside case back.

Thank you in advance for your help and expertise. I am keen to learn more about the watch and preserve it correctly before undertaking any restoration work.

Thank you everyone for your valuable inputs and insights on the watch earlier.

As an update, I reached out to Türler in Switzerland and received a response from Mr. Türler. While they do not have specific archival records for this watch, he confirmed that Türler-signed Omega watches were sold during that period and mentioned that the watch was originally sold by a member of the Türler family.

I also had the dial inspected by a watchmaker, who confirmed that the dial plate itself is an original Omega dial with Omega markings on the back, although he suspects the front may have been refinished at some point.

I thought the Türler correspondence might be of interest and would welcome any further thoughts from the group.

The Türler connection is well documented. There are plenty of references from the era with the name on the dial.

Some like it and think it adds value, some don’t.

The former may be true if the dial is in strong shape and original, which is unfortunately not the case here.

If the watch has sentimental value, being from your grandfather, you can service the mouvement and enjoy. But as others have said if you go down the rabbit hole of restoring every component, it will by far exceed the current value of the watch. And if you end up replacing most of it - including the dial - is there any point in restoring? In which case you might be better off finding a similar example (although targeting Türler on the dial will be hard) in the same configuration - but all original and in stronger condition.

I agree with the guys above, it will cost a fortune. Better find someone that’s a bit of a tinkerer that knows their stuff and have them do their best I guess. It will come out cheaper. You just won’t have parts replaced that have surface damage like rotor scrape. It will run and be wearable though.