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  1. felsby I don't see any option in settings or profile Sep 27, 2018

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    Seller ignored my bid and sold to another party for a lower price :( so this beauty got away.
    I like the case, and the golden furniture on a brushed dial. I am almost certain that it is a cal. 565, but can anyone help me with the reference? No visceral photos alas.

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  2. Gordon Heavyfoot Sep 27, 2018

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    Maybe reference 14701? Wouldn't be a 565 though.

    Edit: Maybe I'm wrong about the 565, perhaps they did come with that caliber. The couple I've owned were equipped with 562.
     
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  3. felsby I don't see any option in settings or profile Sep 27, 2018

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    No, you're not wrong, I think I am! It looks like dauphine hands went along with cal. 562. Does it match a 14701?
     
  4. felsby I don't see any option in settings or profile Sep 27, 2018

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    Yes it does!Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network Thanks a lot, @Gordon Heavyfoot !
     
  5. Gordon Heavyfoot Sep 27, 2018

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    Glad to be of some help. Cheers.
     
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  6. Edward53 Sep 27, 2018

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    The style of script puts it no later than 1962 so too early to be a 565.
     
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  7. felsby I don't see any option in settings or profile Sep 27, 2018

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    Correct, Gordon suggested a cal 562 14701 which matches nicely.
     
  8. OHS Sep 27, 2018

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    I reckon the 14701's are great, simple watches. Sadly mine has been overpolished but as it was my first vintage buy I love it all the same. Would like a 14700 at some point too...the simpler no date dial looks very cool :)
     
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  9. felsby I don't see any option in settings or profile Sep 27, 2018

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    Agree, the no-date version is the one to go for, visually and in daily use.

    On some photos, the 14700 seems like its lugs are a little wider - but with the ref.numbers I would expect the cases to be identical. What do you think?
     
  10. OHS Sep 27, 2018

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    I always imagined they'd be the same but haven't seen one in 'real life'.
    The biggest issue I've found is that every 14700 that comes up (on eBay etc) has the 701 style dauphine hands when they are supposed to have alpha.
     
  11. septentrio Sep 27, 2018

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    Beautiful simplicity!
     
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  12. felsby I don't see any option in settings or profile Sep 27, 2018

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    alpha hands? You lost me ::confused2::
     
  13. OHS Sep 27, 2018

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    Going by the omega site they have 'alpha' hands rather than the wider, simpler dauphine hands like mine has. (Reference photo from omega archive)
     
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  14. Retsamaes Sep 27, 2018

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    Is it me or does the omega archive watch look like a redial?

    That might explain why the hands are alpha rather than dauphine.
     
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  15. OHS Sep 27, 2018

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    I did wonder that when I saw it but also wonder if it's just due to them manipulating a lo Res image and that has made the black text jump out like that.

    I'm hoping the archive is pretty accurate but maybe that's a bad assumption?