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  1. PDB Oct 11, 2015

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    Still learning and making mistakes ::confused2:: I took a chance and bought this a couple of weeks ago without seeing inside. I really liked the shape and will wear it, its not for investment and it was well south of £200 so I went for it. It works fine and the day and date all move as they should, so I wore it for a while and it keeps time OK. I then wanted to take the case off and look more closely at the state of the dial however, when I pressed the crown release button, it stuck in and stayed there, but it is going for a full service anyway, so I am not worried about that. What I have noticed just now ::facepalm1:: is that on the back it has 166.089 crossed out with parallel etched lines through the numbers and 166.111 etched in below it. Does that mean that someone has put a replacement back on the watch from another model or something more sinister? It is very neatly done. I assume that it is only the movement that has a serial number? There are also two small groups of figures etched on the back (one ending 89 and the other 02) which I assume are from when it was serviced? Does that mean they do not relate to this watch? Images below. Thanks in advance.
     
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  2. Joe K. Curious about this text thingy below his avatar Oct 11, 2015

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    I don't know about this specific reference, but in other instances this is something Omega did when they changed the ref number after a slight design change. You can search the web for 176.001 and 176.007 and see many examples of 176.007 case back where the previous ref (176.001) was struck through.
     
  3. PDB Oct 11, 2015

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    Excellent thanks very much. I have also now managed to find another one exactly the same as mine (see below) .:) Well, at least I have not bought a complete basket case. So did Omega do this after a batch had already been made but by the time it went into production, the spec had changed so they literally added a new case number before the watch was assembled?

    The dilemma now is do I leave the face alone................maybe it will clean up a bit. Thanks again another example of case.JPG
     
  4. Joe K. Curious about this text thingy below his avatar Oct 11, 2015

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    With the 176.001 to 176.007 transition Omega made a few changes to the case, crystal (and maybe others), but the case back from the 176.001 remained the same design. Presumably, since there was a significant number of 176.001 case backs already made, Omega likely decided to strike out the 176.001 and replace it with the 176.007 instead of scrapping the inventory they had. This would be a transition period and after they used these up the installed cases with 176.007.
     
  5. PDB Oct 12, 2015

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    Really helpful, thanks very much.

    Can anyone help with some advice on what to do with the dial when it goes for a service? I want to wear it and its not for investment but equally I don't want to cause any damage unnecessarily and I like it to look its age. I was thinking that I might just have the outer part of the chapter ring (the bit around the dial, I think that's what's called) redone, where the varnish / paint is peeling away and leave the batons, red graduations and the dial itself as they are. It might be a good compromise? Any thoughts?