"Swiss made" partially obscured in Ref 2846 Seamaster

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I just nabbed a Seamaster and noticed the "swiss made" seems half covered by the tension ring:



I have searched and read about this issue, and concluded that the crystal and/or tension ring are somehow wrong (wrong part, incorrect installation..). But it has also been suggested that some cases could be correct, e.g. https://omegaforums.net/threads/what-about-this-railmaster.106681/#post-1398184

What do you guys think? Is the "cut off" possibly correct?

Another shot:

 
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Looks correct and by the way that's a seriously nice seamaster you got there!
 
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Looks correct and by the way that's a seriously nice seamaster you got there!

Thanks, I like it too! Have you encountered other instances of this phenomenon in Ref 2846 or other similar models? I managed to find one:

https://origintime.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_7273-1-scaled.jpg

maybe these too, but not clear (hard to tell sometimes in these photos if the camera angle contributes to the effect):

https://omegaforums.net/attachments/19189-9cbcaf198a84dc44035086a5fbd6e8bc-jpg.31869/
https://www.vtgwatch.com/media/cata...8eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/s/a/sam_5023.jpg
 
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I can't pinpoint the exact model reference numbers but partially obscured "swiss" or "swiss made" is quite common. I wouldn't give it a second thought.