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Trying to find out if this is original or a redial?

  1. the802 Mar 27, 2019

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    Hi there! First post and so happy I discovered this forum. I purchased this Omega Geneve and some opinions that I have gotten from research and a friend looking at it are that it is a redial - can anyone confirm or offer any thoughts on its authenticity?
    Thanks!
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  2. Passover Mar 27, 2019

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  3. OMEGuy Mar 27, 2019

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    Dial looks all correct... :)
     
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  4. JimInOz Melbourne Australia Mar 27, 2019

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    I'd be happy with it, can't see any issues with the dial.
     
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  5. X350 XJR Vintage Omega Aficionado Mar 27, 2019

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    Speedmaster Companion, looks fine.
     
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  6. warrydog Mar 27, 2019

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    And complete with a BOR bracelet.... That is a beautiful set.
    Best wishes,
    Tom
     
  7. fskywalker Mar 28, 2019

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    Looks good!
     
  8. Screwbacks Mar 28, 2019

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    i've seen such kind of dial before. in fact, it was patterned after speedmaster dial indecis.
     
  9. pennsyl936 Mar 28, 2019

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    Looks legit - here is another:
    https://omegaforums.net/threads/rec...er-geneve-cal-552-165-002.79727/#post-1020465
     
  10. brunomoreno Mar 28, 2019

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    Very beautiful watch ! Congrats.

    It’s very difficult at times to understand if they are redials or not, but the movement looks good and in line with the dial !


    Question... from the two pictures posted here it seems like these dials have a tendency to have the lime flake off. Is this common for these watches?
     
  11. Koen Mar 28, 2019

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    What about the crosshairs? At 12 and 3 they don’t connect to the indices.
    Lovely watch nonetheless:thumbsup:
     
  12. Koen Mar 28, 2019

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    And look at the placement of the Omega Automatic text.
    Compare it to the example below..
     
  13. OMEGuy Mar 28, 2019

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    If this is a redial, I need to know who's the guy who did the relume, because IMO he must be the best one around to be able to fake crumbly vintage tritium.
     
  14. Mouse_at_Large still immune to Speedmaster attraction Mar 28, 2019

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    This is just my opinion, but I really do not like the missing lume on the dial and the blackening of the lume on the hands. Also remember that all those bits of lume that have become displaced really only have one place to go and that's into the mechanism. If it was mine, I'd want some consistency with the dial and hands and either have the rest of the lume removed or get it sympathetically relumed.

    Then again, that's just my opinion and if you are happy with the way it looks, then enjoy it. Still think it should be serviced and the remaining lume at least stabilised if practical (and not too expensive).
     
  15. Passover Mar 28, 2019

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    At the example I posted for comparison you have the same thing at 12 and 6, I don't think this is a proof for a redial

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  16. Davidt Mar 28, 2019

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    The watch in the OP is not a redial.

    Slight loss of lume? Yes.

    Redial? Categorically not.
     
  17. Koen Mar 28, 2019

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    I wasn’t saying it is a redial just that there is a noticeable bigger gap.