Universal Geneve Steel Claw Lugs: Original Dial or Redial?

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I’m on the fence with this dial. This was the condition of the watch when purchased.
Is the dial the ORIGINAL finish ? I thought of finding another that I’m certain is original, but I am not certain this one is a redial ?
Thanks Omega Forum experts for their advice and good judgement on such questions as originality !

 
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Dials for comparison… I’m inclined to think the dial in question is not original.

 
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I'm inclined to think non-original. The "A" in Universal looks suspect and I don't like the general flatness of the sub-dial. What calibre is it - I'm guessing 262? The 262 is probably the most numerous UG vintage calibre so I don't think you'll have any problems picking up a donor - you just need to measure it and be persistent. And don't tie yourself up in knots about matching a replacement dial to another 21262-cased example you find randomly on the internet. Look for one with lume though, as one of their design maxims was generally to match lumed hands with lumed dials.
 
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To me the dial looks like it could be original with deterioration but I would ask for better photos of it.
 
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To me the dial looks like it could be original with deterioration but I would ask for better photos of it.
Better lit and various angles.
 
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To me the dial looks like it could be original with deterioration but I would ask for better photos of it.
Better lit and various angles.
What about this as a replacement ?

 
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It looks original but ideally lumed hands should have lume on the dial.

Do you know the diameter of the existing dial?