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Why shouldn’t I redial my dad’s work watch?

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After 25 years at a job my dad didn’t love they gave him a watch he didn’t wear with the logo of a company, Monsanto, I don’t much care for. It’s a 1020 movement in a c6336 case. I don’t know much about Omegas or watches in general but this watch is from 1979 so it could’ve been a Seamaster, Geneve, or De Ville I guess, dependent mostly on the dial.

I have no plans to sell it and I’d keep the original dial safe. I’ve already bought a NOS 1069 dial but I kind of prefer a black reproduction modern dial or some other obvious fake just for the honesty of it.

Thoughts welcome.
 
cristos71
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If you show pictures of your father's watch, the NOS dial and the redial you have in mind I'd imagine you may get some thoughts...
 
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After 25 years at a job I my dad didn’t love they gave him a watch he didn’t wear with the logo of a company, Monsanto, I don’t much care for. It’s a 1020 movement in a c6336 case. I don’t know much about Omegas or watches in general but this watch is from 1979 so it could’ve been a Seamaster, Geneve, or De Ville I guess, dependent mostly on the dial.

I have no plans to sell it and I’d keep the original dial safe. I’ve already bought a NOS 1069 dial but I kind of prefer a black reproduction modern dial or some other obvious fake just for the honesty of it.

Thoughts welcome.

Is it gold?

Unless it is gold and has some intrinsic metal value, at present it is worth very little. Well maybe £200 or so. Redialling it won’t hurt but it won’t add anything either really.

As noted above. To ask us to think without pictures is borderline rude!
 
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Sorry I got hung up trying to get the photo in here. This is the watch. Am I wrong about late 70s Seamasters, De Villes, and Geneves all being the same watch? I’m not worried about value, I’d simply like it to be of some use to me.
 
Dan S
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I would just replace the dial instead of having it repainted. A repainted dial will look crappy.
 
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After 25 years at a job my dad didn’t love they gave him a watch he didn’t wear with the logo of a company, Monsanto, I don’t much care for. It’s a 1020 movement in a c6336 case. I don’t know much about Omegas or watches in general but this watch is from 1979 so it could’ve been a Seamaster, Geneve, or De Ville I guess, dependent mostly on the dial.

I have no plans to sell it and I’d keep the original dial safe. I’ve already bought a NOS 1069 dial but I kind of prefer a black reproduction modern dial or some other obvious fake just for the honesty of it.

Thoughts welcome.
Have you not got good centimental value there
 
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Measure your dial to make sure you find something with the same diameter as movement used in a few different cases

There are some on Ebay. Can’t tell if refinished, but did see a black one
 
Larry S
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Looks like a cheap base model with no sentimental value. Spend the money on something you like. Toss this in a junk drawer.
 
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Personally I think it is a beautiful looking watch. Replacing the dial might be a good option.
 
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Personally I think it is a beautiful looking watch. Replacing the dial might be a good option.

I did actually replace the dial and it looks great. The watchmaker said he’d regulate it while he’s in there but he said he couldn’t get it anymore accurate. Now I don’t know if it’s worth spending $3-700 on. I’d like to give it to a family member as a working watch but I don’t know if I should cut my losses or go all in.

I think it’d looks sharp now but I’m conflicted.

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If you replace the dial to get rid of the Monsanto logo, you will have a cool watch.
 
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See the watch with replaced dial. The watchmaker said he could regulate the watch so it would keep proper time and now it needs an overhaul but I don't know if I want to spend another $3-700 on this watch.
 
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If you like the watch you won't think twice about the cost to service the movement. Watches are one of those things that don't make a lot of money-sense...like running an old car, buying art, keeping a horse, but they sure are enjoyable. If you don't like the watch sell it and get one you do like.
 
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Perhaps if when you decide to sell it, you could get creative by marketing it as an Omega GMT as in "Genetically Modified Timepiece" ? 😉
 
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Shoot I gotta agree I wouldn’t walk around advertising Monsanto I don’t like to label people or companies as evil but I have a hard time not using that word against Monsantos business practices
 
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Perhaps if when you decide to sell it, you could get creative by marketing it as an Omega GMT as in "Genetically Modified Timepiece" ? 😉

It’ll go to a nephew.
 
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