Wrong dial

May 11, 2024,16:17 PM
 

So many have commented on the condition of the dial but none has recognised that it is possibly a wrong dial for this reference...
I would expect an A5 dial with much longer luminous indexes reaching the subdials combined with low "SWISS MADE". The watch has the early alpha hands, the hour hand with triangular lume which are found on the early specimen, so an A5 dial would be appropriate.
A6 dials (later) are associated with the more simple baton hands. But without knowing the exact production date it still is a bit of speculation...

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Omega Speedmaster ST 105 002. A cool one.

 
By: amanico : May 9th, 2024-20:50
This reference is magic, and a bit mysterious as it is a kind of transitional one, between the CK 2998 and the ST 105 003. Made only during one year or two. Rarer than any other CK, being 2915 or 2998. Add a nice patina, like this one, and you have someth...  

Dial is tops in my book . . .

 
By: Dr No : May 9th, 2024-21:18
. . . although I have doubts about the pushers and, to a lesser extent, the crown. But the 'face' is altogether original, in my humble opinion. 🤙🏻

I love vintage...

 
By: mdg : May 10th, 2024-03:54
...but some patina looks like damage. In the case of dive watches, it looks like water got into the cases. Not sure how this dial got this way. If it were my watch I would love it, but I'd wonder if the manufacturer were using defective materials...

Oh, modern, had a chocolate brown leather strap

 
By: K-Lo : May 9th, 2024-23:01
And bought the bracelet later, a good looking thing.. And had an exhibition caseback to boot.

Good observation. The introduction date for tritium is in dispute . . .

 
By: Dr No : May 10th, 2024-00:32
. . . with a consensus of early '60s as most likely. The dial of Nicolas' 105.002 subject does not have 'T' markings, but the badging of tritium dials likely occurred after its debut by at least a year or two. So yes, the degradation could well be due to ... 

Yeah

 
By: E in PA : May 10th, 2024-02:33
If you blow up the photo it looks as if the markers melted. Perhaps they’ve all fallen off and we are looking at the glue remains, but that seems less likely

Wrong dial

 
By: mac_omega : May 11th, 2024-16:17
So many have commented on the condition of the dial but none has recognised that it is possibly a wrong dial for this reference... I would expect an A5 dial with much longer luminous indexes reaching the subdials combined with low "SWISS MADE". The watch ...