Bill Sohne
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Also if you want to sell more examples of early Pre Connie dials..
HI everyone...
Personally I think the dial is proper from the photos posted , just my opinion. The MOY was basically based on Connie dials... that came after the early Seamaster Chronometres. Also I do not agree with the Omega database on the 2516 with a Seamaster signed dial... If the watch is signed Seamaster it would have some amount of water resistance. A simple snapback case with out a o-ring gasket would not qualify.
As was stated before additional photos of early dial examples of 352 chronometre Seamasters are on line here at the following url:
omega.watchprosite.com
To the best of my knowledge all the dials here are original and some more aged then others !
Good Hunting
Bill Sohne
MOY ??
I started a fire in another forum with this dial, some people there say the MOY is off and don't want to accept it as authentic. Now, it's your turn to decide;-)...
Looks original to me
Why should it follow the MOY rule when it isn't a constellation?
Non original, IMHO...
Hi, even going by this pix only... - "Chronometre Officially Certified" is clearly printed seperately (added at a later point)from the rest of the dial (different tint of black....etc) - Font seems a bit too large compared to the rest - isn't well centere...
Looking at the whole dial picture from Hoi's earlier thread
It looks like a cal. 352 movement in perhaps a ref. 2516 case; still looks like an original dial to me. I think though it would be better to assess it in the context of a whole dial pic, case, movement and inner caseback photos.
Mike !!! You are the master.
Yes, it is a 2516 case with 352 Rg Movement. But when Suitbert observed : "To me, most likely an original dial, altered to be a chronometer dial at a later stage" I think he's correct, too. Why ?...
Case back 2516.
If you look into Omega database, you will find : Reference OT 2516 International collection 1949 Movement Type: Automatic chronometer certified Caliber number: 352 Created in 1949 17 jewels and this "...It seems that this watch style also existed with "Se...
Also if you want to sell more examples of early Pre Connie dials..
HI everyone... Personally I think the dial is proper from the photos posted , just my opinion. The MOY was basically based on Connie dials... that came after the early Seamaster Chronometres. Also I do not agree with the Omega database on the 2516 with a ...
Not much to add...
Hi, Hoipolloi, with the provided information (pictures) the largest part is guessing only. What I wrote above is only my poorly educated personal take. Personally, I believe the chronometer printing was done at a later stage - if it were done when the wat...
I am torn between...
I am torn between the 2 opinions - the font looks good and original to me too - I have seen so many iterations yet... But I also must agree with Suitbert about the different tint of the printing - maybe an addition of these words at time of production to ...
this is the bit about vintage Omegas that always loses me
i do, however, agree with Bill on this. i thought the MOY system only applied to Constellations so should not be considered here. the dial looks fine to me, but i am no expert in ref numbers etc. i think we have to go with the 'never say never' system whe...