My foolishness was the culprite.

To wave my ignorance in front of everyone. Before I took it to the horologist, someone told me it just might need to be lubbed. Being the qausi-handy guy that I am, I had a few bottles of various lubricants around my house. So one of them was labeled "safe for all mechanisms" and I used that. Apparently some got on the dial face, causing about 2/3rds of it to begin to peel up interfering with the hands of teh watch.

I still have everything that was raised, but all the hash marks, and the word omega, and part of the word geneve is gone.

Apparently the horologist has a relationship with a gentleman in texas that goes to great lengths to get the original dies for the vintage watches to have the redone.

I will try and post a pic but I have to goto work soon, and then have an evening full of activities directly afterward.

My first gentlemans watch - and it has a story

By: guru_4_hire : March 16th, 2009-10:07

So about 9 years ago I was a young man in the US Army working in a joint enterprise with some russians in the UN mission to Kosovo. A simple past time of young GIs thrust together with counterparts from other places is to trade everything for anything. So...

firstly welcome to the forum. if you swapped this for a pair of issued boots you did ok

By: G99 : March 16th, 2009-11:54

seeing a pic of the inside of the caseback and the serial number of movement (ie 15mil) would help to date it, but the 601 calibre is a nice manual wind movement from the 60's and perhaps earlier. off the top of my head i cant remember. the watch will pro...

I think the trade worked out as well.

By: guru_4_hire : March 16th, 2009-12:10

The serial number should be on the movement picture. Appears to be a 1969 (29 million) vintage, according to that number and the reference chart on the Omega website. On the inside of the backpeice is the number 135.070 and a red pen marking that I cant q...

to try to help with...

By: G99 : March 16th, 2009-12:57

to try to help with your questions, Omega have, over the years, had a few ranges of watches. the Seamaster, Speedmaster, Deville and Constellation being the main 4. the 'geneve' name appeared in the mid 60's as an entry level model to attract younger peop...

Thanks!

By: guru_4_hire : March 16th, 2009-13:18

From Omega Traditions:

By: mrsnak : March 17th, 2009-08:37

GENÈVE GENTS' LEATHER STRAP Reference MD 135.0070 International collection 1969 Movement Type: Manual winding (mechanical) Caliber number: 601 Created in 1960 17 jewels Central sweep-second hand Case Gold-plated Case back Screw-in Full metal Dial Metal, w...

Thank you

By: guru_4_hire : March 17th, 2009-16:58

Thank you for the informtion!

Thanks, the picture that went with it did have a different dial

By: mrsnak : March 17th, 2009-18:57

Welcome here, Guru 4 Hire!

By: amanico : March 17th, 2009-20:12

And thanks a lot for such a great story, and introduction. It was a real pleasure to read you. I love to read theese fundamentals, roots, origins of our Passion for watches. Looking forward to read more from you, without forgetting to congratulate you for...

Christmas

By: guru_4_hire : March 18th, 2009-03:45

Back from the horologist

By: guru_4_hire : April 12th, 2009-17:10

I got my watch back from the horologist. Learned a few valuable lessons. Also I need to have the dial refinished, because of said valuable lessons. In any case, its really nice to wear a watch.

Guru, what happened to the...

By: G99 : April 13th, 2009-01:47

Guru, what happened to the dial. it looked good from what i could see under the scratched glass. i would advise to think very carefully before having a dial refinished because unless its perfect it will spoil the watch so the dial would need to be beyond ...

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