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14755 dial refinish, who would you recommend?
Good day everyone! I´m a newbie here, I inadvertedly posted this in the Horological Meandering forum, so here it is again.
Got my hands on a 14755 project watch, its has very nice case and movement, Luckily I have the arrow hands as well. The only issue is there is no dial. I bought a 166.024 no date dial which are on sale now on oboy but I´d rather try getting a 565 dial proffesionally refinished. I dont own any refinished dials yet but I must admit sometimes I see some very good jobs specially from sellers in Argentina and Vietnam.
I was hoping there is already someone known for incredibly accurate omega dials. If so please recommend me. I would greatly appreciate it!
MMMhhh ..
... the 166.024 dial that you mention would have a date aperture which would not suit a 14755.
If it is 165.024 dial, I would get that relumed by somebody like Aldo in Italy, rather than having one redialled fom scratch.
A 165.024 dial could be washed of the old/ruined luminous (if you want so), slightly olied to bring back the dark colour, and then relumed to match the luminous of the hands.
I have not seen a credible dial for SM300 done from scratch, by anybody.
BWs
Franco
If it is 165.024 dial, I would get that relumed by somebody like Aldo in Italy, rather than having one redialled fom scratch.
A 165.024 dial could be washed of the old/ruined luminous (if you want so), slightly olied to bring back the dark colour, and then relumed to match the luminous of the hands.
I have not seen a credible dial for SM300 done from scratch, by anybody.
BWs
Franco
Re: MMMhhh
Hi Franco,
Thanks for your input, you´re correct I meant the 165.024 no date dial. I got it new old stock so I´d rather not touch them. The point is I need the triangular markers ala 14755 so a relume will no be enough. It will have to be painted from scratch with the smaller traigular markers and thicke, closed numerals. I´m in the process of sending Aldo a couple of bezels for restoration will certainly inquire about a refinished 14755 dial, but like you said he is known for relumes not necessarilly redials. I have seem some pretty good jobs here and there, I´d consider the following a very acceptable 300 redial, what do you think:
Thanks for your input, you´re correct I meant the 165.024 no date dial. I got it new old stock so I´d rather not touch them. The point is I need the triangular markers ala 14755 so a relume will no be enough. It will have to be painted from scratch with the smaller traigular markers and thicke, closed numerals. I´m in the process of sending Aldo a couple of bezels for restoration will certainly inquire about a refinished 14755 dial, but like you said he is known for relumes not necessarilly redials. I have seem some pretty good jobs here and there, I´d consider the following a very acceptable 300 redial, what do you think:
Ok
Hi
well, certainly Aldo does not do redials .... but I repeat, nobody does good redials of SM300 dials. The one you show, pardon me, is horrible.
The Omega symbol is totally wrong, The lume has been given with with some gross imprecisions. Plus the whole lot looks new,nothing like
what it would be after 50 years.
If I had to finish a project as you are, I would wait perhaps for an original dial or a cadaver watch come on the market, take the dial and sell the rest.
Or get rid of the project.
Ciao
Franco
well, certainly Aldo does not do redials .... but I repeat, nobody does good redials of SM300 dials. The one you show, pardon me, is horrible.
The Omega symbol is totally wrong, The lume has been given with with some gross imprecisions. Plus the whole lot looks new,nothing like
what it would be after 50 years.
If I had to finish a project as you are, I would wait perhaps for an original dial or a cadaver watch come on the market, take the dial and sell the rest.
Or get rid of the project.
Ciao
Franco
you'll have a hard job getting a 14755 dial
especially an old one being sold on. perhaps would have been better with the original one in whatever the condition as now your watch just looks like a later 165.014 with a new dial. as this model can be bought significantly cheaper than a 14755 putting this dial on has devalued the piece in my opinion.
please dont take this as any disrespect, but it happens a lot more than you would think. i have to wonder if you are a true collector or a dealer testing the waters to see if their pieces are sellable and to find more out about them. if i'm wrong please accept my apologies, but as i said, it happens a lot more often than you would think and 2 posts of iconic Omega's in a short space of time makes me wonder.
best
G