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By Omega, you mean ?
I am not sure, but in my collection, the one on left is the ealiest that I have (Ref 2516) dated sometime in 1949. The one on your right is the most sought after these days _Pie Pan with Chronometer Officially Certified _Cross Hair with Onyx Inserts Caliber 564.
18K dial is prefered by some but easier to find.
14390 caseback?
Hi, I just received this watch and I was wondering if this has been modified (polished) because the Hippocampus seems to be missing. I took a flyer on this because the seller couldn't open the back and had no idea what the movement might be. She also stat...
dial and caseback
Well, the real experts should weigh in, but since there is no "Seamaster" on the dial, and no monster on the back, I'd vote the watch is correct. The vintage DB lists ref 14390 as a Seamaster model, but also notes that the ref did come with different dial...
Jim. in the pic of the caseback you can see a faint ring in the centre
i would guess that that ring is the outer ring around the hippocampus which has been worn away with age and polishing. as it dates from 1962 the hippo would have been there as it was first introduced i believe (please correct me) in 1958. i've not seen ma...
nice catch, I didn't notice
Graham, funny you should send your observation at this time, I just spotted it after you mentioned it. It's hard to see in person but the photo brings out the faint circular outline very well. The watch runs very well and with a little cleaning and a new ...
i'm glad i could help...
i'm glad i could help Jim. i'm not a techy as you well know, but i'm sure there is a way you could find out which dials went with that case reference and then try to obtain one. where heaven only knows, but there will be one out there somewhere for certai...
Exceptionally well spotted...
Graham, now that you point it out, I can see the ring on the back as well. Jim, hunting down a correct dial for the model might take some time, but might not be impossible. 14390 doesn't seem to be an incredibly rare reference. You might try googling arou...
here's mine.
Caliber 285, serial # 17 mil, a bit ealier than yours, without OXG. This message has been edited by hoipolloi on 2010-05-23 11:22:26...
nice look
I really like the cross-hair dial and the hands are classic! Overall a very nice vintage look. Thanks for posting your photos, Jim
i also like cross-hair dial...
... interesting... i find several watches also have cross-hair printed on the dial. any one know when did the watch makers start to have design? stefan
By Omega, you mean ?
I am not sure, but in my collection, the one on left is the ealiest that I have (Ref 2516) dated sometime in 1949. The one on your right is the most sought after these days _Pie Pan with Chronometer Officially Certified _Cross Hair with Onyx Inserts Calib...
i meant...
... i meant i have seen other brands e.g. UG, JLC etc with cross-hair dial in some of their models. i am not sure who came with this design first. but in any case, the cross-hair on dial looks more outstanding. by the way, thanks for the pics, your two wa...
