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Great Dial!
But I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that this is simply dial deterioration that has patterned in a particular way.
Absolutely beautiful patination, in my opinion, where a dark painted dial centre has, through serendipity, emerged as a one-off thing of beauty.
Bill or others may be able to correct me - and then I would have learned something - but my intuition tells me it's a reaction of the dial paint to sun and moisture. I'd go for it, as it's quite amazing.
Cheers
Desmond
Omega meteor shower dial
I hope someone can shed a little light on this dial. I have looked in all my reference books but can find nothing. Please help. Thanks...
Great Dial!
But I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that this is simply dial deterioration that has patterned in a particular way. Absolutely beautiful patination, in my opinion, where a dark painted dial centre has, through serendipity, emerged as a one-off th...
Pristine Dial
There is no dial deterioration. It is in pristine condition with no fading or discoloration and no damage by sun or moisture. The markers on the back side are original with no ground marks or gluing. The date window is consistent with other Omegas that I ...
Close-up shows interesting texture
So we see a textured dial, and the close-up, to me, shows dial deterioration under the textured finish. If we accept that dial degradation occurs through either sun weakening/powdering/flaking the lacquer coating and causing changes in the chemical compos...
I second Desmond...
Hi Skip, I think Desmond has pointed out correctly what might have happened to the dial... I do not think this is a factory original finish. kind regards Erich
Agreed; also the meteorite dial phenomenon is relatively recent
And this is a much older watch This message has been edited by mrsnak on 2010-10-31 09:45:58
Agree... nice aging...
Hi Skip I have a Longines that is speckled gold and a black background that looks great but is classified as a defective dial aka patina ... It stunning and I love it .. .but I did not think it left the factory that way. The same with your Omega , do not ...
Date window close up, please.
Hi Skip. Can I have a close up shot at the date window, please. It should look like this to be a genuine dial....
from the close up it looks like something has indented into the black dial
i offer the possibility that it has been done deliberately to expose the dial material underneath and create a random pattern which looks really good. Graham