Omega

 

    Besides collecting Connies, Rg's, 30T1, T2 etc...I also collect dials with crosshairs. To me, the crosshair on the dial always makes it look stronger, better and a "peace of mind".
   Being afraid of the MOY test, redialers always try to avoid these crosshairs. Well, you want to do the MOY test huh? Do it yourselves, We don't supply the tools.

     That's the reason I love the crosshairs on my dials.

  This one is already shown in the other thread. Connie with a 551 movement in a 14381 case.

  

  The crosshair of a dial of a connie, 564 movement, caseback # 168.005.

 

  The distance to the "l".

 

  The crosshair of a dial with arrowhead markers, 505 movement. Snapback.

 

   Crosshair on a black dial.

 

  Finally, the crosshair of a dial from an Omega with 352 chronometer movement, caseback # 2516.

 

 

  Well, those are my...hairs.

   Show me yours, please....

 

 

i have to admit that i have none in my collection so cant show anything off on this occasion.

best

Graham

I think I missed a few . The ones on honeycomb dials.

 

 

....LoveOmega to compare .

 

  Like I said, I also collect dials and this one is one of them. It fits on a 551 and in the same period of Loveomega's connie.

Hi Hoipolloi

Thanks for your info. Your collection is great.I take your point on the "l" on my constellation...just wonder though whether all
Caliber 551 dial should look the same. Could it be that omega may produxe the dial in different batches so the dial could be slightly different?

I also notice one of your omega connie has the "l" close to the cross hair like mine

Anyway thanks a lot. Hope I will have a nice collection as yours one day

...Especially the honeycomp cross hair is magnificent..

Any thing you need to be aware of on the dial? How the cross is going throgh the text on the dial?

Please share pictures of these beauties again one day

Best regards

Hans

please see mine. stefan

I've always had a soft-spot for crosshair dials myself.

  Thanks for sharing. Those crosshairs make the dials look better, do they ?

   Hi Stephen.

  At the first look, I was a bit surprised tosee the ends of your crosshair go over the hour markers to the end of the dial's edge. Your "Swiss Made" is not aligned, either.

  It should be this way, I thought.

       

  But,  I looked into my collection again and found an old Seamaster with a crosshair exactly like yours, it has the ends go over to the edge and the "Swiss Made" is misaligned, too.

     

  New things to learn everyday, huh.

   Best regards.

Have a close look where the cross hair goes through the star - it is not in the center!

So how about the precision on printing in those days?

I have seen both on original dials: the cross hair reaching the marker and the cross hair reaching the edge...

Not surprising with Omega - there will always be some surprise I guess...  

best

Erich