Where is information about original hands?

Dec 17, 2012,23:38 PM
 

Ok, thanks for your advice.

How should I find how the original minutes hand look like?

Thanks,

Benedict

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Unidentified Omega (Cal. 265)

 
 By: benedict3 : December 16th, 2012-08:18
Dear all, I recently trief to know more about this other Omega watch that I have. As it is for the other one (see last thread), I have great difficulties to identify it (as opposed to all my other Omega watches that are quite "standard" or common, so to s...  

Also here we have...

 
 By: mac_omega : December 16th, 2012-13:35
Benedict, also here we have the same: replaced crown restored dial sorry for the bad news. regards erich

What about this one?

 
 By: benedict3 : December 17th, 2012-02:48
Okay, thank you very much for your advice! I also had this one, that I couldn't identify... I hope it may be original at least! : ) ...  

And the crown..

 
 By: benedict3 : December 17th, 2012-02:54
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Getting there...

 
 By: gatorcpa : December 17th, 2012-19:05
...Dial looks correct and is a rarer black one. Case is nice, too. Minutes hand is a replacement, don't know if an original can be found. Movement and case reference match up as well. If the price is right, go for it. gatorcpa

Where is information about original hands?

 
 By: benedict3 : December 17th, 2012-23:38
Ok, thanks for your advice. How should I find how the original minutes hand look like? Thanks, Benedict

Look at your first post...

 
 By: gatorcpa : December 18th, 2012-07:52
....it's the only part of that watch that is correct. If only you could put them both together, gatorcpa

Are the hands of both watches really different?

 
 By: benedict3 : December 18th, 2012-09:51
To me, the hands (minute, hour, second) of both watches really seem to be identical! I will try to find a description in the famous giant omega book : )

The hour hands are identical...

 
 By: gatorcpa : December 18th, 2012-13:45
...take a look only at the minutes hands. Note that the one on the black dial watch doesn't taper thinner towards the center like the white one. There is a name for this style of hands, but I don't know the name offhand. gatorcpa

My pictures lied. Sorry for the bad quality!

 
 By: benedict3 : December 18th, 2012-23:06
I see what you mean! There are better pictures of the dial I tried to take with my binocular magnifier. I think the hands get thinner toward the center, as they should according to your description. Do these pictures confirm that the hands are correct, or...  

Asymmetry

 
 By: benedict3 : December 18th, 2012-23:29
I have also been concerned with this strange asymmetry at 6 o clock, even though the dial seems to be original. (it seems that the inscriptions/drawings on the dial are not painted over the dial, but faded on it (see pic 3), so I hardly imagine it could h...  

Very difficult to tell...

 
 By: gatorcpa : December 19th, 2012-11:11
...from even the magnified photos you've provided. Could be originals, could be replacements. Just can't tell for sure. Don't know what to say about the dial either. I would need to compare it with a known original, up close and in person. This is one of ... 

good omege watch

 
 By: cup12watch : December 18th, 2012-23:52
Though it is simple, it looks good.