Jimster Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Last night I get a call from a friend and watchmaker. He's holding a gen Seamaster SM300 Chrono, Blue dial, circa 1994. This watch is 100% gen as we walk through detail of case back, movement, serials, on and on. Then he drops the bomb. The dial has curly toes and so does the Omega logo inside the caseback. I'm talking curl just like our reps. What to do next since the watch is in for a complete service, and bracelet refinish. Off comes the dial. Gen all the way. So, armed with every number from the watch look what comes up: My link Curly all the way. I've been noticing more curly toes on some early gens as well. In fact my 165.024 has the slightest curl. Very Interesting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 I believe it... Edit: Ha- I looked at your link after I posted my pic! Great minds think alike... As for vintage... My old SM300 seems to have that upturned logo as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDorian Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 I think curly toes are often seen in printed dials but for the raised logos in the latest SMPs and all POs, they're not happy feet/curled toes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chir0nex Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 I think curly toes are often seen in printed dials but for the raised logos in the latest SMPs and all POs, they're not happy feet/curled toes. That was my understanding as well. Only the applied logos have the shortened feet, presumably to make them look tidier, which i think i can agree with as they look odd on the reps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnDorian Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 The rep logos are also more rounded like a hill. The gen logos are flat like a plateau. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andreww Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 You would think that Omega would want to keep their branding consistent. I've always found it odd how much variation they have in their trademarked symbol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 In comparison, Rolex has just as many logo variations with their coronet as well. Granted, some of these differences were a result of utilizing different suppliers for their dials, some of those differences are still apparent in current day applications, and production is in-house. As an aside, I thought it was quite interesting to see that some gen Omega dials are Singer made... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwin25 Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Learned something new today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baglc1 Posted July 31, 2009 Report Share Posted July 31, 2009 I have a cosmic 60m divers watch from 1978 and that has curled toes on a gold raised sign on the dial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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