Vintage Omega SM300

[jackflash]

Is it possible to fit the 565cal movement and original dial, with date, to a rep case? I was thinking about using the one josh has on offer. Thanks!

[lhooq]

I don't think it's possible.  The commonly available vintage SM300 rep (i.e. the one that Josh sells) has almost no dimensions in common with a genuine case.  Just look at the diameter differences between the rep's dial and a gen-spec dial:

 

 

The bigger question is why you would even want to bother putting a c.565 into the rep case.  It has a good resemblance to the gen when you're looking straight down at it; at other angles, it's not an accurate rep at all. 

[jackflash]

The bigger question is why you would even want to bother putting a c.565 into the rep case.  It has a good resemblance to the gen when you're looking straight down at it; at other angles, it's not an accurate rep at all. 

 

Thanks for the info. I didn't realise the rep size was so off. You can pick up a gen dial for ca.150€ and a 565 movement for ca.100€ on ebay. I thought if they fitted into the rep case that would save going for Ofrei's gen case ca. 990€.

[lhooq]

I didn't realize that the going rate for c.565s had become so cheap.  A year ago, they were selling for USD300-400. 

 

Of course, three years ago the dials were ~$80 and the 166.0324 was ~$750...