Guest avitt Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Beautiful vintage piece, Omega. Congratulations! Thanks for the challenge (and the nice reference photos). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tribal Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Nice gen one..... Change the glass and it looks much better..... Congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Thanks for the challenge (and the nice reference photos). See, normally I find these "is it a rep or a gen" challenges irritating, but this one was special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbchubb Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 This is a very beautiful watch, Omega and the post was a fun read. My own intention - looking at the pictures when opening the thread - was gen. As Ubi said later... too many gen parts to make sense as a rep. I would however invest a couple of bucks and buy a new 127. My envy shall haunt you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsons Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Wow, first time to read this thread! I thought it was just another of those guessing games which I'm not very good at. For the record, I would have guessed gen or an MBW with a butt load of OEM parts and one fantastic aging process. On these guys, without opening her up and checking the serials between the lugs it's sometimes difficult to know for sure. Fantastic watch, Omega & congrats! Nothing beats the genuine article and the pride of ownership that goes owning a piece of history, specially such as this. You may have to change your forum signature now. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 For the record, I would have guessed gen or an MBW with a butt load of OEM parts and one fantastic aging process. On these guys, without opening her up and checking the serials between the lugs is sometimes difficult to know for sure. The crown was centred vertically in the guards. That's a sure mark of a gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 The first thing that striked me as "gen" was the correct red SUBMARINER font on the dial. I have never seen aftermarket or rep dial like that. The text and font is significantly smaller than on the rep 1680 (red). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 The first thing that striked me as "gen" was the correct red SUBMARINER font on the dial. I have never seen aftermarket or rep dial like that. The text and font is significantly smaller than on the rep 1680 (red). ...and if you have a gen red Sub dial, it's a certainty you have a gen watch, because ... well, the dial is the hard bit to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubiquitous Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Welllll.... I don't know if the dial is difficult to track down, per se They're just expensive, and not a logical choice to use for a franken due to cost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddhead Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 There is absolutely dial printing variations. There were 3 dial makers at the time making dials for rolex. Stern, Bey and Singer. Each with differences in manufacturing, printing, etc. well there you go than. I came to the party late missed this last night, but was going to guess rep only because the red lettering on the dial looked off to me... but ubi is the man...shows what i know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjeffers58 Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Where the hell is fliplock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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