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This is an Omega bumper automatic watch of mine's that's gonna go for a restoration. The serial number is 11425554 and the case reference number is 2493-1. The caliber is 332 and it has a sub-seconds hand. The serial number places it as 1948 production.
So here's the question:
The lack of a "swiss made" decal at the bottom of the dial and the mis-matched crown lead me to believe that this watch was refurbished at some point a long time ago, as the dial is already getting age spots again. I think when the dial was last refinished, the original markings were not faithfully reproduced, since the OMEGA lettering looks incorrect to me and pretty much all the similar Omega bumpers I've seen had either "automatic" or "seamaster automatic" below the omega symbol.
Can anyone either tell me if the original dial was any different than the attached pic, or possible post a pic of another watch with the same dial that is correctly marked? Thanks!
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