Hello omega community. My dad loves omega watches and has recently acquired a good example of one. It's is 18 ct gold, seamaster, antimagnetic manual wind up. The engraving on the back has worn and. Does not show in pics but reads 18k 0.750 seamaster then "ge" but could be "gents" just worn out. My own research suggests circa 1950 but I can't find a single example online that is identical to this. We would very much like to know the date and value of this watch.

 

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but this is a counterfeit.

Omega never marked their cases with the triangle marking and gold content like this, nor did they ever use the word "antimagnetic" on a Seamaster.

The dial also looks absolutely nothing like any genuine Seamaster the printing is completely incorrect, as are the figures and hands.

 

You must be kidding! It is one of my favorite 18K Omega ...

It is a cult fake. Sold to tourists in Mallorca Spain late 60's and early 70's.

Will certainly be collectible as a classic fake watch in the future.

 

That's an 18 "carrot" case! It sure ain't real gold.

Please ask about any future purchases before paying and we'll help you avoid this kind of thing.

 

If it was paid for with a credit card, a forced return is usually possible if necessary.

Merchants don't like the words "charge back".

 

Sorry to hear of the OP's predicament with this fake.

The cases were usually made out of pinchbeck, which is a kind of brass that looks like gold. These watches were everywhere in the southern Mediterranean too. I remember going to Rome on holiday with the parents in the late 60s and "hot watch" touts selling Omegas being at almost all of the major tourist destinations.

Most of the Seamaster fakes I've seen have Russian one jewel movements, yet another example of attempts at subversion of Western economies during the cold war!

Cheers
Desmond

 

You guys are truly experts, the level of info here is great. Yes we are disappointed its fake but it only paid £50 for it so might even make a few pound on it sold as a vintage fake?