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145.006 / 145.016 Seamaster Chronograph Research Thread

  1. kov Trüffelschwein. Jan 17, 2020

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    Excellent ! :thumbsup:

    I think I have seen five so far, including mine. Congrats :)
     
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  2. Rman Jan 17, 2020

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    Amazing how the second hand color changes the feel of the entire watch.
     
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  3. MacRulez4Ever Mar 1, 2020

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    Is there anyway to spot if it’s cal 321 or 861
    Without open the case ?
    The dial for example is identical on 145.006 vs 145.016. Or may be I’m missing something ?

    Best regards / J
     
  4. kov Trüffelschwein. Mar 1, 2020

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  5. MacRulez4Ever Mar 1, 2020

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    Ok to bad haha , but besides from the movement the price picture are pretty similar or ?
    What market value has a 145.006/145.016 now days if it’s in good condition
     
  6. kov Trüffelschwein. Mar 1, 2020

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    Maybe others will comment but I am not going to make valuations here. A quick tour on :

    - OF sales section
    - C24
    - Watchrecon
    - Ebay listings as well as recently sold items

    will help you to answer your question yourself.

    Own homework is also a journey where you train your eyes and learn a lot. Don’t let us spoil this pleasure ;)
     
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  7. MacRulez4Ever Mar 1, 2020

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    True , I’m already made my research just wanted to see if some one else came up with the same numbers ;)
     
  8. kov Trüffelschwein. Mar 1, 2020

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    This is a research thread dedicated to the 145.006/016 references. Unless you found a model that we didn’t cover here so far, I encourage you to start a dedicated thread to discuss values. Thanks :)
     
  9. MacRulez4Ever Mar 1, 2020

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    Completely correct ! In that case I am gonna do so ! I did not find many threads about this ref , so I was just looking for fast answers.
    Thanks for your help :)

    Best regards / J
     
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  10. Haffern Mar 1, 2020

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    The only way you can see a difference without opening the case is the size of the actual case. The 145.006 has a slimmer profile than 145.016, but thats hard to tell from photos. Chuck Maddox has this covered in his "dimensions of selected Omega list".

    Halfdan
     
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  11. kov Trüffelschwein. Mar 1, 2020

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    hardly reliable as most of cases were redone during the 50 years so there'sa good chance you pay for a 321 and end up with a 861 that way ;)
     
  12. jeppehh Mar 1, 2020

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    Wouldn’t you be able to tell by the ‘smoothness’ of the behaviour of the chrono sweep second? The 321 moves in a more step-like manner whereas the 861 is more smooth.
     
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  13. kov Trüffelschwein. Mar 1, 2020

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    You can listen to the movement and easily distinguish if it’s beating 18000 or 21600 vph.

    The question was about eventual visual differences - I assumed, on photographs.
     
  14. eugeneandresson 'I used a hammer, a chisel, and my fingers' Mar 1, 2020

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    You can also do a slow-mo iPhone video capture, and count the chrono ticks per second to distinguish the difference :thumbsup:
     
  15. jeppehh Mar 1, 2020

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    Yes, if you only have pictures you won’t be able to tell the difference. But most sellers should at least be able to send you a video of the chrono running. Then the chrono behaviour is a good indicator.
     
  16. kov Trüffelschwein. Mar 11, 2020

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  19. JimJupiter Mar 17, 2020

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    Just saw this at Facebook. Solid gold case (allready known) but with an interesting bracelet.

    89876577_3177648258931711_5684520955787870208_o.jpg 84135258_3177648112265059_4786953416049950720_o.jpg
     
  20. kov Trüffelschwein. Mar 17, 2020

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    Interesting mesh bracelet, indeed :thumbsup: I like how the end parts fill the space between the lugs.

    Regarding the watch itself, I would say the chrono hand is not correct, though. IMO it's a common replacement part and I don't believe this to be original on this ref.
     
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