145.006 / 145.016 Seamaster Chronograph Research Thread

Archer

No dials are currently available for those cases, so any dial that was sent in that was deemed unacceptable by Omega, would be refinished.

Archer

Omega will perform certain tests on the dial. If those tests fail, then they will not use the dial in that state, so refinishing or replacement (where a replacement is available) are considered mandatory. Then the choice is to agree, or have the watch sent back without the service being completed. Note that in the past, some people have not been notified, and they only found out that their dial was refinished when they opened the package. This process relies on people, and people can make mistakes.

kov

As some of you already know, I have been digging into Seamaster chronos lately and literally fell in love with them.

I have got some more than that - enough to start a research - found some photos here and there but no dedicated thread, thought let’s make a dedicated and epic one 😀

There are also some similar watches under 145.020 / 145.029 references (or even 145.019 for the soccer time), let’s leave those for another thread and focus on 006 / 016 for this research.

I will use this first post to link all possible variations and dials we’ll find over time.

So far I have identified 15 variations :

Seamaster Chronograph ref. 145.006 (cal. 321, stainless steel case, observed references : 145.006-66)

- Silver radial dial
- Black radial dial (observed variations : Tachymètre / Pulsomètre 30)
- Reverse panda radial dial (observed variations : Applied Ω logo / Painted Ω logo)
- Exotic dial

Seamaster Chronograph ref. 145.006 (cal. 321, solid yellow gold case, observed references : 145.006-66)

- Yellow gold radial dial
- Silver soleil radial dial with gold applied logo and indexes

Seamaster Chronograph ref. 145.016 (cal. 861, stainless steel case, observed references : 145.016-68, 145.016-69)

- Silver radial dial thin indexes
- Silver radial dial fat indexes
- Black radial dial
- Reverse panda radial dial
- Exotic dial
- White soccer time dial
- Gray soccer time dial

Seamaster Chronograph ref. 145.016 (cal. 861, solid yellow gold case, observed references : 145.016-68)

- Yellow gold radial dial
- Silver soleil radial dial with gold applied logo and indexes

The goal of this thread will be to reference all kind of watches from this family produced between 1966 and the early seventies and help the community in identifying nice and all correct examples prior buying.

Also when I have enough information consolidated, I will book a meeting with Petros Protopapas and we’ll check our findings against the archives of Omega Museum. We might have some interesting findings to share at the end.

I will edit this first post with consolidated details when I get some free time available.
In the meantime any pictures or comments on this initiative are welcome 👍

Risto

Saw this one on Instagram. Seller said 145.016-68. Not really sure if this is original.

aleksejeremeev

It's terrible to put a Tissot strap on such a watch

kov

Was playing with the red racing Seamaster and some Goodwood revival memorabilia today. What not to like about that watch?

Eve

A few time i was gonna call DIBS on your watch @kov, but then i thought whats the point..

Yesterday this thing pops up locally, i almost had a heart attack 😲 couldnt reach the seller for more than 1 day, but today finally got a call back.. now this beauty is here

Eve

now this beauty is here

M myatt

Locally....what, where, how...you gotta elaborate the story of the watch! Did the seller say where/how they'd got this watch? This is an amazing find! 👍👍👍

Pays to keep your eyes peeled folks; these are still out there!

kov

Hey that’s great ! Congrats E 👍 we’re still at less than 10 pieces observed, so far 😁

Can you please confirm if this one is powered by a cal 321 or 861?

Eve

A few times i was gonna call DIBS on your watch @kov, but then i thought whats the point..

Yesterday this thing pops up locally, i almost had a heart attack 😲 couldnt reach the seller for more than 1 day, but today finally got a call back.. now this beauty is here