145.006 / 145.016 Seamaster Chronograph Research Thread

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I saw some other chronographs with De Ville instead of Seamaster, but the rest of the dial looks exactly the same to me. Same reference number too. What's the difference between the two?


 
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Looks like a steel replacemnt instead of the original gold
 
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Another interesting variation of the very early 321 reverse panda radial dial observed.



For future reference.

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Has anyone on the forum seen or have this particular dial 145.006? Looks incredible and I want more pictures... 🍿
 
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I saw some other chronographs with De Ville instead of Seamaster, but the rest of the dial looks exactly the same to me. Same reference number too. What's the difference between the two?

I think gold plating was removed and hands changed, too. But those have nothing to do with the 145.006 / 145.016 references - wrong thread
 
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Made some more pictures of my 145.016 from December 1969... 😁

Beautiful ! And what a condition !!! Congrats and thanks for sharing 👍

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Yes I like the condition a lot only wear his bigger brother 145.020 a lot more so think about selling it.. buy I hesitate because I dont find another in this condition again and I’ve Just ordered an Extract of the archives..
 
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Yes I like the condition a lot only wear his bigger brother 145.020 a lot more so think about selling it.. buy I hesitate because I dont find another in this condition again and I’ve Just ordered an Extract of the archives..

Didn't I say DIBS yet? Ahhhh - done 👍
 
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Found a NOS dial for a 145.016. Interesting to see an applied logo on cal.861 watches, like on 145.022-68 Transitional Speedmasters. Same period 😀

 
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Found a NOS dial for a 145.016. Interesting to see an applied logo on cal.861 watches, like on 145.022-68 Transitional Speedmasters. Same period 😀


... very interesting detail with that AML 👍..
 
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Come on guys, show us more of those radial seamasters 👍

 
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Come on guys, show us more of those radial seamasters 👍


Thought I know all the variations but never saw this one before! Very nice.
 
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Found a NOS dial for a 145.016. Interesting to see an applied logo on cal.861 watches, like on 145.022-68 Transitional Speedmasters. Same period 😀

Found some photographs online from a watch with the same dial, a 145.016 with what I called here a Silver soleil radial dial with gold applied logo and indexes :



- Silver soleil dial
- Applied gold logo
- Radial sub counters
- Gold applied indexes
- Integrated tachymètre scale
- Gold hour and minute hands with a tritium track
- Thin gold chrono hand
- Black sub counter hands


An absolute beauty IMO and the only example I have observed so far. 🥰

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- Gold hour and minute hands with a tritium track
I don't see where the tritium is on these dials. On dials with this shaped applied hour markers, it is usually a little ball that is sits outside the marker...is it missing or am I looking in the wrong spot?
 
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I must say it's my preferred dial from the regular ones, too. Would love to find it with a 321 inside though 😀

Here ya go!

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I don't see where the tritium is on these dials. On dials with this shaped applied hour markers, it is usually a little ball that is sits outside the marker...is it missing or am I looking in the wrong spot?

Funny enough, the dial has T's around SWISS MADE but there is no Tritium on it, indeed. 😉
 
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DIBS ! Super dibs ! Mega dibs 👍

I have a feeling this one will be in my collection for the long haul!