Great thread, thanks for showing these watches!
How about a 145.016 with a black chrono hand? Couldn't find another one, is it legit?
Thanks for your help, take care
FINALLY ! After hunting this reverse Panda for about three years, it’s here! 145.006-66, calibre 321, interesting execution with a blue chrono hand observed on several examples during my hunt, but the dial was never 100% perfect, like here 🥰
- Black dial with white sub-counters (R)
- Printed logo
- Radial sub counters
- Long tritium indexes
- Integrated tachymètre scale on a white background
- White hour and minute hands with a tritium track
- Blue chrono hand (18.20mm)
- Black sub counter hands
And a razor sharp case that looks new old stock
--> First reference post updated accordingly.
To me they are a bit like the Flightmaster MK1 - you don’t necessarily like them, until you get one on your wrist - they just wear so well 😉
As some of you already know, I have been digging into Seamaster chronos lately and literally fell in love with them...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 👍
this looks pretty good. . larger case than the others in this thread though correct ?
https://www.bukowskis.com/en/auctions/614/58-omega-seamaster-chronograph
Hello. This is actually my first post in the Omega Forums, so not sure if this is the right place to ask for help. I'm keen to find a vintage Seamaster Chronograph 145 to buy myself as a 50th birthday present. A vintage watch for a vintage me. I'm not a big watch person, though I do have a few watches, but want to be sure that what I buy is authentic, accurate, and in decent working condition. After reading the forum posts, looking at past auctions and what I've been able to find online, I've located a few that look to be generally in the ballpark of my budget.
This one is currently on eBay from a seller in Thailand.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/173755502479?ul_noapp=true
He said it's been recently serviced with a full overhaul (no more specifics), and that he's a watchmaker and performed the service. I asked for a photo of the dial without the crystal, which I've posted here. Anyone with more knowledge care to give me their thoughts? Does this look legit? Also, I'd hate to end up having to spend another $1000-1500 on service. I'm not in any hurry so can wait as long as it takes to find something awesome.
Many thanks in advance.
David
Hello. This is actually my first post in the Omega Forums, so not sure if this is the right place to ask for help. I'm keen to find a vintage Seamaster Chronograph 145 to buy myself as a 50th birthday present...
So, unless there was a period of overlap in the transition in movements (Kov?) I’m afraid that the watch is a Franken and should be avoided.
Q QuillerWow, thanks so much for this post. I bought an "exotic dial" 146.016-66 seamaster in the early 2000's from someone in Montevideo on an Ebay auction. I bought it on impulse really, because I loved the look and because it was pretty cheap. Over the course of many years, I was never able to find a single picture of a like model. Because of this, and because of the absence of the "T" marking on the dial, I figured it was just some watch redial or franken someone put together. I took it to an authorized Omega service center in my area and the guy who runs it swore it did not look like a redial, but really couldn't add much more. Never really regretted it though because it's a beautiful watch and a pleasure to wear. Nice surprise!!
You cannot post that and then not add photos. Seriously, pictures, or it never happened.
