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SOLD 1960's Omega Seamaster DeVille Chronograph Cal 321

  1. Davidt Oct 11, 2016

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    Offering for sale my lovely Omega Seamaster DeVille 145.005 - 67, with Cal 321 movement. As I'm sure you know, this is the same column wheel chronograph movement used in the Moonwatch. It is not a safe queen, but has aged very gracefully and looks great on the wrist. It's a very versatile watch. I tend to keep it on the strap pictured as I love the silver dial and tan strap combination. It also looks great on black alligator or a beads of rice (not included).

    These watches appear to be much rarer than their Speedmaster cousins. A quick check of current watches for sale across various platforms shows very few 321 Seamaster chronos on the market at a given time. Those that are available are often in poor condition or wildly over-priced.

    Dial - Original silver in good condition, with applied silver hour markers and Omega logo. T Swiss Made T at 6 o'clock. Some light aging and slight scratch at 1 o'clock. Original tritium lume.

    Hands - Original silver hands with tritium. Slight discolouration to base of hour hand when viewed in sunlight. When looking in artificial light, I had to check a picture to confirm which hand it was on, as it's not very obvious. Chrono seconds hand is either replacement or has had the tip broken off as it looks slightly too short.

    Case - Stainless steel and has been previously polished. This is most obvious on the lugs (where the small facets have lost their sharpness) and case-back. No signs of corrosion. Good overall condition. Wears beautifully.

    Movement - Omega calibre 321 in good condition. 24,xxx xxx dates it to c.1967 which matches the case-back. Not serviced in my possession. Running strong, winds smoothly, all chrono functions reset to zero and keeping good time. If I was keeping the watch in rotation I'd probably plan to have it serviced in the next year or two.

    Accessories - Will come with light brown leather strap shown in pictures.

    Offered at £2300 GBP.
    Watch is located in UK.
    Price is net to me and buyer is responsible for any fees associated with payment. I'll pick up worldwide insured postage.
    Bank transfer preferred. PayPal OK for known OF members (either gift or buyer picks up any fees).

    I'm a collector who has sold several watches on OF. Please search previous FS posts for details/references.
    Questions, comments and queries welcomed.


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  2. Davidt Oct 14, 2016

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    £2200 or roughly $2695.
     
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  3. Davidt Oct 15, 2016

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    Just viewed this on a full screen and realised how poor the original photos were.

    New photos now uploaded.
     
    Edited Oct 18, 2016
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  4. Davidt Oct 20, 2016

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  5. Davidt Oct 27, 2016

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    Bump. I don't think there's a cheaper 321 out there at the minute.
     
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  6. Davidt Nov 2, 2016

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    Offers?
     
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  7. Davidt Nov 6, 2016

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    Couple of people asking about size etc.

    Case is about 35mm across and lug width is 18mm.

    To give an idea of size, my wrist is around 7.75".
     
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  12. Davidt Dec 1, 2016

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    Interest but no deal yet.
     
  13. Davidt Dec 6, 2016

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    Now SOLD. Thanks as always to OF and buyer.
     
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