Hi all, hoping someone could give me some advice on a vintage Seamaster 300 that I've uncovered. From the look of it it appears to be a 165.024 with batton hands; however the movement dates it 1961 which feels quite early for this model and the case back says 14755-1 (which appears to match with an entirely different dial). From my understanding of the watch's provenance I would be really surprised if there has been any mismatching of parts).

I've attached a few photos that I've taken in a lightbox, would really welcome thoughts from anyone with experience of this area.

 

I am a total newbie when it comes to SM300's, but from the little I know, the dial and hands are that of a 165.024.
One would assume you have a 14755 and these were swapped over at a service?

 

I'll wait for more knowledgeable members to chime in, but I could do with a pair of those hands!

Could the case, dial and hands be from a 165.014?

 

Here is a good thread on the subject:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/sm300-2913-and-14755.36074/

 

How do you know that? If you tell us the serial number or post a picture of the movement, we could tell you more.

 

Will get a photo of the movement to upload. The serial number starts 1803XXXX and the movement is marked as 552

 

Thanks, will have a look at this article in the mean time!

 

This watch probably went to Omega for service at one point during the 70's or even 80's and got a later service dial and hands.

 

Ok thanks for that. Any idea whether something like this has much value? I know that the 165.024 models can fetch quite high prices... is the early 14755-1 case / movement desirable or does it make it a lower value Frankenstein? Relatively new to this stuff so any advice really welcome!

 

The crown looks wrong. Not a big deal to change.

Personally I love this dial, hand, case combination. If the price is reasonable I'd buy it, but then again I buy watches I like and just wear them, don't really think about resale.

 

Personally I'd like to own a watch that was period correct through and through.
Crowns and crystals that a service replacements not so much an issue but a mismatch of case, dial, hands and movement definately a no go.