Hi, I am very new to Omega watches. Going to get hubby a new Seamaster for his 50th birthday. He has picked it and so there is no surprise for him there. I would also like to get him a 1963 Seamaster to go along with it as well. Everyone needs a birthday surprise, so that will be his. Now this is where I get lost. I have been searching the Internet and it's so confusing. Can someone please help me with where to start? How many different models of 1963 Seamasters are there? Is there one better than another? How much should I be prepared to spend on one in good condition? I know absolutely nothing about these watches so would appreciate any help I could get. Thanks, Bubbasgirl
Hmm, 1963, there are a lot, tons in fact to choose from. What's your budget, that's probably the best starting point
I would like to keep it under $1,000 if I could. Is this doable? Like I say, I am very confused. Is there somewhere I can go that shows all the different 1963 models only? I get confused by all the numbers and what it all means. I really feel out of my league here but would like to learn. I appreciate any and all help. Really want to surprise my guy.
Serial number is the best way to find the year, check here http://chronomaddox.com/omega_serial_numbers.html and you'll see about 20,000,000 is the serial number range for 1963. Getting an exact year is not as easy as it sounds. Is that his year of birth or something?
Here's a link to a 1963 Omega Catalog, so you can get an idea of the different styles available back then: http://www.old-omegas.com/catuk63.html Dsio is correct about the serial numbers, but watches sold in '63 might have actually been made in 1961 or '62. It sometimes took a while to sell them after they were produced. So anything in the 19M to 20M range is about right. Hope this helps, gatorcpa
That's a good year to search for. There are a lot of options to choose from under $1000 like the manual wind Seamaster 30 and 600 series, the automatic Seamasters, and it was the first year for the Seamaster De Ville series.
I want to thank you all for your responses. Now I would like opinions from you experts. If you had $1,000 to spend on a 1963 Seamaster to surpise someone who has never owned an Omega, what would you buy and why? Or would you buy a different 1963 model? I'm only leaning towards the Seamaster because he is getting a new one and I thought it would be cool to have a 1963 Seamaster as well. Also, where would you look to buy it? Thanks
The question is -- Do you want solid gold or not? $1,000 should be enough to land a nice Automatic Seamaster DeVille, or possibly an older manual wind Seamaster in 14K solid gold. Like this one that sold recently: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-14K-Gold-Omega-Seamaster-Deville-Automatic-Wristwatch-Beautiful-Dial-/110960197993?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item19d5be4169&nma=true&si=mlPHWhjec8KokIaiuc758TuNd7U=&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network However, the more conditions you put on what you are looking for, the tougher it's going to be to find. gatorcpa
Look around the sales forum here. It's a minefield on eBay although the most options will be there. I sold my mint 1964 SMDV to a member here for well under the budget you have set: http://omegaforums.net/threads/1964...560-not-your-ordinary-seamaster-de-ville.906/
Hope I am not out of turn by posting on this thread, new member and my avatar is a rather poor photograph of a fantastic timepiece. Three years later than you are looking for, automatic with fantastic timekeeping. Omega records show originally supplied to Spain but now in the UK. Good luck with your search - he's one lucky guy - sure he knows that already