A “Don Draper” Seamaster DeVille (but not a redial)

jaspers

I started a thread on this watch in 2017 and was told (and insisted) Omega never actually produced a black crosshair dial SMDV. And the folks out on that thread are still pretty adamant about that. You could contribute to horological history here, @seekingseaquest , and order an extract from the archives. That would settle this matter once and for all.

MtV

Yeah, one really wasn’t enough. 😁

kaplan

DIBBS! 😁

Am I the first dibbs for this new one?

seekingseaquest

For those that don’t know, one of Don Draper’s watches from Mad Men was a black crosshair dial 1960s Seamaster DeVille. There are many articles on the topic (Hodinkee here), however most fail to note that the one he wore in the show was actually a redial (“Swiss made” text positioning is the biggest giveaway). Needless to say, most of the black gilt Seamasters out there are redials, especially crosshair DeVilles post the Mad Men feature.

Last year, I was lucky enough to pick up an original one from an auction house in the UK. I’ve seen other originals - including an identical dial variant as mine from the Omega Enthusiast (also below).

I finally got it back from service, where it also received a NOS crystal. I’m pretty in love 🥰

And Omega Enthusiast’s:

seekingseaquest

For those that don’t know, one of Don Draper’s watches from Mad Men was a black crosshair dial 1960s Seamaster DeVille.

Olhenry56

Here's a "factory original" "professionally redone" 😕 black dial SMDV with crosshairs for sale, if anyone is into that. Not cheap, though, of course. https://www.ebay.com/itm/2753607711...CsRVpgvTba&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Traveler

I’ve posted this before, but I had the chance of wearing the actual Draper watch before it was auctioned here in NY …