Any information on my Seamaster?

I acquired this Seamaster a few years ago. My brother lived in a Midwestern state and an old man in his small town posted this watch on a local sales website for a pretty low price because he said it wasn’t keeping time. My brother tried to convince the man it was worth more, but he wasn’t hearing it. My very nice brother then sold the watch to me for the same amount

From what my brother gathered from the man, it was purchased in the Midwest around 1958. It had been serviced once or twice around the 60s or 70s, then no service until I had it done by a local watch guy in 2017. The old man claimed it was not keeping time, but after a servicing, it runs very well and does not lose or gain time outside of a normal range.

The original bridge set and crown stem were replaced by my watch guy, but he said he thought everything else was original. I still have the bridge set he took out. (see pic).

I have the box and papers, though the warranty paperwork was never filled out by the dealer. There is also an omega strap and buckle, but it is a 16mm strap even though the watch has 18mm lugs. I do not have a pic of the inside of the case back, but I do have the serial number written down somewhere.

Looking for any information anyone can give in regards to the model, year, and overall assessment of the watch. Also, I have no idea what it might be worth, as I’m relatively new to watches and the prices of vintage Seamasters seems to vary greatly. Thanks in advance for any insight.

The number inside the caseback is the one we need to give you the best information.

I found it. It’s 16,552,422. Thanks.

More than likely a ref 2846/2848; gold capped isn't especially valuable/attractive, but the honeycomb dial's cool, even if (as @nanjingcigaretes notes) it's a service dial (I have no clue re the dial, honestly--I could be convinced it's original or a service; I'd've suspected Swiss Made at the bottom, as that's what all examples I've seen have said, but maybe I'm all wrong on all of it).

Looks like a nice, original 2846 reference / waffle dial to me. Nice watch!

Naiad crown too!

It makes sense that the box and paperwork can’t be connected to the watch, but it’s too bad. The movement picture is the only one that’s preservice, but I specifically asked my guy to only clean and oil the movement and not touch anything else at all. I like that the watch looks it’s age. Obviously, I’d have liked to hear that’s it’s worth more, but as my plan is to wear and enjoy it, I can be content there, too. Even $500 would be many times more than I paid for it. Knowing where it came from, I’d be really surprised if it was a redial, but I know very little about how to tell, so maybe. Thanks for all your insights/opinions. I think I’m going to wear it to work today. 😀

Snazzy watch and love the dial. I think that big logo snap case back was associated with 1958 versions. 👍

Just to note for the OP: that's *not* a large hippocampus caseback, it's just the standard snap-on Seamaster caseback. If for some reason you're curious, here's what big hippocampus ones look like.

Actually it isn't a standard style snap case back as many of them didn't have much of any logo in the center.

Pre-1958: no hippocampus
1958: big hippocampus
1959+: small hippocampus

There’s no “standard”, they just used different casebacks at different times.

The only thing that gives me pause about this watch is the fact that I don’t recall seeing this two-tone waffle dial and Seamaster font on a watch from 1959+. So it’s possible that either the dial or the case back has been transplanted. However, I didn’t mention it before because there are so many irregularities with these 50s Seamasters that this would be very difficult to prove.

Not really, the S styles varied considerably even then and the pointed S came in about 1959. The dial looks good to me.