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Baselworld 1948 Seamaster

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...EDIT: That caseback is terrible. Whoever thought of adding a speedboat and an aeroplane?! 🤦🤦

Indeed... it's like someone was bored in the graphic design department and started throwing images at it and no one caught it during editing...
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Rman Rman
Your watch isn’t a waterproof chronometer with a co-axial movement.
(But neither are any of my watches)
Nope, and I reckon it sees as much H2O as any of these fancy Seamasters ever will. 😎
 
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Hi Guys

Yes ,its nice looking...... I am a fan of the early Seamasters.... but the devil is in the details....

I did a quick comment on the article.... when it was posted....

I love the Jumbo 36 mm bumper Seamaster. .. and even the standard 34 mm case bumper Seamaster.....

just scaling the case to 38 mm is a challenge.... if anyone is at Baselworld... see if you can find out the width....

cause the 36 jumbo wears large on the wrist... 38 mm could be huge....

Good Hunting

Bill Sohne
 
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Nope, and I reckon it sees as much H2O as any of these fancy Seamasters ever will. 😎

Actually that’s the only reason I would ever buy it, to have a waterproof modern watch that looks like my vintage ones.
Wear on rainy days, vacation, etc...
 
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In the Video the VC of omega mentiones 110000 pieces delivered to the MOD after WWII as explanation for the boat and plane on the case back (around the 4:30 mark) I've seen lots of WWII Omegas with inventory stamps but never a post war, someone got a picture? They should be around with that high number of issued watches, shouldn't they?
 
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I haven’t got many watches, but the only time any of them (apart from one) see water is if I get caught in the rain with short sleeves and no jacket 😉 The only exception is a €49 Casio which I wear whilst swimming, training or on holiday 😀
 
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Nice looking, but very similar to the London 2012 watch, no? I get that the hands are different of course.
 
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abrod520 abrod520
Nice looking, but very similar to the London 2012 watch, no? I get that the hands are different of course.
What's old becomes new again, rinse and repeat.
 
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Great looking watches, both of them, but I prefer this limited edition from 2012:
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Just said nearly the same thing in the other thread. Don't see too many of those come up for sale though (admittedly, I haven't been looking of course).

Could be worth watching values on the secondhand market, it's way too expensive but if it depreciates by half it could be a nice little pickup
 
sat968
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I just don't know; probably just wait it out for the regular, non-LE version.
 
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I really like these as well but the 38mm might be too big for my small wrist. I'll stick with the vintage ones 😀
 
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Great looking watches, both of them, but I prefer this limited edition from 2012:
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I agree ... and it's 39mm vs 38 with the new release and the same limited number of 1948.
 
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DIV DIV
Aren't the new ones 40mm? I thought I heard that on the video. 37-38 would have been the sweet spot for these, IMHO. 40 is just too big.

Negative. 38mm case.

The Basics
Brand: Omega
Model: Seamaster 1948 Center Seconds and Seamaster 1948 Small Seconds

Diameter: 38mm (both)
Thickness: 11.2mm (center seconds), 11.65mm (small seconds)
Case Material: Stainless Steel
Dial: Opaline silver (with domed profile and applied 18k gold Ω at 12 o'clock)
Indexes: Applied Arabic numerals and daggers
Lume: On hands and dagger-shaped hour markers (center seconds only)
Water Resistance: 60 meters
Caseback: Flat sapphire, etched with 70th anniversary Seamaster logo, Chris-Craft boat, and Gloster Meteor plan, utilizing NAIAD Lock system
Strap/Bracelet: Blue-grey leather strap (center second), brown leather strap (small seconds), both with vintage-style Omega pin buckles
 
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Reddy_Kilowatt Reddy_Kilowatt
Negative. 38mm case.

The Basics
Brand: Omega
Model: Seamaster 1948 Center Seconds and Seamaster 1948 Small Seconds

Diameter: 38mm (both)
Thickness: 11.2mm (center seconds), 11.65mm (small seconds)
Case Material: Stainless Steel
Dial: Opaline silver (with domed profile and applied 18k gold Ω at 12 o'clock)
Indexes: Applied Arabic numerals and daggers
Lume: On hands and dagger-shaped hour markers (center seconds only)
Water Resistance: 60 meters
Caseback: Flat sapphire, etched with 70th anniversary Seamaster logo, Chris-Craft boat, and Gloster Meteor plan, utilizing NAIAD Lock system
Strap/Bracelet: Blue-grey leather strap (center second), brown leather strap (small seconds), both with vintage-style Omega pin buckles
yeah, I mis-heard them on the video they "added 4 mm" sounded like "40mm"...38 is more like it. Yeah, I really wish they would do away with glass backs and just give us a slimmer case.
 
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These were and indeed still are a stunningly attractive but useful design. Here is my 1950 radium dial 2577 ( so not quite the first design but not far off), not really sure the reissues add anything over the originals to be honest :

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Unless I missed it, no one really considered a Seamaster anniversary re-issue? At first glance these look stunning - especially the sub seconds. The dial, case, hands, crown, hour markers all look spot on to me. A lovely looking watch, perfect for a daily wearer. The only thing that isn't quite right is the thickness at 11mm, but that apart, it's a winner.

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/omega-seamaster-1948-limited-edition-introducing

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Lovely watch……Would be even better with a reissued first generation style ‘Rice Grain Bracelet’
 
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ICONO ICONO
Lovely watch……Would be even better with a reissued first generation style ‘Rice Grain Bracelet’
Great point. Glashutte Original uses gorgeous rice-grained straps in their current Sixties collection, and it gives the watches an authentic, vintage vibe.
 
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