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Bracelet for Seamaster 60 Big Crown 166.062

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Hi everyone,

I'm looking for some advice regarding the correct bracelet for my Omega Seamaster 60 Big Crown 166.062. From what I've found so far, it seems the 1098/540 is the original correct bracelet, and the 1125/560 is a suitable replacement.

Are there any other vintage bracelet references that would also be correct replacements for this model?

Additionally, does anyone have a list of modern bracelet options that would work well with the 166.062?

By the way, if anyone has a 1098/540 in stock and is willing to sell, I’d be very interested in buying one.

Thanks in advance for your help!
 
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AdamVT227 AdamVT227
Does this list available here on OF ?
One of our veteran members posted it years ago, it’s incredibly helpful.

https://omegaforums.net/threads/case-bracelet-endpiece-list.81618/ Cover Image
Thread 'Case-bracelet-endpiece list.' ·
This might be of use, that is if the photos come across ok and people can read them.
Case ref / bracelet ref / end pieces ref
michael e ·

Note the case reference numbers are listed with an additional 0 as that is the current replacement part number for that case- but aside of any revisions omega may have made over time (they do tweak them occasionally) it should still be the same fit.
 
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JwRosenthal JwRosenthal
One of our veteran members posted it years ago, it’s incredibly helpful.

https://omegaforums.net/threads/case-bracelet-endpiece-list.81618/ Cover Image
Thread 'Case-bracelet-endpiece list.' ·
This might be of use, that is if the photos come across ok and people can read them.
Case ref / bracelet ref / end pieces ref
michael e ·

Note the case reference numbers are listed with an additional 0 as that is the current replacement part number for that case- but aside of any revisions omega may have made over time (they do tweak them occasionally) it should still be the same fit.
much appreciated !
very useful thread along side with the ref-crown-glass-seal that i find myself looking at every week or so .
going straight to my bookmarks 😁😁
 
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I’ve thought it would be great if there was a reference library tab or a thread that could be pinned with all this info (and product literature, service manuals etc) rather than it being spread out across years of threads.
 
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JwRosenthal JwRosenthal
I’ve thought it would be great if there was a reference library tab or a thread that could be pinned with all this info (and product literature, service manuals etc) rather than it being spread out across years of threads.
100% agree with you but there is a lot lot of information so maybe divided into a few subjects .
 
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I have a Seamaster 60 and a Seamaster 120.

The Seamaster 60 was intended for snorkeling, not serious diving. So 60 stands for a water resistance to 60 meters, where the 120 (you never guessed it) could go to 120 meters and the 300 could go to (yes unbelievably) 300 meters of water resistance.

Looking at the large crown, you would think it would be just the other way around, that this Seamaster 60 could do a lot more. Oh, by the way, there are models with the word 'Seamaster' under the dial still marked '60' as the Seamaster 120 also has. Both dials are officially from Omega, it is not exactly clear why that was changed at some point. The dials came in three colors, 'Burgundy Red', 'Dark Blue' and simply 'Black'. The bezel is supposed to color to match the dial color, so the red one has a reddish bezel and the blue one a bluish one. That bezel in turn is made of Bakelite, an enormously fragile material (witness also the many broken bezels with cracks).

The dials are no longer available from Omega, which makes them precious and rare.

Here is a picture of my Seamaster 120 fitted the 1098/540 bracelet. The Seamaster 60 is on the 1069/524 bracelet. The bracelet are exchangeable,

IMG_0932.webp
 
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KaiseRRuby KaiseRRuby
The dials came in three colors, 'Burgundy Red', 'Dark Blue' and simply 'Black'. The bezel is supposed to color to match the dial color, so the red one has a reddish bezel and the blue one a bluish one. That bezel in turn is made of Bakelite, an enormously fragile material (witness also the many broken bezels with cracks).

I’m convinced the black seamaster 60 is a myth. Has anyone ever actually seen a real black dial sm60? I’ve kept an eye out for a few years now and have never come across one. I seen some bezels advertised as “black” but they turned out to be dark blue.
 
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masteroftime masteroftime
I’m convinced the black seamaster 60 is a myth. Has anyone ever actually seen a real black dial sm60? I’ve kept an eye out for a few years now and have never come across one. I seen some bezels advertised as “black” but they turned out to be dark blue.
Never saw one, so i second your thought. Fratello mentioned the black one though, so that's my source. 😀
 
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KaiseRRuby KaiseRRuby
Never saw one, so i second your thought. Fratello mentioned the black one though, so that's my source. 😀
It was on the internet- so it must be true.
 
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JwRosenthal JwRosenthal
It was on the internet- so it must be true.
Well. I see the sarcasm in your post.

For me, a starter in the watch world, Fratello is a know brand and i respected their articles and background info on many watch models i didn't know. I happily stand corrected on this subject or on any subject, i am just an owner of this watch and nowhere a subject matter expert. I also included my source in my post so thank you for your correction.
 
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KaiseRRuby KaiseRRuby
Well. I see the sarcasm in your post.

For me, a starter in the watch world, Fratello is a know brand and i respected their articles and background info on many watch models i didn't know. I happily stand corrected on this subject or on any subject, i am just an owner of this watch and nowhere a subject matter expert. I also included my source in my post so thank you for your correction.
That’s wasn’t directed at you, nobody was impugning your knowledge of the subject- the fact that you own one makes you far more knowledgeable than I- it was just humor.
 
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It was on the internet- so it must be true.
Lazy writers just repeat incorrect information without doing their own research, on the internet and elsewhere. Amazingly, the same phenomenon is well documented with textbooks.
 
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Lazy writers just repeat incorrect information without doing their own research, on the internet and elsewhere. Amazingly, the same phenomenon is well documented with textbooks.
This is why living breathing editors (fact checkers) are so important rather than just relying on AI for everything now. My ex-wife was a technical writer and editor and the seemingly small errors she would catch could have meant the difference between life and death- literally.
 
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This is why living breathing editors (fact checkers) are so important rather than just relying on AI for everything now. My ex-wife was a technical writer and editor and the seemingly small errors she would catch could have meant the difference between life and death- literally.
Sadly, textbooks not only have editors, but they are also peer-reviewed by subject matter experts.
 
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masteroftime masteroftime
I’m convinced the black seamaster 60 is a myth. Has anyone ever actually seen a real black dial sm60? I’ve kept an eye out for a few years now and have never come across one. I seen some bezels advertised as “black” but they turned out to be dark blue.
So, on this Dutch selling platform someone is selling a black one:

https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/sierad...a-seamaster-60-big-crown-in-uitstekende-staat

I asked him about the dial colour, his answer is: black. I am asking him about the bezel colour now.
 
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flqt-9000 flqt-9000
I thibk it is very dark blue, not black.
He told me its really a black one. I got photos and it seems really black.
 
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