Correct crystal and handset for Seamaster De Ville 7161 18k?

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Hi everyone! I was hoping I could have done a glorious "back from service" post since I already had the serviced watch in my hand. But no - the watch is back with the watchmaker and I'm back here hoping someone might be able to share me their knowledge once again. I am grateful if anyone can!

Here's the watch:
More photos of the watch in my original post https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-seamaster-de-ville-automatic-18k-integrated-bracelet.163098/

So I decided to keep the watch as it is without shortening the bracelet. I took the watch to be serviced by a independent watchmaker with Omega parts account. We agreed he would service the movement and change the original hesalite (omega signed) crystal for a new one because there's a small crack at the edge and scratches all around.

Finally upon opening found out the ref. nro which was 7161 as speculated and movement cal. 562 with serial dating it to 1963 just as @PlainVanilla knew by just looking at the dial!

Here's the problem. Ref. 7161 doesn't show on Omega parts list. Watchmaker ordered the Replacement Crystal 063PX5072 (D31,60 ja H 5,12) but it doesn't fit. According to him it's the only one Omega has for these monocoque -models but the original crystal is 1 mm lower. Does anyone know about this? Is there a another Omega crystal that would fit correctly?

Also noticed after service that the seconds hand would contact with minute hand when adjusting the time because the attachment point was worn so the seconds hand sits a bit deep. Watchmaker wanted to fix this by adjusting but the fact that the hour hand is terribly ugly made me want to change the hand set completely. He found from Omega that the handset 065PX8186 (h&min) and 066PX1370 (sec) could be correct. After the misfitting crystal I'm skeptical about any of the parts. Only thing I can find is that it is "YEL Stick/W/Lum 12.7mm". Couldn't find any pictures or additional information online. Can anyone confirm that these would be the correct replacement parts for this watch?

Thank you Omegaforums for the platform and to everyone sharing your knowledge here!
 
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Here's the problem. Ref. 7161 doesn't show on Omega parts list. Watchmaker ordered the Replacement Crystal 063PX5072 (D31,60 ja H 5,12) but it doesn't fit. According to him it's the only one Omega has for these monocoque -models but the original crystal is 1 mm lower. Does anyone know about this? Is there a another Omega crystal that would fit correctly?
It does show up - that's likely how he found the crystal. The current Omega replacement crystal for this case is 063PX5072. I'm not sure what you mean by "it doesn't fit" but if you are only referring to the height, it is not unusual that the currently specified Omega crystal is taller than what might have been on there in the past. This is typically done because the original crystal has been discontinued, so they find the closest replacement they still have in stock.

He found from Omega that the handset 065PX8186 (h&min) and 066PX1370 (sec) could be correct.
The our and minute hands do look slightly different, but not hugely so:



The seconds hand part number does not come up, so might be mistyped or something...
 
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Thank you @Archer !

From what I understood, there was a problem with the height or thickness of the crystal so it couldn't be fitted without having to sand down material from inside the bezel I think. That's why he didn't install it and settled for working the old crystal with polywatch. I very much would like to have a new crystal not only for the looks but there was also a crack in the old one, so someday it's going to need to be changed. I don't know if I'm comfortable with altering the bezel or the case so I'll put that on hold.

About the hands, they look really different IMO (thank you so much for the picture) and I don't think they would fit the watch being too bulky. With those I'd rather wait to get my hands on the correct ones. The seconds hand was the faulty one so that should be changed now. I'll ask the watchmaker to check the parts number to confirm.
 
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Just got an update from the watchmaker. The available correct hands are:
Seconds hand: 066UX1377, Sweep Seconds Hand in Yellow - 13.7mm

Different available handsets (h&min) for this model are:
065TX1210, black strip
065PX1213, black strip and lume at the tip
065TX8199, all gold with no lume or other fill in the hands
 
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I think I'm going to go with the available all gold handset even it's different from original, but there are no t's in the dial so it's passable and improves the looks of the watch considerably.
 
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I think I'm going to go with the available all gold handset even it's different from original, but there are no t's in the dial so it's passable and improves the looks of the watch considerably.
The hands that you mentioned originally are not actually associated with this case that I could see, and the ones you have listed are, so good move I think.