Double-printed caseback—what to make of this?

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krogerfoot

·Aug 21, 2022

This 1950s (edit: 1960s) Seamaster 166.011 from a reputable and well-known seller has an odd double-stamped caseback. Has anyone seen anything like this before?

Edited: Aug 21, 2022

 

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dsio

·Aug 21, 2022·Ash @ ΩF

That just looks like an oops in manufacturing, I thought you meant double stamped as in two references but that one is just a case of it being struck twice with one of those being slightly out of alignment

 

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krogerfoot

·Aug 21, 2022

dsio

That just looks like an oops in manufacturing, I thought you meant double stamped as in two references but that one is just a case of it being struck twice with one of those being slightly out of alignment

Have you seen anything like that before? I agree it’s a mundane error, but not one I’d expect Omega to shrug at. I personally find it kind of cool; maybe the company didn’t consider it likely that a paying customer would ever see inside the case.

 

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mountainunder

·Aug 21, 2022

Looks a lot like a double stamped coin!

 

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Charlemagne1333

·Aug 21, 2022

Looks OK when you’re three sheets to the wind…

 

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BroMega

·Aug 21, 2022

Serial says -65 btw

 

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krogerfoot

·Aug 21, 2022

BroMega

Serial says -65 btw

You’re correct. I was looking at the wrong row on my database.