eBay Help with vintage Seamaster

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keenraven

·Aug 3, 2022

Hey everyone! Interested in purchasing my first Omega, and first vintage watch. Spooked about this one potentially being a redial, but I like the overall look! Any thoughts? The font and spacing looks a little different than the examples I’ve found, but I’m not actually sure what year this watch is. $875. Thank you!

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Dan S

·Aug 3, 2022

It's preferred to post photos in the thread, since the thread then comprises a lasting archive for others to learn from.

 

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keenraven

·Aug 3, 2022

Sorry about that Dan, I tried and failed to get the image to post. I just got an image icon with a red "x" over it. I'm sure user error.

 

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keenraven

·Aug 3, 2022

There we go!

 

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Dan S

·Aug 3, 2022

Based on various details of the printing, the dial looks repainted to me at first glance. And I assume that the ends of the markers were meant to hold lume.

 

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Wlcutter

·Aug 3, 2022

That's a strange watch; I'd be shocked if the dial/hands were original; there's enough there to cause doubt. Given that the seller knows watches, too, I find it odd that he'd list the cal but not the reference (presumably a 14767). I'd pass.

 

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keenraven

·Aug 3, 2022

Phew, glad I asked! I'll keep looking. Thanks so much for the advice.

 

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Spruce

·Aug 3, 2022·Sunburst dial fan

Wlcutter

That's a strange watch; I'd be shocked if the dial/hands were original; there's enough there to cause doubt. Given that the seller knows watches, too, I find it odd that he'd list the cal but not the reference (presumably a 14767). I'd pass.

I never buy sub dials but if a watch has gold hands, doesn’t it usually have a gold sub dial hand too?

 

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padders

·Aug 3, 2022·Oooo subtitles!

That watch follows the golden rule of black dials...

 

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MtV

·Aug 3, 2022

padders

That watch follows the golden rule of black dials...

"If the writing is white
it's usually shite"? 😁

Credit to @ConElPueblo of course.