Father-in-Law’s Seamaster

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We found this old Omega while cleaning out his belongings. I know it’s likely a 1950s Seamaster, but can any of the experts here tell me more?
Thanks in advance.
 
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Welcome to the forum. I think I can recall seeing that type of screw down case-back retaining ring on US-collection Omegas, but I haven't owned one so I don't have a photo to share offhand. The "Seamaster" may be artistic license, but it's hard to say until we see the inside.
 
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Welcome to the forum. I think I can recall seeing that type of screw down case-back retaining ring on US-collection Omegas, but I haven't owned one so I don't have a photo to share offhand. The "Seamaster" may be artistic license, but it's hard to say until we see the inside.
2577s had that too, see bottom left:


Case will be 14k or 18k solid gold, movement a cal 351 or 354 „bumper“ automatic. The dial has been refinished, the lume reapplied.

What is it you want to know exactly @Retiredscpd ?
 
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2577s had that too, see bottom left:
Doh, I should have remembered that!

Thanks for the quick responses… any info regarding age, heritage, value…
Because of the situation with the dial as noted above, the value will be mainly in the gold, assuming the case is gold.
 
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Thanks for the quick responses… any info regarding age, heritage, value…
Early to mid-50s. Heritage: First-ever Seamaster reference by Omega. It’s the longest standing model line from them, produced to this day.

They aren’t particularly rare in general, as millions were produced.

Unfortunately, @Dan S is completely right regarding value: The fact that the dial was refinished means the value is about gold value plus whatever the parts are worth.
If I remember correctly, the case is about 22g. Have a watchmaker open the case and on the inside of the case back you’ll find if it’s 14k or 18k. Google current gold prices, do the math.
Then there’s about 200-300$ or so in the hand set, the movement etc.

If you want to sell it, just put it on eBay no reserve and let the market do its thing. It will not sell for less than gold value.
 
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If you’re looking to sell the watch, I’d suggest getting a watchmaker to remove the movement from the case (a quick job), do some research to find a local gold buyer that offers the highest $/gram rate for scrap gold and then sell the movement/dial locally. A lot of potential bidders on eBay or other platforms will underestimate the gold content of this model and I think you’ll be lucky to get scrap gold value after eBay/PP take their cut. Selling on eBay can also be a pain for a variety of reasons.
 
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Alternative approach is to sell it on this forum…there are people with goldcap versions with nice dials that could being two pieces into a nice one. Selling it as gold scrap is a destruction of value imo