Father’s watches

Hallo,
I wonder if someone could help me finding the references of these watches my father has.
He sent me the pics as we’re living in two different cities.


Thanks in advance for any help!

really no help?

Best way to get a reference is to have someone open the caseback and then they will be printed there.. Any local watchmaker should be able to do that.

Hard to tell much from those photos.

thanks for your reply. next week I will be visiting my parents and will try to open the watches.

The old Chrono is rather nice. If authentic, then that one is likely worth a pretty penny. Its fairly old and uncommon, so I couldn't comment on a reference number.

The second one looks like a 166.020, but it could be an older variant (some five digit ref #). Most of these are labeled as "Seamaster" or "Seamaster De Ville" and the style was made from about 1959 into the the end of the 60's.

If confident enough, you should be able to pop off the caseback on the chronograph without much force, but avoid it if you are not. Parts will be close to impossible to find for a watch like that and you should avoid potentially damaging it. The other one has a monocoque case and you can't easily open it. The movement comes out from the front by removing the crystal and bezel. Not an endeavor for the faint of heart. There are a few tricks to them and I have found quite a few damaged because somebody didn't know what they were doing. If you don't open alot of watches like these, then these aren't really ones to make an attempt on.

Some nice watches you have there 👍
The first one seems to be an omega 33.3 monopusher from the 40s.
The second one is an omega pre deville with a nice silver dial according to the photos.

To be sure about what you have, go see a trustworthy watchmaker. I insist on the trustworthy because you don’t want to get either watches impaired, especially the first watch 😉

Please don't "try" to open these. They both appear to be quite nice and it would be sad to mess them up. What you need is a good watchmaker. They can open the watches and service them of you plan to use them. The Seamaster would be a great watch to wear regularly, and the Chrono can be serviced and worn with care (it will never be water resistant).

thank you very much! I knew I could find answers in this forum!
I'll ask my father if he has a trustworthy watchmaker in his town or I'll look for something here in Bologna.