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Found this Seamaster in Parma, Italy

  1. tpatta Ω 2

    tpatta Happily spending my daughter’s inheritance Dec 1, 2014

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    Sure would love your thoughts on this on. The case back is stamped "Made in England"
    appears to be 18kt. Only pics I have.......
     
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  2. gatorcpa Ω 2

    gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member Dec 1, 2014

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    Looks like a legitimate UK market watch. "A.L.D" stands for Dennison, the company which made the case under license to Omega.

    It has proper 18K English hallmarks, although I can't quite see them in enough detail to pin down a date of manufacture.

    If the price is reasonable based on the gold content, then there is little risk here.
    gatorcpa
     
  3. tpatta Ω 2

    tpatta Happily spending my daughter’s inheritance Dec 1, 2014

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    Thanks Gator,
    I was told it was the mid fifties. Right below the 18kt stamp is A L D, below that 890, below that 96548.
    Paid 800 US whrn converted from Euros.
     
  4. watchyouwant

    watchyouwant ΩF Clairvoyant Dec 1, 2014

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    if you did get a whole parma ham with it, the price is o.k. ........ kind regards. achim
     
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  5. Sherbie

    Sherbie Dec 1, 2014

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    Hard to tell for sure, but looks like assayed in Birmingham (anchor) in 1960 ( looks like an L), 18 k gold

    Looks ok for me
     
  6. TNTwatch

    TNTwatch Dec 1, 2014

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    Good deal for the gold and you got a free original watch with it.
     
  7. Sherbie

    Sherbie Dec 2, 2014

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    These are good for gold content too, as the ALD cases were much heavier than the Swiss made ones

    There is an excellent review of dennison, by Andrew Romaine, and I think it is linked from Desmonds site

    He only issue for some is that Dennison didnt put the Omega case reference on the watch back, and its sometimes difficult to ascertain from the OVD which watch it refers to.

    Still handsome watch, movement looks clean (is it a 501?), and a lot of gold to boot!

    Well done