hello everyone, recently i began searching for a vintage seamaster sm300 and found one from a seemly seasoned member from timezone. i've purchased the following watch:

http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=tree&goto=6400400&rid=0

i know the sec hand is not the right one but is there anything else wrong with this watch? hope i didn't make a mistake buying this but i really wanted a vintage sm300.

thank you for all your advice!

 

any way to tell if the replacements are genuine?

 

i feel a little better now

 

Looks really nice

 

My observations:
From comparison to my small database, the "3" in 300 does not look right.
Nor does the middle section of the "3" match the watches I have here. Much shorter.
Hour marker lume, to my eye, looks too puffy and smooth like luminova.
No sandy, grainy, appearance of aged tritium.
I don't know if there were tritium service dials, if there are, this may be one.
Bezel (not insert necessarily), has zero wear on it, looks brand new.

 

Respectable Member MSNWatch

Now, interest in SM 300 is gathering momentum albeit slowly and it is to be expected, some of the not so kosher examples will be seen on the market.

We need people like you and also, other informed enthusiasts and experts in this forum, to advise people like us, so that we do land up with a miserable example.

All that glitters is not gold.

Thank-you.

 

all good. if you send yor SM 300 to omega for a service and dial fresh-up, you get exactly this dial and these hands.(here they will be from watchco in melbourne, i`d say...) nice watch, enjoy it. you can actually read it in the dark......that`s a plus ! kind regards. achim

 

Fair price.....but I agree with (MSN) not a bargain. If I owned this watch I would add the correct secounds hand, replace the bezel with a watchco....and by no means your at a loss as the watch would be worth upwards to 2800 ........IMO

 

Here's an eBay listing from Watchadoo
Watchco currently has no 165.024 dial listed but the 166.024 looks very similar.
Only one thing, no T's on either.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Original-Omega-Seamaster-300-Divers-Watch-Dial-No-Date-165-024-165-0024-/310549704860?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item484e34709c
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Omega-GENUINE-Seamaster-300m-DATE-Mens-Dial-Cal-565-Ref-166024-New-Old-Stock-/380416184123?_trksid=p2045573.m2042&_trkparms=aid=111000&algo=REC.CURRENT&ao=1&asc=27&meid=5091907764233370646&pid=100033&prg=1011&rk=1&sd=380416184123&Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

 

thank you everyone!

i'm ok with replacement dials as long as it's genuine omega. so after reading everyone's comments i'm still not 100% sure if everything is kosher omega other than the second hand...

 

Outside of the secound hand....... I would think all is Omega//Just a little mis-matched.

 

please recommend where i can get these parts. thanks!

 

why replace the bezel ??????

 

actually, i should have a used second hand. and if i find it, you can have it for free, if you pay for registered postage.