Hello from a mechanical watch newbie :)

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Hello !

I'm a 35 yo french canadian woman (not sure if we are many around) and always loved wearing watches.
It's only since recently that I have started to get interested to mechanical watches 😀

My collection is still limited to a bunch of Seiko and a Junghans Max Bill that I wear most of the time.

But I recently came accross this beautiful vintage unishell Omega Seamaster, model unknown so far. Based on my research this could be a 14770 from the 60s with a 562 movement.

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I'm not a "gold person", but for some reason this dial spoke to me and I couldn't stop looking at it 🥰.

The watch is in a really good condition (gold capped or plated) and everything seems original, the crystal even has the omega logo.
Only the bracelet (omega 8260) is in pretty bad shape, the clasp seems a bit damaged and difficult to keep it closed properly (or I don't do correctly 🤔).
Paid 400$ which seemed pretty fair to me.

Anyway, now I'm on the hunt for a steel Constellation pie pan with the 10-sided crown and arrow head index...
I'm trying to learn how to spot the redials/franken since I'm looking for an original.. I know that's gonna be difficult to find myself, but I'm not in a rush.

Hope to get to learn from all of you 😉

See you around
 
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Welcome Edua !
I like your watch and good luck with your constellation hunt.
You're in the right place to learn more on omega... and beyond. That is what I've been doing since I joined. And you'll see that topics of discussion are quite various 😀
 
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Welcome! You are in the right place to learn about and hunt down that Connie!
 
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You may have done even better than you think. I'm not an expert on these, but I think that may be a "peanut" bracelet on the watch. If it is, they are quite rare.
 
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Quite a decent pickup for $400, Cal 562s are great movements and these front-loading pre-De Ville Seamasters are great daily wearers with better water resistance and durability than many of the earlier Seamasters.
 
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Bienvenue Edua,
From a “maudite parisienne”. There’s interesting people from all over the world here:
Great place to learn about Omega and beyond,
Enjoy 👍
 
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Thanks for introducing yourself and your Seamaster, Edua. You'll learn a lot from the many experts in this forum. Enjoy and happy hunting.
 
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Thanks everyone ! I plan to take really good care of this Seamaster as soon as I found a replacement strap or bracelet.


Thanks I already knew the constellation blog but have some reading to do on those pretty interesting threads !!

Bienvenue Edua,
From a “maudite parisienne”. There’s interesting people from all over the world here:
Great place to learn about Omega and beyond,
Enjoy 👍

Haha je suis aussi une maudite francaise, juste déménagé au Canada y a environ 10 ans 😀
 
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Thanks everyone ! I plan to take really good care of this Seamaster as soon as I found a replacement strap or bracelet.

Welcome to the forum. That is a great purchase, I like it. There are a number of threads on straps for you to work through:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/best-place-to-purchase-straps.144280/
https://omegaforums.net/threads/«wa...-buy-good-quality-leather-watch-straps.82232/
https://omegaforums.net/threads/gold-watch-best-strap-colour.10883/
https://omegaforums.net/threads/matching-straps-for-vintage-watches.113913/
 
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Welcome to the forum Edua. That is a lovely Seamaster, I think you made a good purchase.

You have certainly come to the right place to do your Connie research.