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carrera6
·Can anyone give me a hand with identifying the Model & Year of my grandfather's Seamaster? I don't want to open it up as it's running great with no issues.
Help Identifying Model & Year Seamaster
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Dan S
·It's just guesswork with so little information and just a couple of photos, but it could be a ref 2848. These were produced in the 50s, but we obviously can't give you a production date without a serial number.
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carrera6
·I was thinking a 1958 but have never seen one exactly like it that had linen dial & sub-second hand with numerals that just said SWISS
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·It's difficult to guess the year without seeing the movement. Not a linen dial, BTW.
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carrera6
·How could you possibly guess the year without seeing the movement? Not a linen dial, BTW. And the dial doesn't tell you the year.
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·Some people call it a waffle dial, but there are various textures. A watch can sit unsold for a couple of years, so the purchase date doesn't necessarily coincide with the year of production.
If it's important to you, maybe you should make the effort to have it opened. Not everything can be done on the internet.
If it's important to you, maybe you should make the effort to have it opened. Not everything can be done on the internet.
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carrera6
·Some people call it a waffle dial, but there are various textures. A watch can sit unsold for a couple of years, so the purchase date doesn't necessarily coincide with the year of production.
If it's important to you, maybe you should make the effort to have it opened. Not everything can be done on the internet.
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·Move the watch from side to side and then you tell me if it's a bumper. If it's the reference we think it is, then it's not a bumper.
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·C carrera6I hear a ratcheting noise when moved side to side??
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carrera6
·bumper automatic
That sounds like the rotor and auto-reversing mechanism. Google bumper automatic, and you will see that the oscillating weight doesn't spin all the way around, it has a limited range of motion and hits against springs on each side. Very noticeable feeling of bumping.
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·It could be for some people. That's not really a technical term.
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!The usual phrase is Fat Lug. I too think it’s a model 2828. It’s not a bumper model with that caseback as the hippocampus came later than those. I too think 1958-9 is about right.
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·Isn’t a 2828 sweep second handed?
I would go for the 2848 post 58.
I would go for the 2848 post 58.
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··Oooo subtitles!Isn’t a 2828 sweep second handed?
I would go for the 2848 post 58.
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·Thank You all for your input on this watch, for a minute there I thought I was playing some type of riddle game??
