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help identifying my grandad's seasmaster
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!It’s from the 60s-70s and the missing Swiss text and over bold main text suggests it’s been redialled.
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jimpeterson2000
·It’s from the 60s-70s and the missing Swiss text and over bold main text suggests it’s been redialled.
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Bruce235
·Hi,
Yor grandfather's watch has had the dial refinished at some time in the past. Also that is not an Omega bracelet. The crown was replaced
As well.
It's likely a 60s watch. Open the back and find the reference number and serial number on the movement.. then you can do searches to find the details. You might want to take it to a watchmaker for opening.
Yor grandfather's watch has had the dial refinished at some time in the past. Also that is not an Omega bracelet. The crown was replaced
As well.
It's likely a 60s watch. Open the back and find the reference number and serial number on the movement.. then you can do searches to find the details. You might want to take it to a watchmaker for opening.
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Spruce
··Sunburst dial fanOpen the back and find the reference number and serial number on the movement.. then you can do searches to find the details. You might want to take it to a watchmaker for opening.
Based on a glance at the poor(ish) photos, I suspect that your watch is a 'front loader' and that the case is a monocoque - that is to say a one piece case.
If I’m right a watchmaker would need to remove the crown and stem, the crystal, the hands and dial before being able to remove the movement for you or the watchmaker to take photos of the movement and serial numbers (and service the watch).
Not a big job for a watchmaker but probably not one that you want to attempt.
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jimpeterson2000
·Hi,
Yor grandfather's watch has had the dial refinished at some time in the past. Also that is not an Omega bracelet. The crown was replaced
As well.
It's likely a 60s watch. Open the back and find the reference number and serial number on the movement.. then you can do searches to find the details. You might want to take it to a watchmaker for opening.
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jimpeterson2000
·thanks!
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wagudc
·I don't currently have possession of the watch, just these pics. Assume its a manual?
I'm almost %100 sure it is automatic, given the case style.
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jimpeterson2000
·I'm almost %100 sure it is automatic, given the case style.
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JimInOz
··Melbourne Australia......................... Can you point to anything related to the casing that you think signifies its an automatic? Appreciate your help
The shape of the "caseback", slightly dished to allow clearance for the centre of the rotor.
A manual wind would generally have a flatter caseback.
The missing "Automatic"?
Ask Occam.
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·The shape of the "caseback", slightly dished to allow clearance for the centre of the rotor.
A manual wind would generally have a flatter caseback.
The missing "Automatic"?
Ask Occam.
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··Oooo subtitles!Until you get the movement removed and check the case number and serial I don’t think you can assume anything. SMDVs were made until the 70s so your assumption it’s early 60s is shaky at best and based on redialled text. Other models may have used that case design too.
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·I'm not able to find "Occam" in the member list. Is there a full name you could please share?
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··Oooo subtitles!https://www.newscientist.com/definition/occams-razor/#:~:text=Occam's razor is a principle,should prefer the simpler one.
The suggestion by the honourable gentleman above was I think was that you are ignoring the obvious and going with a less likely theory.
The suggestion by the honourable gentleman above was I think was that you are ignoring the obvious and going with a less likely theory.
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaI'm not able to find "Occam" in the member list. Is there a full name you could please share?
