Hello!
Can anyone help me with some more information regarding this Omega Seamaster? I can not seem to find the exact model/reference. The only model that i found that looks similar is the Seamaster 1000, but my watch has the crown on the right side as opposed to the Seamaster 1000 which only seems to have the crown on the left. Could this be a earlier version of that one? Unfortunately i do not have the tools necessary to open the back.
Any help is appreciated, thank you! (ps i know the strap is not original).

 

Looks like an early 166.093 with cal 1002.
Probably from 1971/2. These came in both left and right handed configuration, yours being much rarer.
Later dials were different, see photos below.
Btw, there is no caseback to open, you will need a watchmaker with specialist knowledge to work on these.
There was also a titanium cased version I believe.

 

Wow thanks for the help, is it possible to see if the dial/hour hands are original to this specific reference?
The watch is working fine but as you can see from the pictures it has some patina, would you know approximately how much i could get if i were to sell?

 

wasn`t it possible to rotate the dial in the 1002 movement? and fit another date disk to create the right hand version? or was that another caliber? kind regards. achim

 

The dial can certainly be rotated on the 28xx movements.

 

Yes, on the Ploprof (166.077) you would need a special date wheel so the watch can be switched to a "destro" configuration. It is likely that this could also be on the early 166.0093 since they also used a cal 1002.

 

Check the sold listings on eBay.

 

With "bottom of the sea" patina, your value will be hurt. Cool watch...

 

Looks,like the watch as the dial loved patina with the bubbles , like that 6k to 7k, with a new mesh bracelet and overhault (keeping dial and hands) and getting the extract , you may get 10k , finding the good buyer .

 

Appreciate the help, does not seem to be a lot of 166.093 with the crown to the right so it is hard to find a average price. But should I just compare it with a 166.093 in similar condition but with the crown to the left? Or is it a big difference in price?

 

Don't confuse ploprof 600 , that can be inverted , the 1000 is only 1 sense right no inversion .

 

Holly shit ))) just checked with mine

 

Looks like inverted was more a personal modification than official one

 

So Omega never officially released this model with the crown to the right?

 

At my Knowledge never , that means put it back original will be better to your wallet

 

The Ploproff never the factory inverted either. But Omega made the date wheel so it could be done. If you flip it you have to swap the date wheel or it's mis aligned.

I would not say it needs to be flipped to sell it for more. Like the Ploproff it may not have left the factory that way but it's all omega parts and period correct and basically a factory option with no negative impact on value.

 

Both the 1000 series and the 1010 series (the 166093 case uses the 1012) can have the dials rotated 180 degrees without issue as the dial feet are symmetrical. As noted the date indicator would need to be changed and Omega sold date indicators with the aperture positioned at both 90 degrees and 180 degrees for this movement.

Cheers, Al

 

Thanks for the help, if i were to sell would it be recommended to sell it as it is right now or would you clean it up and maybe buy the original metal link? And just to clarify the crown being on the right has no significant impact on the pricepoint, neither positive or negative.

 

Sell as is where is...list on eBay no reserve and watch it go...

 

You can do your own research on this but any difference would be considerable less then attempting to find the other date wheel and then having a watch maker swap it.

Omega made the date wheel available for these movements for a specific reason. For these diver tool watches could be flipped to make them easier to operate for some divers. As to it being made for the Ploproff and just works on this one or made for both who knows. At the end of the day it's no more wrong then a speedy with a period correct pulsometer bezel. It's basically a factory add on.

Some will like it more so less. I am more then willing to be proven wrong on this but I see little to now effect on value.