Help with a 1950s Seamaster?

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Josh2928

·May 14, 2022

Hi all - I’m brand-new to this forum and pretty new to vintage watch collecting.

I love the look of the mid 50s Seamaster with black dial, silver hands, and no date.
This one is being offered for $900. I’ve verified the serial number on the movement as being from 1956.
I can see some marks on a few indices that could be a bad lume replacement or perhaps evidence of a redial. But it also has a patina, so I figure it’s not a redial.
Any advice?
Is $900 a fair price based on what you can see?
Thanks all!

 

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Dan S

·May 14, 2022

Something tells me that if I look up a ref 2892 it's not going to be a Seamaster.

 

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Josh2928

·May 14, 2022

Dan S

Something tells me that if I look up a ref 2892 it's not going to be a Seamaster.

Fair point. There seems to be some question about this, but the consensus in this thread seems to be yes, it is a Seamaster.

 

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TIMElyBehaviour

·May 14, 2022

Dan S

Something tells me that if I look up a ref 2892 it's not going to be a Seamaster.

I looked up 2892 and a myriad of seamasters come up so it is a seamaster reference according to Dr Google.

 

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Dan S

·May 14, 2022

J Josh2928

Fair point. There seems to be some question about this, but the consensus in this thread seems to be yes, it is a Seamaster.

TIMElyBehaviour

I looked up 2892 and a myriad of seamasters come up so it is a seamaster reference according to Dr Google.

Awesome. I guess you're good to go. 👍

 

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Hzgm

·May 15, 2022

A Seamaster would have a screw-in case back.

 

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TIMElyBehaviour

·May 15, 2022

Hzgm

A Seamaster would have a screw-in case back.

‍♂️ Google it for yourself. I thought that too.

 

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TIMElyBehaviour

·May 15, 2022

Google and this forum has this

but omega has this.

I have a seamaster unbranded and omega clearly state it’s a seamaster so I don’t know. Here is my ref from omega.

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‍♂️ Google it for yourself. I thought that too.

 

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ConElPueblo

·May 15, 2022

Hzgm

A Seamaster would have a screw-in case back.

There are loads of Seamaster references with snap-backs. One of the most common Seamaster refs. from the fifties, the 2846, is one of those as is this one - the 2892/2891/2791/2792 come both with or without Seamaster branding.

@Josh2928, based on the patination (greyish inner part of the dial/black outer part) my best guess is that this one is correct. That particular two-tone way of aging is common on this reference.