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  1. Jhender85 Nov 12, 2018

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    Hello all! First time poster looking for help. I was gifted this gold plated, older Omega watch with the original boxes a few years ago. However, I only recently have I gotten interested in finding out more about it as he doesn't have it's name on the watchface. As I have, I've gotten more curious and confused about it.

    When I first took it to my local horologist to get it cleaned up and working, I thought he mentioned something about it being a Seamaster. Alas, I don't quite the remember clearly and I've lost my paperwork from him.

    The number inside of the watch back is 1860098, which matches up with a 1971/72 Geneve Automatic per the Omega site. However, I've yet to see a Geneve that doesn't have the name on the watch face. To top it off, the serial number in the watch's movement states its 17 jewels, and I think the Geneve is supposed to be 21.

    The more I look online, the more I think it has to instead be a 1970s Omega Seamaster 166.0202. So, can anyone help me out here, is it a Geneve like the watch back implies, or is it Franken-watch with Seamaster case/movement and a Geneve back? If it's the latter, does that significantly impact the value and should I pursue finding a matching back for it? Thanks for the help guys!
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  2. Rochete Nov 13, 2018

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    It looks like it is neither a Genève or a Seamaster but a "blank" (no specific model) Omega with movement 1480 (Tissot 2471). These no-model ones were often Genèves in all but the name. Jewels count is correct, Genève were not supposed to have 21 jewels or any other number for that matter, it all depends on the movement and this one is a 17j one.
     
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  3. tdn-dk Nov 13, 2018

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