My grandfather gave me his old Seamaster, and I've been trying to identify it. The Omega vintage database hasn't been much help — it looks like it's one of those models with no image available. He's not exactly sure when he got it, but his best guess is sometime between 1956 and 1964.

I've found a lot of similar-looking watches, but very few of them have the sub-second dial directly on the watch face like this one. Any ideas?

Thanks!

 

If you can manage to get the caseback off - a picture of the movement and the inside on the caseback can help us help you. I would lean towards saying this is from late 50's but hard to tell. The dial has be refinished at some point, so it is hard to determine a whole lot about the watch just from the face.

 

Not sure I'll be able to get a picture of the movement, but I will get the serial number in a few weeks!

 

Likely a ref 2576, caliber 342.

Dial has been refinished at some point, which is why you are unlikely to find a match.

 

Ref 2657 cal. 342 perhaps. Looks like it has been redialled and relumed at some point.

 

That would be a jumbo, so you would expect a full figure at 6.

 

Thanks so much for the responses. Just few clarifying questions from a watch newbie:
- There are a few differences between my watch and the 2576 (mine has the word "automatic" below "Seamaster," and there's no depression for the sub-second dial). Does that mean they just did a sloppy job with the redialing?
- How can you tell that it's been redialed/relumed? Just the fact that there's no exact match with other Omegas?

 

Also, the Omega website doesn't have a 6 on the 2657. Again, there are a few differences between my watch and this one (doesn't have "Seamaster" on the dial, sub-second dial is a different texture), but this is another great guess.

 

I believe the photo for the ref 2657 on the Omega website is incorrect, it appears to be for a ref 2576.

There were literally dozens of different dials offered for any given reference.

Your watch is most likely to be a 2576, not a 2657, which is a larger case.

 

That explains a lot. Thanks!

 

Ahh yeah. Didn't see that

 

I just got the case number, and you're right — impressive! I've been told it's CK 2576-2. From what I gather, the CK means it's steel. Any chance you know what the -2 on the end means? Thanks!

 

-2 is simply a later iteration or revision of the reference.