Information about vintage Seamaster

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Dear forum, can anybody help me with information about this watch? Year, ref no, value...etc? Thanks
 
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Looks like a 1960s model with a later service dial. Why dont you post what you know about it and give us a starting point at least. We are getting a bit tired of all the new posters assuming we are psychic!
 
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Can you help us help you.

Do you own it or looking at buying it? What’s the asking price, what does the description say, what are your thoughts?
 
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I have had it for 1 month, got it as a part of payment for a watch I sold. Have no more information about it, not for sale
 
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The reference number will be inside the case-back, and the serial number on the movement can give you a pretty accurate estimate of the production year. Appears to be in a gold case.
 
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Looks like a 1960s model with a later service dial. Why dont you post what you know about it and give us a starting point at least. We are getting a bit tired of all the new posters assuming we are psychic!

Not querying your assessment but just curious about how you mark it as a service dial?
 
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Not querying your assessment but just curious about how you mark it as a service dial?
Looks like a redial to me.

Is it a 18k case?
 
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Looks like a redial to me.

Is it a 18k case?

Previous owner told me its 18k. Ref. maybe 165.001 or 165.002?
 
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Not querying your assessment but just curious about how you mark it as a service dial?
Because that style of font wasn't seen until the 1980s and many later service dials have it. Having said that with the earlier looking applied logo, I am now leaning towards redial and a more likely option. Were it a service dial, the AML would also be the later kind I should think and how close the text is to the AML is an also a bit suspect. It is a bit academic, it is certainly not original.
 
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I have had it for 1 month, got it as a part of payment for a watch I sold. Have no more information about it, not for sale
Surely if you took it in payment, you have already assigned a value to it. The redial hurts the value vs an all original watch.
 
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Because that style of font wasn't seen until the 1980s and many later service dials have it. Having said that with the earlier looking applied logo, I am now leaning towards redial and a more likely option. Were it a service dial, the AML would also be the later kind I should think and how close the text is to the AML is an also a bit suspect. It is a bit academic, it is certainly not original.

Thanks for that - I wouldn’t have spotted that - as redials go, it’s pretty good
 
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Thanks everybodu for replies and information 😀

Surely if you took it in payment, you have already assigned a value to it. The redial hurts the value vs an all original watch.

In the trade we did this watch was valued at around $1k, is that a fair market value?
 
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Is it solid gold and if so, what purity?
What are the stamps on the underside of the buckle?
 
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Is it solid gold and if so, what purity?
What are the stamps on the underside of the buckle?

Watch is 18k acc. to previous owner, buckle marked with 18k.
 
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The buckle is worth 100-200 on its own. The watch is likely worth just above scrap value if solid gold as the refinished dial will hold back the overall value.

So, depends on the weight. I would guess you’re not a million miles away from $1000