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caliberlust
·Hello everyone,
for the last few days, I have been pondering whether to buy a Seamaster 300 because I really like the look. Having found some first information on this forum, I realised how difficult that might become and started researching a lot (since I am currently on holidays I spent the better part of the last 3 days reading about these watches 😀).
I have various Omega watches (and some Longines, I confess) from the 30s to the 70s, most of them bought years ago and I will gladly post some pictures and information on these once I am back home.
So now the question, which is regarding a specific sales post on Ebay: https://www.ebay.de/itm/388742028465 :
Might this be an original in this combination? I get really confused with so many new things, but here are my thought so far:
So many questions and sorry about the detail, but I really tried to find out myself what was going on and am now stuck. I have contacted the seller and he said that it might original according to a friend, but he doesn't know himself. Getting more photos seems a bit tricky, too, and at least will take time (apparently it's not with the seller at the moment, but with a contractor that does the shipping for him).
I would very much appreciate help from anyone who has looked at these watches for much longer than I have.
Thank you and best regards,
caliberlust
for the last few days, I have been pondering whether to buy a Seamaster 300 because I really like the look. Having found some first information on this forum, I realised how difficult that might become and started researching a lot (since I am currently on holidays I spent the better part of the last 3 days reading about these watches 😀).
I have various Omega watches (and some Longines, I confess) from the 30s to the 70s, most of them bought years ago and I will gladly post some pictures and information on these once I am back home.
So now the question, which is regarding a specific sales post on Ebay: https://www.ebay.de/itm/388742028465 :
Might this be an original in this combination? I get really confused with so many new things, but here are my thought so far:
- caliber 552 ist correct, the serial no. suggests 1962, which should be right for an early 165.014
- the case back has 165-014 stamped inside. Most of these I found have 165.014 and the year behind the dash. I first thought this was wrong, but it seems that in some rare cases the model no. is actually written that way (found a simlar case back photo here https://www.omegaseamaster300.com). Not completely sure though.
- the crown should be a Naiad crown I think, but do all of them have that little Naiad star sign in the middle of the Omega logo? If yes, this would be a replacement crown (which would be fine for me).
- The biggest puzzle is about the dial. The hands could be correct (although I believe they suggest 1963 onwards), but didn't the open 6 and open 9 on the dial come later? I figured it might be a 1963 oder 1964 dial and hands with a 1962 caliber 552, which they had left over, but then I saw the "T Swiss Made T" (only partly visible on the first photo). Wasn't that only introduced with the 165.024?
So many questions and sorry about the detail, but I really tried to find out myself what was going on and am now stuck. I have contacted the seller and he said that it might original according to a friend, but he doesn't know himself. Getting more photos seems a bit tricky, too, and at least will take time (apparently it's not with the seller at the moment, but with a contractor that does the shipping for him).
I would very much appreciate help from anyone who has looked at these watches for much longer than I have.
Thank you and best regards,
caliberlust
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