...Can someone give me any information about it other than this...
I can tell you that whoever you inherited this from was a man of great taste
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Have a look at this forum for watchmaker recommendations (or google it using
the tip shared here) and find one local to you or one you're willing to ship the watch too - don't be too afraid of this, it's the way a lot of us get our watches serviced.
You should* have as little cosmetic work as possible done with the watch and make sure to get as correct replacements as possible, for instance get an Omega crystal and a more correct looking crown installed.
*it's your watch - do whatever makes you happy with your watch - this is just what most collectors here would advise 😀
Regarding value, well… If the person buying the Omega originally had spent a third of what he did on this one and purchased a simple Rolex, you'd probably own a more valuable watch right now. However, this one is far, far more special.
- Solid gold Omega Seamasters from this era (circa 1952) aren't very common.
- Chronometer-rated Seamasters are uncommon.
- Black dialed Seamasters are uncommon.
- Textured dialed Seamasters are uncommon.
Add these together and hopefully you'll see that you have a quite rare watch here. That's what makes it interesting, not the monetary value
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My best guess is that a watch like this (with some wear on the case and what looks like a greying tone to the black dial would be worth around $2.5k without the bracelet.
@cristos71 is more clued up on watches like this and can probably give a more accurate assessment.
