I have inherited what appears to be an Omega Seamaster. I have always wanted a mechanical watch and am quite happy to have it. I’m hoping that it is real and can be made to be wearable in an office environment. I believe great Grandpa is the original owner and purchased it while in Europe. If anybody would like to share their thoughts it would be greatly appreciated.

 

Nice watch! Looks like a Seamaster Calendar from the early to mid 1950s. You’d have to have a watchmaker open the back to confirm details but my guess is reference 2757 with a 355 movement. Looks like the watch was also originally purchased from the retailer Turler, hence the wording on the dial. The crown has been replaced with a generic one, but the correct one can be installed when you get it serviced (which you probably need to).

Here’s one of mine - note my crown is also incorrect.



Hers the crown you need:

 

Thanks man! Your watch looks great. Hopefully I can restore mine to a similar level. Do you mind if ask what band that is?

 

It’s a brown Toscana crocodile strap. Quality is decent and they come in short sizes which comes in handy for me.

 

Nice, especially since it is a heirloom. You could try to polish up the crystal yourself without doing any damage. Try Polywatch. You will definitely want to have the back taken off for identification and to see what condition the movement is in.

 

Remove that lug chewer of a band post-haste.

 

Will do! Haha

 

Thanks for the input! I will definitely have it serviced. I’m surprised that after at least 20 of years of sitting in a drawer it still works at all.

 

Beauty

 

Wow. Your great grandfather had this watch. So many stories this watch must have been through! Congrats on your new watch!

 

Thank you!

 

Very beautiful piece you have here. Defiantly try to polish that crystal.

 

All I would do is polish the crystal and change the band to something more appropriate. Everything else takes care of itself. Enjoy it!