Hi all I have the chance to buy a sm300 case I've been sent some photos but I'm now expert The chap I'm buying it off is none to me he said it's had a new bezel And winder Genuine parts and he has the old parts And the receipt and packaging from Cousins UK for them Could any give me advice before I go ahead Cheers
To me it looks like an old case back and a modern case front, the colour of the steel doesn´t seem to match. What also reinforces this in my mind is the corrosion to the inside case back and the new shininess of the case front. Doesn´t match at all.
I had it in the end just picked up and put a nato strap on Could anyone give me a good idea what are the parts I need obviously movement and dial and hands which part should be on this model so I can keep an eye out for them
Movement is a cal 552. IMO you might struggle with that unless you find and cannibalise one of the other Seamasters or Seamaster DeVilles that it also came in. I can't imagine there are many spare cal 552s which haven't already been hoovered up to put into these things but I may be wrong. You'll obviously need a dial. I don't think Cousins has any of these left but you see them on eBay so you should be able to find one. Hands are available from Cousins.
That is a new case frame with an old back for sure. Hopefully you didn't pay a premium for it being "NOS" when it's just "new" Cheers, Al
No I got it for a good price I'm hoping that I blends in as I'm going to were it as a every day watch and I do a lot off diving
If you do intend to dive with it, I can't say for sure if the black on the case back sealing surface is leftover gasket goop, or if it's pitting in the steel. Either way, just make sure you get a proper pressure test done before submerging the watch. Cheers, Al