Just wondering if this bracelet looks legit to you guys? It doesn't look like any vintage bracelets I have but I thought I'd check:

Omega Vintage stainless 1162 bracelet with 22 mm 172 ends

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ofrei lists this here:
http://www.ofrei.com/page1280.html (Search for "1162-172" within the page)
The one on ebay still seems to have the old style clasp.

 

OK. Wasn't sure as I'd only seen the newer style clasps. Thanks

 

Yes, generally speaking raised clasp logo = vintage and sunken logo = modern era.
Also the clasp blade nomenclature is a little different.
Here are those details on the modern version for comparison:


Best,
T.

 

Would the more modern 1117 clasp be considered to be 16 Mm

 

I think another distinction is the external profile of the 1162 has varied over the years too.
From this very parish, this is a vintage 1162 as fitted the Mark Series:


Observe the taper in the links from the end link back, there is a more cobra-style shape, flared first, before the reduction to the clasp.
Contrast that with the one pictured above:

Observe the direct taper back, concave all the way down to the clasp.
I have a 1972 Mark II, and it came with the upper style 1162, which I really dislike
I have since replaced it with an Uncle Seiko 1171, with Omega 735 end links, and a NOS 1162/173 clasp with the engraved logo. It is, to my eye, a much more elegant aesthetic.