Thank you, that’s a truly lovely watch, on the brown leather nato strap which comes in 18mm lugs (I almost sound knowledgeable but trust me it’s only from doing the research!) I don’t think my husband would ever look at me again! Again the seamaster is perfect, he was 30+ years in the Royal Navy and we live by the sea now.....you see why I want to pursue the gift & not give up (but yes taken all the good advice to remove the ‘61 criteria!)
@VickyG since I suggested you ask a number of questions and reminded you you have every right to cancel a sale, I apologize if I caused in part this deal to collapse.
However I would have done the same to protect myself if I had forked over that kind of money— and I do think a seller should have something to show for that kind for money.
My thought about it would be, “it was not meant to happen” -you have learned a lot already through this, and are now much better equipped for the next steps.
If you want to take a slight step up to a Constellation, this one looks promising.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1959-OMEGA-CONSTELLATION-CHRONOMETER-Calendar-561-GOLD-ON-STEEL-Excellent-24J-/184696348406_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49292
The seller seems to be a brick and mortar store and is welcoming questions.
It will need a trip to a watchmaker to replace the gasket and a service, but that is expected with a 60 year old watch.
Good luck with your search.
gatorcpa
You're seeing some lovely watches here that are manual wind, meaning that they will need to be wound every day. If it says "automatic" on the dial, then it will charge itself while being worn and won't need the daily winding.
If you think your husband would be happy to wind it every day, then a manual wind is normally cheaper and is definitely cheaper to service. Most of us don't mind this but it depends on the person.
With manual wind and your budget plus wanting it on a NATO strap, you have a large selection. Something a bit different that I have is this Chronostop (145.007) which I just put on as I've finished work for the day. It's somewhat larger than the others but is a sixties watch.
The choice of sixties Omegas is huge and definitely something for everyone.
By the way, if your husband was in the forces, you can often find a NATO that suits his unit (colours and so on).
Good luck, Chris
Super watch
Hi Chris, that’s another super watch but he has very small mans wrist & it would be just too big - tho that orange detailing is just fabulous, his favourite colour! Our son was keen on the black nato strap with orange edging too but yes I noticed the different strap colours, particularly like the leather nato as that’s the only original omega nato strap that will fit a 18mm lug (if I source a seamaster) most of the others are 19/20mm. Flipping heck by the end of this I may become quite hooked on this to get one for myself but right now he is the priority!
The 145.007 is about 42 mm diameter so quite a bit bigger than the 34 mm (?) Seamaster you were looking at. The one MRC shows is a smaller size, as I recall because it's a slightly different model but, he's making a good point. My wrists are 6.75 inches.
It also sounds like you are thinking about an Omega leather strap. I've never had an Omega leather NATO but, leather is quite bulky in comparison to cloth so, I think it might overwhelm a 34 mm watch - probably why not many are in 18 mm wide. They are not cheap so, you'd want to be sure - perhaps someone else can show one.
Lots to think about, sorry! Good fun for you, though and you'll soon have one for yourself as well👍. Which county are you in?
Cheers, Chris
What do people think of these?
Also expensive but the seller accepts offers, is in the UK and offers a clear 30 day return policy. Who knows, maybe they might accept half of the stated price?
The style is similar to the one Vicky had first identified.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Omega-Se...962596?hash=item36758630e4:g:bDcAAOSwoWdgCVQu
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Omega-Se...612610?hash=item366fb8bf82:g:DhcAAOSwVjdfxPHZ
Then I would go for the one from closer. 2.5k for a 168.024 is to much. The other one is also to expensive I'm afraid. But they are in the same style as the 166.009
Then I would go for the one from closer.
yes 42mm would be too big for sure. It’s one of the reason vintage also appealed for him to keep to the 34/35mm sizing. Hadn’t thought about the strap being bulky, so good point, it was my sons idea as he knows his dad wouldn’t want the weight of a metal bracelet strap. I’m in the UK which is why I’ve also learnt that buying stateside or Far East involves import tax. It’s not an easy journey this one but learning much along the way from all this very helpful forum
Er... what do you mean by that?
yes I did notice the watch you posted was gone, someone may have even seen it posted here.
However if trying to stick to UK offerings and avoid import taxes, you’re narrowing the field a lot. Again the seller accepts offers.
