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Looking for details on a vintage omega seamaster watch
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·I did notice the numbers for the date wheel are an "interesting" font lol.
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·I think yours looked close to this originally: https://omegaforums.net/threads/ome...ic-ref-ko-2627-8-sc-watch-caliber-355.126200/
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Aroxx
·And a side-by-side for good measure.
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·You'll see slight variations (even in the three nice ones pictured above), but not too much in these early Seamasters. The fonts do change more over the years, though.
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ksflogan
·FYI, Got an email back from Omega Extract Archives, it says the program will be back this year, but doesn't give an impression as to when.
"We are excited to share that the new OMEGA Extract from the Archives will be unveiled in 2024. To ensure you are among the first to benefit from it, we encourage you to follow us across our various communication channels.
Warm regards,
Your OMEGA Team"
I do like the current face of my father's watch, but am curious what a replacement would cost. I have been scouring the internet but not finding options for the same design. Would any of you be able to suggest a website or connection that might have a possible replacement?
"We are excited to share that the new OMEGA Extract from the Archives will be unveiled in 2024. To ensure you are among the first to benefit from it, we encourage you to follow us across our various communication channels.
Warm regards,
Your OMEGA Team"
I do like the current face of my father's watch, but am curious what a replacement would cost. I have been scouring the internet but not finding options for the same design. Would any of you be able to suggest a website or connection that might have a possible replacement?
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·The more you change it, the less it is your fathers watch. You cannot add value. I would just have it serviced so its wearable, and put on new strap (forget about finding original strap- have you ever seen/smelled 70 year old leather?). Polish or replace crystal finding original is not important. Thats what I would do. Enjoy it
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·The more you change it, the less it is your fathers watch. You cannot add value. I would just have it serviced so its wearable, and put on new strap (forget about finding original strap- have you ever seen/smelled 70 year old leather?). Polish or replace crystal finding original is not important. Thats what I would do. Enjoy it
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·Thanks, good advice. Not looking to add value, never selling it, its an heirloom. Just researching the possibility of getting parts to revitalize the watch closer to how it was when he first got it back in the late 50's. Thinking it might be a good memory of when his father gave it to him. Not die-hard on this pursuit, just exploring the idea. Did get a cool new black leather band that goes great with it, and already polished the plastic and all the gold, lightly buffed, just enough to give some shine but not remove its character and wear.
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·Polished it some, the scratches were way worse before.
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·All the info I looked up for the 353 movement, connects it only to the year 1952. https://www.omegawatches.com/vintage-watches?v_watches_calibre=3017
Then I looked up how to read the serial number, it starts with 1301, and each site I see shows that the serial number is only associated (assuming by manufacturing date) to 1952. Assuming they used the movement in watches for maybe another year, but the year it is registered to seems to be 1952. Most of the information I have been seeing for the 353 (before all of the help I'm getting here) is just a spec line for a vintage watch description. There seems to be much more for the 355 than the 353.
The information I've found suggests that the cal 353 was used from approximately 1949-1953. However, the 13.01M serial number on the movement does correspond to 1952, most likely.
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·Hi everyone! Hoping to abuse your kindness again, any advice on where I can find the exact case clamp for a caliber 353?
