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Medallion of Omega Seamaster F300

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Hi OF,

I recently acquired this beautiful Seamaster F300. In my opinion this one of the more beautiful tuningfork watches made by Omega. It is very well conserved.

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The previous owner told me that he bought this watch in NOS condition (which is a risky thing to say). My question is on the blue "sealing" on the medallion of the caseback. Is this a sealing that was applied to new watches at the time? Or is it something else?

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And the fact that I love vintage watches so much that I can't resist to wear them (even in this condition) brings me to another question: would you guys remove the sealing? Will it wear off? Or can it "damage" the watch if I keep it on, while wearing it?

best regards,
Freek
 
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This is a lucky man problem. Congrats for that acquisition !

I’d be more worried about damaging the case and that brushing than that seal… I’d leave it in place if I should wear the watch anyway.

Wear it in good health 👍
 
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Nice example. To answer your question, it might rub off over time, but it won't damage the watch, it is just plastic film that was used when it was new.
 
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It might be original shipping wax or it might not. The original wax is usually more purple than that but even if it is original it doesn't really matter. You have what appears to be a new condition 198.001 which is great, but there is a ceiling on how much such a thing is worth. Hummers were in their day the cutting edge but today are seen as a bit of a dead end so their values haven't hit the stratosphere and likely never will. It will likely always be a mid to high hundreds watch regardless of condition which is good for the collector but not great for the speculator. If the bracelet which also appears in as new condition fits a more valuable watch then I might revise my opinion somewhat but usually the hummer bracelets were of limited utility elsewhere.
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Congrats on the watch! Really love it as well and recently decided that I want to add one to my collection too. Although I’m not quite sure whether it will be this model or the 198012. Luxury problem I guess. Anyways, wear it in good health!
 
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you could cover the medallion with a clear caseback sticker if you care to preserve the seal ?
 
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Servius Servius
This is a lucky man problem

It is indeed! Thanks for the compliments and answers!

@padders : Thanks alot for your reply. I didn't buy the watch as an investment, so this is not realy a problem to me. In my opinion it is a special part of the Omega (and watch) history and therefore it realy fits in my small Omega collection. Besides that I just realy like the looks and the fact that it always runs on time 😉.

About the bracelet:
I have an original strap for the watch.
The bracelet is an Omega no 12 (1175) bracelet on which the center links were slightly adjusted to fit the 19mm endlinks.




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Congrats on the watch! Really love it as well and recently decided that I want to add one to my collection too. Although I’m not quite sure whether it will be this model or the 198012. Luxury problem I guess. Anyways, wear it in good health!

Thanks!
The 198102 is indeed realy something special.
Good luck choosing!
I realy dig the '60 / '70 cases, but I already have a Dynamic in the collection and 1 "special" case is enough for me!
 
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Excellent piece! I have always found these dials very "technical" and "scientific", like they might be worn by someone in a lab and I love that. That shade of blue is also lovely.
 
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I have always found these dials very "technical" and "scientific", like they might be worn by someone in a lab and I love that.
I have worked in a lab a long time ago, so that probably explains my love for the watch 😉

By the way: why did they make 1175's and named them no. 12? If I understood it well, these are exactly the same bracelets.
Are there more Omega bracelets that are named like "no 12"? Or are all other bracelets 4 digits?
 
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Hey, that's cool that you actually work in a lab. Sorry, I can't answer your bracelet question.
 
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philips philips
I can't answer your bracelet question.

Anyone out here who is willing to tell me how this works?
 
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Fritzer Fritzer
Hi OF,

I recently acquired this beautiful Seamaster F300. In my opinion this one of the more beautiful tuningfork watches made by Omega. It is very well conserved.

IMG_1048.jpeg IMG_1011.jpg


The previous owner told me that he bought this watch in NOS condition (which is a risky thing to say). My question is on the blue "sealing" on the medallion of the caseback. Is this a sealing that was applied to new watches at the time? Or is it something else?

IMG_1047.jpeg


And the fact that I love vintage watches so much that I can't resist to wear them (even in this condition) brings me to another question: would you guys remove the sealing? Will it wear off? Or can it "damage" the watch if I keep it on, while wearing it?

best regards,
Freek
Mate, that is a seriously tidy f300. Great pick up.
Technology aside these things sold new for 1.5 x the price of a Speedmaster and they drip quality from top to toe.
If you ever want to want to move it on for mid-to-high hundreds me, and a few others I suspect, will be interested.
Enjoy your new watch. It’s a gem.
 
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Mate, that is a seriously tidy f300. Great pick up.

Thanks 😀! I'm getiing more and more exited about it.
Interesting fact that they sold for more than a speedy!
Any ideas what an original box looked like? Since it is in such great condition I might consider buying an original box, if I can find one for a reasonable price.

One more picture from this morning. The greyish blue it turns into in the sun is absolutely stunning:

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Hi Fritzer, you might want to follow this thread regarding your bracelet question. Maybe you can find more info there. I remember a post of a fellow OF who has loads of bracelets, maybe someone can point you in hos direction.
 
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you might want to follow this thread

thanks!
Maybe it’s me, but I don’t see a link 😟
 
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Fritzer Fritzer
Thanks 😀! I'm getiing more and more exited about it.
Interesting fact that they sold for more than a speedy!
Any ideas what an original box looked like? Since it is in such great condition I might consider buying an original box, if I can find one for a reasonable price.

One more picture from this morning. The greyish blue it turns into in the sun is absolutely stunning:

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Somewhere buried in lots of watch photos I think I had an image of an eBay seller with a complete set. I’ll have a browse but honestly I’d be surprised if one of our more learned colleagues didn’t have something to show you.
If you check one of the hummers threads there’s an old ~1970 advert posted I think. Entirely off the top of my head I think a Speedy was £69 and the f300 was ~£105. Something like that.
 
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The short answer about the bracelet is that the number in the circle is relevant to the clasp not the whole bracelet. This is why many bracelets can use the same clasp.
 
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padders padders
The short answer

now I'm very curious about the long answer 😉
But is it correct that this bracelet is exactly the same as the 1175 bracelet?
By what I can see on pictures it looks identical to me. And does the no 12 clasp fit on other bracelets?

As always, each answer causes even more questions....😎
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