Hi All, My dad has, for as long as I can remember, worn his yellow gold Seamaster on special occasions. I asked him about the watch the other day (he's been wearing other watches lately) and he told me that it doesn't run anymore. I'm sure it just needs a service, but I'm a bit concerned about taking it to somewhere for him. I don't really know the value or if it should be handled differently due to the age of the watch (which I don't actually know). I've attached a picture of the watch in it's somewhat sad state. I think it's a pretty cool little watch with a blue dial and a sub-second hand. Any insights would be most welcome. Cheers, Dan
Sorry to break the news to you Dan, but that's a fake. I bet it has markings showing 18K on the outside of the caseback.
Here's a thread on the subject: https://omegaforums.net/threads/don...omegas-post-them-here-not-for-questions.6235/
We had another thread like this recently, and the watch actually had a fully jeweled Swiss (A Schild) movement inside. So I guess the fakes weren't as bad back in the day.