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.

 

Well, that settles that. I'll just let it sit in the jewelry box.

 

Here's a thread on the subject:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/don...omegas-post-them-here-not-for-questions.6235/

 

thanks for the info. poor guy never knew it was a clunker (and I'll never break the news to him).

 

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.