Please excuse any faux pas on my part, this is my first time on a forum. My dad gave me my grandfathers Omega but I cannot find anything similar on the internet in that it doesn’t say Seamaster or constellation on the face. I would never part with it for sentimental reasons but would like to know why it is different. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

 

Hi Janey,

No fox paws on your part, but in order to find out as much about your watch as possible, you should follow these guides:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/vintage-omega-posting-guide.383/

https://omegaforums.net/threads/how-do-i-identify-my-vintage-omega-watch.93146/

Your watch looks like a reference 2767, but until we have decent photos I can't tell. I won't speculate on the originality of the dial yet, but the watch is certainly a genuine Omega from about the mid 1950s.

Cheers

Jim

 

Hi Jim
Thank you for your informative reply. I went into a watch menders and got a pic of the inside but unfortunately didn’t get one of the inside of the back. Here are some more pictures though. I had a look at the sites you recommended and they also mentioned if it is a seamaster it was usually written on the front so not sure why this one has not got it. Do you think it is all genuine? The serial number confirms 1952 production. It was last serviced about 25 years ago. The watch menders said if I wanted it servicing he would send it to Simon Freece, do you know if he is good?

 

Your watchmaker is a smart man, Simon comes about as highly regarded as anyone on this forum.

And that's a great looking watch regardless of originality (which it looks pretty good to me but hard to tell through the nasty glass and bury pics). Get that thing serviced and wear the hell out of it!

 

I would trust Simon with any of my watches.

If you send it to him he will be able to answer any questions about the watch and the dial.

 

It’s genuine

 

Thank you so much for your guidance. I am going to go wear the hell out of it! In memory of my grandfather and father who recently passed.

 

If you browse around pictures of these old Seamaster’s online you will see they are incredibly versatile and can be dressed up or down. A black crock, rustic leather or a nylon strap-they can do it all.

 

It sounds like you're dealing with a jeweller and not a watchmaker as he will send it out to be serviced to Simon.

His surname is Freese and if you want you could deal directly with him and might get a more personal service. Depends on whether you have a relationship with the jeweller. His website is here. He will look after you properly and has an excellent reputation.

Cheers, Chris