My new 50s Seamaster – opinions please

After deciding against the Constellation I posted the other day, I ultimately bought what I'd originally been chasing: an automatic Seamaster in steel with an off-white face, gold hardware.

On the whole I'm very pleased with it but, since this is my fist vintage watch, I'd love to hear any observations and opinions. Assuming it's a keeper, I'd like to get the hands and the face cleaned (note the "cloudy" discolouration around the Omega logo, particularly). Is this feasible? For clarity, I don't want or expect it to look like new, but I think looking a little cleaner would elevate it from nice to perfect (for me).









Please excuse the slightly crap photos. Poor light and ineptitude.

Meant to mention that. Lost a little the first day but then I suspect it hadn't gotten a proper winding. I made sure to give my wrist a good wiggle over breakfast this morning and it's kept perfect time all day.

Concur with the 503. Consider this fair warning: Seamasters lead to Constellations.

Thanks folks. Came damned close to getting that Constellation – do love those pie pan dials – but at basically twice what I paid for this and with a crosshair I'm not keen on I couldn't do it. And believe me, I have enough expensive tastes as it is without adding vintage watches to the list, but I am beginning to sense a certain inevitability about it.

Resistance is futile.................come to the Dark Side.