Hi guys, can anyone help me identifying this VERY old women's Seamaster? It seems to be a very old one because it doesn't have the number thing on the 3 o'clock like on some other Seamasters. It doesn't have a S/number on the back, and I know nothing about watches as this was a gift. Sorry for the mobile phone pictures. Thanks alot.
Okay, wanted to make sure you weren't talking about applied numbers on the dial. That's a 60's to 70's watch most likely, and probably has a manual wind caliber 62x inside. The caliber 620 was used from 1960 to 1973, and then it was replaced by the 625. If we can see the insides we could tell you more from the reference number on the inside of the caseback and the serial number on the movement.
Sorry, again please excuse me for my ignorance here, but how would I remove it? the back casing has these 6 notches so do I use a screwdriver or something to unscrew the back cover?
No, there's a special tool for removing watch case backs. A watchmaker will have one. Do you plan on keeping it, or are you looking for information to sell it? Either way is fine, I'd just like to know.
Unfortunately, you won't get much. There's not much of a market for lady's vintage watches. Ones like yours might sell for $100 - $170 at best. The stainless models on bracelets with blue dials seem to grab the most money. Saw a very nice one sell for $280-ish last year.
Ladies watches unfortunately have changed too much in styling for their to be much demand, its not like men's dress and sports watches or men's suits, which have been largely the same since the 1960s, every decade of ladies watches is different and they date too quickly to be worth much, I'm afraid Dennis' ballpark is right about what you'll get for it.
