R RobMcHello everyone. Just joined today and figured I'd introduce myself. Life long "watch guy" and lover of all things horological. Some of my favorite brands are Omega, Breitling, Hamilton, Eterna and vintage Bulova. And really, so many more. I look forward to spending time here. Here's a pic for the hell if it.
Welcome to the forum Rob, you read the room well. We like pictures. That is a nice Seamaster you have there. Here is my 1940s dress Bulova. I feel extra fancy wearing it since the model name is His Excellency. I am a fan of old Hamilton's and Eterna's but don't own any.
R RobMcI'm in the "I hate Rolex" corner.....until the AD calls me and says my Explorer is here . 😉
Thanks for the welcome all, and great watches! I also really like vintage Hamilton. Not really sure why I don't have any. I guess the older Bulovas are just a tad bit more affordable, and until now they have satiated my vintage craving.
I REALLY love vintage Omega's, but I only have 1. I would have more, but again, they are a bit costly, then you have to factor in a service and whatnot. There are also so many variations it gets overwhelming browsing them. I have a Seamaster, best date guess I could get was between 1959-61. It opens through the crystal, which I am not comfortable doing, therefor I cannot access the movement to get a better idea of the date. I got it from the original owner's nephew....it has the OO's social security number hand engraved on the back
We need to see a pic of that. And if it’s a front loader it’s probably ‘61 on. The private sales section here is your playground- no fakes or frankens there and it’s member monitored so if anything shady pops up it gets called out quickly. You need 200 posts to post there but you can PM any seller.
And if you are waiting for a 36mm Explorer…paging @SC1
R RobMcI don't wanna get jammed up on my first day posting in the wrong section, but here you go. It's the only one I've seen exactly like this (cross-hair dial, no date, 3/6/9), but like I said, the vintage Seamaster variants are seemingly endless.
That’s a nice watch. These are usually referred to as “pre-Deville, Deville”. The Deville Seamasters are front loaders but they didn’t have the Deville name on the dial for the first 1-2 years (‘61-62). They also had the older “hanger S” rather than the later curvy S (the S in Seamaster looks like a cost hanger- hence “hanger S”).
These also look great on the factory beads of rice (BOR) bracelet.
Will also add that as you have already discovered, there were many dial style variants.
R RobMcThanks for the info. I'd love to source a proper bracelet for it. Even a re-issue.
I think I just realized, If there was one available cheap, dissembled and with rusted parts, I would probably want it.
