Dear respectable members, kindly give opinions my newly purchased Seamaster.
The bracelet no is 1162/172.
Thanks in advance
Best regards,
Lukmin Ko

 

Ah bro Lukmin, you are the one who get it from Fikar.............
Nice one bro

 

Thanks bro Herianto
I bought it from Reza.
Any idea how many pieces ever produced by Omega this "prototype"?
Could not find a lot of information from google

 

Oh yes... the illusive "tachymeter-less" 176.001! This one is in very nice condition, good catch

Don't know about how many were produced, but I believe this prototype of the later numbered 176.007 was only produced for 4 months only beginning of '72.

There was even a transitional production with a tachymeter, which had the 176.001 crossed out on the case back inside and an additional engraving of 176.007 done below it.

Another part of this watch's "allure" is the very rare 170/653 bracelet/links combination... currently extremely hard to find, and replaced usually with the 1162/172 combination.

 

So, that's the reason why I see some ref 176.001 with the tachymeter bezel?

Thank you for the additional info. I appreciate it very much.
Best regards,
Lukmin Ko

 

Honestly, I've never seen one with a tachymeter that has ONLY 176.001 as case reference. All I've seen have the 176.001 crossed out, and also have the 176.007 engraving. The caseback in the example(s) you have seen may have been changed...
Another mystery to this watch, huh!

 

Err... how about this one?? http://www.chrono24.com/en/omega/om...--id2405906.htm?id=2405906&picnum=14&tab=pics

Best regards,
Lukmin Ko

 

Once you take a magnified look at it you'll notice a faint 176.007 engraved below the case makers sign, and that the 176.001 has a series of lines crossing it out:

 

Ok, got it. Thanks a lot.
Best regards,
Lukmin Ko

 

Personally, I am not really fond of the 70's look on watches, but something about the shape and combination of silver and blue on these ones was very attractive to me. I just picked up a 176.001/7 myself

 

Whoa, overall yours is crispier than mine

Did you notice there's difference between our minute hand??

 

Yes.. actually yours is the original minute hand style for this model.
My purchase was quite a good deal for a "daily beater" and I know it was generally serviced & polished, and most probably the hands replaced, so your example is most likely in more original condition than this one.