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Hello!
Looking at this Omega 2996, it’s from the original owners family and has a unknown service history.
All I know about it is that it’s working well and is 36mm from 1959.

Is it legit? Anybody that knows any information about these watches and/or the value of it?

Would be my first vintage omega so don’t know much about it at all.

Best Regards,
Silfver
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This is a very long hour hand...

It is long but seen on other caliber 284/285 watches of this period.
 
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So it checks out?

I think the hand set is legit Omega. The rest, no real experience with 2996 Seamasters.
Have you found any similar watches online? Here at OF?
 
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I have had two 2996 and think the hour looks correct but relumed of course, the minute hand don't seem to be a match to this hour hand though.
Also have doubts about the dial, I have not studied the "Seachero" that much but offhand I seem to remember they all had a logo that is different to other dials. Yours like like the more "common" Omega logo, but compare it to my two examples that have a more "rounded" low font.
In conclusion it could be a put together with parts from different references.

If not very cheap I would stay away, this should be a 500-750EUR watch IF all parts was original IMO.

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hejsam hejsam
I have had two 2996 and think the hour looks correct but relumed of course, the minute hand don't seem to be a match to this hour hand though.
Also have doubts about the dial, I have not studied the "Seachero" that much but offhand I seem to remember they all had a logo that is different to other dials. Yours like like the more "common" Omega logo, but compare it to my two examples that have a more "rounded" low font.
In conclusion it could be a put together with parts from different references.

If not very cheap I would stay away, this should be a 500-750EUR watch IF all parts was original IMO.

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Hands look ok but logo does not.
 
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hoipolloi hoipolloi
Hands look ok but logo does not.
Do you think the minute hand looks ok also? Compare it to the minute hand on my two examples, the OPs examples minute hand looks a bit wider and the inlayed lume is def thinner than on mine.
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hejsam hejsam
I have had two 2996 and think the hour looks correct but relumed of course, the minute hand don't seem to be a match to this hour hand though.
Also have doubts about the dial, I have not studied the "Seachero" that much but offhand I seem to remember they all had a logo that is different to other dials. Yours like like the more "common" Omega logo, but compare it to my two examples that have a more "rounded" low font.
In conclusion it could be a put together with parts from different references.

If not very cheap I would stay away, this should be a 500-750EUR watch IF all parts was original IMO.

1321012-4dbcbfd5ef2e199b2af25cfe8b9853e8.jpg 1320996-f63b8498a90638e5d480e4161dba62a9.jpg 1321008-339b4aba006f097b61bb12c59c80cb81.jpg 1247249-fd711364ddf8e29006fa41d79a4d6e7e.jpg

Asking is about 450 Euro. So the watch is probably put together and not original?
 
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I had a few of these and as I understand it, all of these "Seachero" dials and hands were exchanged by the Omega agents in Sweden. So technically they are all "put together" and I believe that there are small diffs when it comes to dials, logos and hands depending what was available during the transformation from Ranchero to Seamester.

Here is one of Seacheros that I sold recently. You can see that the logo is different compared to both examples above.

So conclusion is that it might as well be the "original" transformation dial. The hour markers are typical ones for Seacheros models. Who knows 😀..

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I had a few of these and as I understand it, all of these "Seachero" dials and hands were exchanged by the Omega agents in Sweden. So technically they are all "put together" and I believe that there are small diffs when it comes to dials, logos and hands depending what was available during the transformation from Ranchero to Seamester.

Here is one of Seacheros that I sold recently. You can see that the logo is different compared to both examples above.

So conclusion is that it might as well be the "original" transformation dial. The hour markers are typical ones for Seacheros models. Who knows 😀..

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I agree with what you say but the logo on yours looks like the logo my two example have and what I think all ”Seacheros” should have. And therefore is different to logo on OPs example.

Also agree on that the they can be seen with different dials, indices, hands and that is consider OK (even though all Seachero in fact are put toghetes). But the OPs example have different styles of hands and the minute hand is not a match to the hour hand IMO.
 
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hejsam hejsam
I agree with what you say but the logo on yours looks like the logo my two example have and what I think all ”Seacheros” should have. And therefore is different to logo on OPs example.

Also agree on that the they can be seen with different dials, indices, hands and that is consider OK (even though all Seachero in fact are put toghetes). But the OPs example have different styles of hands and the minute hand is not a match to the hour hand IMO.


You're right 😀. When looking closer the logo is the same. I looked at one of your pictures and at first glance it looked like the space in the bottom of the logo was wider but it's not.
 
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As Kapka says, it's very hard to tell with these as they were all put together transformed Rancheros. Here is my double signed Seachero with both the 2990-1 SC and 2996 on the inside of the case back and a caliber 285. This no lume version is completely legitimate so far as I know as I've seen a few like it. Clearly a Ranchero case with a Seamaster dial.
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S Silfver
Asking is about 450 Euro. So the watch is probably put together and not original?

It’s about what it went for on auction a month ago…
 
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