Omega seamaster 14910 sc-62 560 cal

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I am looking for some part numbers to start sourcing original parts. My seconds hand is broken and am missing female stem and crown. Also, looking for NOS crystal. I am keeping the black dial original. If I have to source NOS hands, I will change them. If I can find a used one, I'll keep original. I will polish the case. I've been wanting to get this wearable for a while. Thanks, Michael

 
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No movement shot.

Could be a 552. Pdf is linked.

Bezel is missing in photos. Impossible to replace. Would need a new case.

Polishing case destroys value.

Black dials are usually an indicator of a repainted dial. This one looks decent. Swiss made looks crowded at the 6. Others may know better.

Hands are acceptable. Sweep hand can be hard to source.

Do you plan to restore it yourself? If so best to practice on something like an A Schild movement (or a few dozen first.) Preferably ones that are working.

Restoration of this will be a money pit. Parts will average between 35 and 80 bucks in the US. There are at least half a dozen missing without even looking at the movement. Any problem with the balance or hairspring and another 250 or more. Rusted setworks, that is a couple hundred right there. Broken pivots on the escape wheel or pallet fork ...

If your really like the dial, then best to simply look for an Identical watch with all the parts that is running. Such a watch should be under 300. I personally would not pay more than 60 for the case and 30 for the dial. But I am cheap and started working with this stuff 30 years ago.

If you do not service yourself, expect to pay between 400 to 800 US fiat bananas for someone else's time.

I actually encourage others to take up watchmaking, It can be quite rewarding, fun and enjoyable. The more who do practice it, the more there will be demand for parts and instruction. And others to share technical details with. These are great watches to work on. Just not as a starter watch.
 
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No movement shot.

Could be a 552. Pdf is linked.

Bezel is missing in photos. Impossible to replace. Would need a new case.

Polishing case destroys value.

Black dials are usually an indicator of a repainted dial. This one looks decent. Swiss made looks crowded at the 6. Others may know better.

Hands are acceptable. Sweep hand can be hard to source.

Do you plan to restore it yourself? If so best to practice on something like an A Schild movement (or a few dozen first.) Preferably ones that are working.

Restoration of this will be a money pit. Parts will average between 35 and 80 bucks in the US. There are at least half a dozen missing without even looking at the movement. Any problem with the balance or hairspring and another 250 or more. Rusted setworks, that is a couple hundred right there. Broken pivots on the escape wheel or pallet fork ...

If your really like the dial, then best to simply look for an Identical watch with all the parts that is running. Such a watch should be under 300. I personally would not pay more than 60 for the case and 30 for the dial. But I am cheap and started working with this stuff 30 years ago.

If you do not service yourself, expect to pay between 400 to 800 US fiat bananas for someone else's time.

I actually encourage others to take up watchmaking, It can be quite rewarding, fun and enjoyable. The more who do practice it, the more there will be demand for parts and instruction. And others to share technical details with. These are great watches to work on. Just not as a starter watch.
Hi, it's a 560 cal. I have the top bezel and crystal. I have shown to many people and 8 out of 10 state original dial, due to crazing. I wish I knew for sure, as I won't redial if original. I have a quote of about 850 to service, polish and replacement crown.
 
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Hi, it's a 560 cal. I have the top bezel and crystal. I have shown to many people and 8 out of 10 state original dial, due to crazing. I wish I knew for sure, as I won't redial if original. I have a quote of about 850 to service, polish and replacement crown.

 
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The dial looks original to me, but the lacquer is flaking off. I can understand the desire to preserve it, obviously. I wonder if spraying another layer would help. It would be a bit risky if you haven't done it before, but I suspect that the current dial will continue to degrade.
 
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Do you have the 11:00 marker? If not I would consider abandoning the project. If you can find a matching marker and you want to wear it, then I would just service the movement, replace the broken sweep and missing marker, and enjoy it. Polishing the case will not make any difference its a beater all around. Find a better example down the road.
 
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Do you have the 11:00 marker? If not I would consider abandoning the project. If you can find a matching marker and you want to wear it, then I would just service the movement, replace the broken sweep and missing marker, and enjoy it. Polishing the case will not make any difference its a beater all around. Find a better example down the road.
I do have the marker. I figure the glue was pretty brittle. I like the fact it has the 560 cal movement, which makes it rarer.
 
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I have a quote of about 850 to service,
It is still a 300 to 400 'parts' watch.

560 base caliber is just a 550 with calendar. Nothing special. Low end bottom grade basic watch. The nice ones are the 24 jewel 562. 563 adds the quickset date. 561 and 564 are the chronometer rated ones. 565 is probably the most common of the set. 560 might have a bit more value as parts can fit both 550 and 563 variations.

Rare would be 570 as this is an outlier in this series, with everything a scale smaller.

I still question the dial especially with the loose marker. Furniture is usually riveted and not glued. The only reason to replace the marker is to repaint the dial. Others have seen more than I. Thirty years ago I took jewelry classes and studied dial making. One of my myriad of projects is to make a printer. This though is no longer accepted practice -- so it remains an interesting but low priority.

I personally like this type of watch. It is what I collect.
 
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I have a quote of about 850 to service, polish and replacement crown.
Personally, I'd have a hard time investing 850 currency units into this project, even if it's just US dollars. The dial is very rough (and will probably get worse), the case is also pretty bad. Parts are missing. There's not enough left to make it worthwhile for me.
 
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It is still a 300 to 400 'parts' watch.

560 base caliber is just a 550 with calendar. Nothing special. Low end bottom grade basic watch. The nice ones are the 24 jewel 562. 563 adds the quickset date. 561 and 564 are the chronometer rated ones. 565 is probably the most common of the set. 560 might have a bit more value as parts can fit both 550 and 563 variations.

Rare would be 570 as this is an outlier in this series, with everything a scale smaller.

I still question the dial especially with the loose marker. Furniture is usually riveted and not glued. The only reason to replace the marker is to repaint the dial. Others have seen more than I. Thirty years ago I took jewelry classes and studied dial making. One of my myriad of projects is to make a printer. This though is no longer accepted practice -- so it remains an interesting but low priority.

I personally like this type of watch. It is what I collect.
I took a closer look and it appears it was the shellac that came of. There doesn't appear to be glue. I thought this Seamaster with a 560 cal movement was fairly rare? 3000 made? I'm getting a ton of different info from people.

 
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Do you have photos of the back of the dial!? IMO The scripts should be silver or gold tone and mirror-like (reflect light). If the dial has been aged, it should started around hour markers or applied Omega logo and text. And one more thing, what is the white matterial at the removed hour marker!? I think that may be glue. If the dial is original then it is quite rare.
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I took a closer look and it appears it was the shellac that came of. There doesn't appear to be glue. I thought this Seamaster with a 560 cal movement was fairly rare? 3000 made? I'm getting a ton of different info from people.
What is the different information? I already told you that the lacquer was flaking. And rare doesn't always equal desirable. If you get a kick out of having a cal 560 movement, that's great. But most people don't care. It's another non-chronometer 56x movement.

Anyway, if you don't like the feedback you're getting, just ignore it and do what you want. If you love the watch and feel like investing in it to complete the project, go for it. Presumably 850 currency units isn't a life-changing amount for you and hopefully you will get joy from the restored watch.
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I can’t imagine there were only 3000 560’s made. Even if that were the case, it adds no monetary or collector value in my eyes.

I still think the dial is original and you can see it’s gilt in some photos. However, I wouldn’t sink loads of money into this. I was so busy looking at the text I missed the missing marker at 11, which looks like it was already glued back on at some point and has fallen off again.

If you can get it restored cheaply I’d do that, but sinking close to a thousand into it doesn’t make sense unless it has sentimental value.
 
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What is the different information? I already told you that the lacquer was flaking. And rare doesn't always equal desirable. If you get a kick out of having a cal 560 movement, that's great. But most people don't care. It's another non-chronometer 56x movement.

Anyway, if you don't like the feedback you're getting, just ignore it and do what you want. If you love the watch and feel like investing in it to complete the project, go for it. Presumably 850 currency units isn't a life-changing amount for you and hopefully you will get joy from the restored watch.
Its not a matter of liking, or disliking. I didn't want to destroy something, until I knew full well what I was dealing with. Although you told me" I already told you that the lacquer was flaking", is great. I have had other people say it wasn't original. I appreciate your input. This is why I am posing questions. If I knew, I wouldn't ask.
 
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Its not a matter of liking, or disliking. I didn't want to destroy something, until I knew full well what I was dealing with. Although you told me" I already told you that the lacquer was flaking", is great. I have had other people say it wasn't original. I appreciate your input. This is why I am posing questions. If I knew, I wouldn't ask.
It sounds like maybe you should do some research for yourself. It takes time and effort, but if you develop more first-hand expertise, that will help you evaluate the feedback you are getting on the internet.