Omega Seamaster 166.093 1000m Professional

scholli · Dec 5, 2014

I am not sure if there were 2 different modells perhaps, starting in the early 70ies till the late 70ies.
The glowing time of the fluroscent material could be a hint. Is it possible to charge the tritium hands?
I had an NOS Fortis with tritium hands, it was possible to charge them because they not only used tritium
but also a fluroscent helping material like luminova, the hands glowed pretty strong but only for a Minute or two.

Is it possible to charge the old Omega tritium hands? On the other hand I couldn`t charge the hands and dial of my
vintage Daytona, no glow at all.

scholli · Dec 5, 2014

Georgieboy58 · Dec 5, 2014

S scholli
[...] Is it possible to charge the tritium hands?
I had an NOS Fortis with tritium hands, it was possible to charge them because they not only used tritium
but also a fluroscent helping material like luminova, the hands glowed pretty strong but only for a Minute or two.

Is it possible to charge the old Omega tritium hands? On the other hand I couldn`t charge the hands and dial of my
vintage Daytona, no glow at all.

Yes you can "charge" old tritium hands. Tritium (as well as Radium) was just the fuel that triggered the actual luminous material to glow (radioluminosity).
But in most cases the luminous material can still be activated by light, although this only lasts for a few seconds or minutes.
My 70+ year old Glashütte Tutima (with radium dial) also still glows for about 30 seconds after being exposed to bright light.

scholli · Dec 5, 2014

Are there any service dials known with split indexes? I thought replacement dials have only one index per 5
minutes...

Maybe the easiest way would be writing a friendly message to watchco Australia, they should know if that
is a service work or maybe even came from themselves.

Ferik · Dec 5, 2014

Regardless, it's a great watch, made from authentic parts. Its provenance will be hard to assess. Wear it in good health!

DrStrong · Dec 6, 2014

Here's my watch, bought from the grandson of the first owner here in the South of France.

The Extract from the Records conforming delivery to France in 1977

sulaco · Dec 6, 2014

S scholli
Are there any service dials known with split indexes? I thought replacement dials have only one index per 5
minutes...

Maybe the easiest way would be writing a friendly message to watchco Australia, they should know if that
is a service work or maybe even came from themselves.

Yes there are service dials which look like the original one and there are the ones that have the small indices at 12 o clock.

I bought one of same dial you have from watchco some years ago and thats how it looks like, except for
the hands everything is service parts on this watch, thats why i sold it to finance the one which comes next

And then there is my latest one in the collection, bought from the nephew of the original owner sold 1977 to Finland

scholli · Dec 6, 2014

DrStrong
Here's my watch, bought from the grandson of the first owner here in the South of France.

The Extract from the Records conforming delivery to France in 1977

That is exactly how the watch should look like.

I have found a good resource on chrono24,
there is one watch with a full service, but all the original parts are also included as extra. Sunburst means refinished as well as dial, hands, bezel and even a new case in my case. As I am a vintage collector, it is not for me, it is a good daily rocker and better than vintage in bad shape, but not my thing at all. Drstrongs looks very appealing as I said, mine goes back or I will pass it on to a friend of mine. There a people that prefer a new and fresh out the box omega, and it is surely more interesting than a brand new model.

Are there many full serviced omega sm1000 on the market? What about their value, I saw a high priced fully serviced one on a Japanese trading platform. Are these watches sought after and are there many of them?

If omega uses old new parts, this source shouldn't be endless either? But as collector I understand and appreciate the history of unserviced or serviced as less as possible pieces.

scholli · Dec 6, 2014

I am wondering why omega dials don't age as nicely as e.g. Rolex dials. Submariners, sea dwellers and gmts e.g. develop a nice rich vanilla patina in some cases a stronger yellow glow, but many of the old omega dials (the 1000 model) develops a uneven, green brown patina and the tritium tends to crumble? I have also never seen bubbles on a Rolex dial without water damage. I guess they mixed the tritium and dial with other materials or so...

sulaco · Dec 6, 2014

S scholli
I am wondering why omega dials don't age as nicely as e.g. Rolex dials. Submariners, sea dwellers and gmts e.g. develop a nice rich vanilla patina in some cases a stronger yellow glow, but many of the old omega dials (the 1000 model) develops a uneven, green brown patina and the tritium tends to crumble? I have also never seen bubbles on a Rolex dial without water damage. I guess they mixed the tritium and dial with other materials or so...

Omega definately had a problem with the paint on the dial, the mixture did´n´t work that well and started to grow bubbles when moisture came into play.
Vintage Benthos have the same Problem.
Ploprof too.
Another point might be that these watches were extensively used for what they were build for, but less cared for.
So no regular gasket Change or similar.

scholli · Dec 6, 2014

Ok, thank all of you for the great supply of information, there seems to be a great enthusiasm within this board,
something I missed in other luxury watch boards in the pasts (especially toward vintage models).

Perhaps I have to revise my last post, I am only familiar with Rolex watches, there was no alternativ for untouched
vintage modells for me. But in case of Omega, that brand new rebuilt models (if they only consists of only original parts)
could be interesting. It seems that there are less alternatives on the omega market (compared to Rolex) and
due to skipped service intervalls, problems in production, many of the old models got in bad shape and and hands,
dials and bezels have dissolved over the past decades...

sulaco · Dec 6, 2014

S scholli
Ok, thank all of you for the great supply of information, there seems to be a great enthusiasm within this board,
something I missed in other luxury watch boards in the pasts (especially toward vintage models).

Perhaps I have to revise my last post, I am only familiar with Rolex watches, there was no alternativ for untouched
vintage modells for me. But in case of Omega, that brand new rebuilt models (if they only consists of only original parts)
could be interesting. It seems that there are less alternatives on the omega market (compared to Rolex) and
due to skipped service intervalls, problems in production, many of the old models got in bad shape and and hands,
dials and bezels have dissolved over the past decades...

But, thats what makes the hobby so interesting, try to find a decently aged watch instead of a newly build one 😉
The scars of the life it lived make its heritage.

scholli · Dec 6, 2014

Sure, thats my view on Rolex, Panerai, Patek etc. but in case of Omega, I think I would prefer a watch build from
all new repair parts if I knew that model had big issues in production. I could imagine after all I heard that many
dials, hands and bezels had to be replaced in the 1000SM but also in other vintage watches, such as Tudor

I heard the blue lacquer and the material of the dials caused a negativ reaction.

Furthermore, scares belong to old watches, I would NEVER ever polish an old tool watch, never. Give to me
unpolished with scratches, dings and dongs but please not thin, round, shiny...

DrStrong · Dec 7, 2014

S scholli
Give to me
unpolished with scratches, dings and dongs but please not thin, round, shiny.

Here's the case of my Rolex 1665 Comex.

Is that enough dings ?

😀

Mothra · Dec 7, 2014

Have you been using it to open beer bottles for thirty years?

scholli · Dec 7, 2014

The large bruise at the bottom would be to much for me to justify a premium price.
My 1680 unpolished:

scholli · Dec 23, 2014

I have found some original Seamaster 1000/ Seamster 600 hands - is there a way for me to offer it in the sales corner?
It says, I don't have enough privileges...

browncow · Sep 22, 2015

An attempt today at some 'wet' photography in the bathroom!

Ferik · Nov 9, 2015

Seems they are going up in price. A 'watchco' one is up for sell near $8k, I can't imagine what the vintage ones would go for: http://www.chrono24.com/en/omega/om...ter-from-1975-in-top-condition--id3813977.htm

A Scotsman · Aug 1, 2016

I have one of these which I was given by my company in about 77 or 78. If I remember correctly there were three or four of us who were given them. We were in the deepwater manned submersible business then. I was both a pilot and offshore supervisor. I haven't worn it for a long time. I took these photos of it a couple of years ago.. Had no idea they were a great deal until I started Googling!

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