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Oh wow! I had never seen that two-tone dial before! Thank you!
Omega Seamaster - A guide to special dials
Oh wow! I had never seen that two-tone dial before! Thank you!
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·Mine was ref.14777 with the gold cap case.
For the golfer dial.
How about this dial’s style in the ref.2577?
And yet another that I had never seen before! The pattern on the dial reminds me of the hammered pattern found on some cymbals (a note to musicians reading this). Absolutely fantastic!
I add the dial’s pattern that can be found in both constellation (I saw around 5 watches) and seamaster (only one of mine?).
So sorry that I didn’t know the reference of my seamaster de ville.
Also, this pattern from my omega ref.2577
Do you know the production date of this Seamaster DeVille? This is really art deco!
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·For the ribbon or curtain dial, I used to collect all of them in the past.
Some of my watches too.
(Ref.14762 for the seamaster and Ref.14777 for the constellation)
Some of my watches too.
(Ref.14762 for the seamaster and Ref.14777 for the constellation)
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·For the ribbon or curtain dial, I used to collect all of them in the past.
Some of my watches too.
(Ref.14762 for the seamaster and Ref.14777 for the constellation)
Thank you, I missed the reference for the Constellation.
You used to collect them in the past, but why did you stop? 😁
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·Thank you, I missed the reference for the Constellation.
You used to collect them in the past, but why did you stop? 😁
Won’t stop yet, haha
Still looking forward to buy it more, especially the hobnail seamaster from @MtV 😲
Sorry to confuse you.
When I created the thread since April 2021, I used to collect the pictures (reference and sources) from all of the ribbon seamaster.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/my-new-seamaster-with-curtain-or-ribbon-dial.130416/#post-1933339
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·For the ribbon or curtain dial, I used to collect all of them in the past.
Some of my watches too.
(Ref.14762 for the seamaster and Ref.14777 for the constellation)
Very nice, a while ago someone asked me how i can find watches of such similarity so interesting, and i didn’t know how to answer it, but the next day realised that if it needs to be explained then the answer probably won’t be appreciated
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·This is such a cool thread showing all these variations and how everyone is adding on their own treasures.
Why is it that most of the variations were only in the US market?
Why is it that most of the variations were only in the US market?
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·This is such a cool thread showing all these variations and how everyone is adding on their own treasures.
Why is it that most of the variations were only in the US market?
The Omega Seamaster DeVille in itself was designed with the American market in mind. I think it was the only Seamaster designed in Genève, they wanted a younger and fresher look on this watch. Norman Morris in New York might have been the one responsible for some of these dial variations like the clamshell, and maybe even the ribbon. I think the European market is historically much more restrained, more "plain and simple Calatrava". The perfect European high class watch would be a refined and simple dress watch that showcases a highly decorated and over-the-top movement in the back where no one can see it. The American market has ever been a tad more bling.
Take a Seamaster DeVille. You have a classy and refined design aimed for the youth of the sixties. Add a crazy dial to it and you're good for the American market. It might have been a cost-efficient way to sell watches for everyone.
I wouldn't say that most dial variations were for the American market though. Some variations I have never seen on a Swiss reference, some others I've seen on both but 8 out of 10 of these were American references. Some variations like the linen dial I've seen pretty much everywhere. The clamshell, the diamond, the mattress and those in the same vein, I have mostly seen on American references, with the exception of the ribbon that I have seen on Swiss and American Seamasters alike.
My 14kt solid gold Seamaster DeVille with a ribbon dial hits home tomorrow, I'm pretty excited for this.
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·This showed up today:
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·Very nice watch,@PlainVanilla
My ribbon dial says hi 😉
I add this steel case of the seamaster with ribbon style.
My ribbon dial says hi 😉
I add this steel case of the seamaster with ribbon style.
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·Need help identifying this dial as haven't seen it earlier. I am aware the crown is aftermarket as waiting for the spare part to come back in stock.
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·Here an uncommon variant on a 354 chronometre 2577 / 2520
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·And here a ref OT 165009 - 62 SC its a SM de Luxe with uncommon 18K solid gold dial (wrong crown in the old photo - already replaced with clover crown)
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·S ShahahaNeed help identifying this dial as haven't seen it earlier. I am aware the crown is aftermarket as waiting for the spare part to come back in stock.
This is just a plain regular redial. 👍
Very nice indexes on this one.
And here a ref OT 165009 - 62 SC its a SM de Luxe with uncommon 18K solid gold dial (wrong crown in the old photo - already replaced with clover crown)
Holy molly! What a gorgeous watch! I really like the onyx markers on this.
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·The Omega Enthusiast just released this video which is absolutely spot on:
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·INCREDIBLE THREAD!
And here's my Don Draper Omega:
I've set out to collect all the early C-Case variants and aim to share each unique variant at one point in a similar manner, however, somewhere along the way I started wishing I could have the opportunity to collect SMDV's too, unfortunately I live in Turkey which is on a path to becoming the new Iran, there are hidden directives that isolate people from the world and it's no longer possible to collect at scale
I'm a huge SMDV fan though, it's easily the #1 watch model in terms of variety within any brand/model - the only issue is case design and high barrier of entry for newcomers, so it's probably more aimed at seasoned collectors - up until very recently I had no idea these were front bezel opened, I always assumed they were crystal sealed - for example I never opened my model, I'd never open it unless I buy a precision tool that enters the prier with a vice action
I blabbered too much but one of my wishes is becoming a multimillionaire and collecting all the SMDV's! (or the Seamaster's in the same case)
Interestingly they didn't do any enamel dial SMDV's (or did they?) - otherwise the SMDV would smoke C-Case's in terms of variety on all fronts, yet C-Case's are still superior in terms of color varieties, there are red, blue, green, brown, olive, turqoise dials - also as far as I know, no special dictator dials on SMDV's either 😀
Just while googling I came across this watch: https://www.visionvintagewatches.com/product-page/1960-omega-seamaster-dv-arabic
Don't know whether it's actually original, but might as well be among all the others
I suspect there should be other diamond combinations that will surface in the future, I've seen a couple of baton diamond dials on other models, but never on a decent watch to say, yes, this is 100% original and not an after-sale modification
And here's my Don Draper Omega:
I've set out to collect all the early C-Case variants and aim to share each unique variant at one point in a similar manner, however, somewhere along the way I started wishing I could have the opportunity to collect SMDV's too, unfortunately I live in Turkey which is on a path to becoming the new Iran, there are hidden directives that isolate people from the world and it's no longer possible to collect at scale
I'm a huge SMDV fan though, it's easily the #1 watch model in terms of variety within any brand/model - the only issue is case design and high barrier of entry for newcomers, so it's probably more aimed at seasoned collectors - up until very recently I had no idea these were front bezel opened, I always assumed they were crystal sealed - for example I never opened my model, I'd never open it unless I buy a precision tool that enters the prier with a vice action
I blabbered too much but one of my wishes is becoming a multimillionaire and collecting all the SMDV's! (or the Seamaster's in the same case)
Interestingly they didn't do any enamel dial SMDV's (or did they?) - otherwise the SMDV would smoke C-Case's in terms of variety on all fronts, yet C-Case's are still superior in terms of color varieties, there are red, blue, green, brown, olive, turqoise dials - also as far as I know, no special dictator dials on SMDV's either 😀
Just while googling I came across this watch: https://www.visionvintagewatches.com/product-page/1960-omega-seamaster-dv-arabic
Don't know whether it's actually original, but might as well be among all the others
I suspect there should be other diamond combinations that will surface in the future, I've seen a couple of baton diamond dials on other models, but never on a decent watch to say, yes, this is 100% original and not an after-sale modification
