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  1. wombatter Dec 31, 2017

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    Hello, I don't know exactly what this is or year made. Has a number on back, 120, thanks! 20171231_144009.jpg
     
  2. efauser I ♥ karma!!! Dec 31, 2017

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  4. wombatter Jan 1, 2018

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    Thanks all. It seems to be 1971 Omega Seamaster Chronograph Automatic ref. 176.0001. Seems to be rare, and omegas first automatic. Learned a lot reading about it.
     
  5. uwsearch Jan 1, 2018

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    Not rare at all.
     
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  6. Foo2rama Keeps his worms in a ball instead of a can. Jan 1, 2018

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    Not rare and not first automatic. First automatic Chrono maybe. ;)
     
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  7. siguzzi Jan 1, 2018

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    The 176.001 has got a different case with a polished bezel ring around the glas
     
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  8. bama2141 Jan 1, 2018

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    The applied metal markers for each 5 minutes would make it a yachting type dial, type “I1” per the calibre1040 website. Since the OPs example doesn’t have the yachting bezel, however, it’s possible that it was replaced during service or it’s a made-up watch. The case style for the OPs watch does not conform to the 176.010 yachting case either, looking more like the 176.007. Again, per the calibre1040 site, a type “I” dial is acceptable in a 176.007 case, albeit less usual.

    In any event it’s a nice combination. A new crystal would surely help. Photos of the interior of the caseback would also help the identification.
     
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  9. Andy K Dreaming about winning an OFfie one day. Jan 1, 2018

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    It’s a 176.007, which is not at all rare. Some early 176.007 were also stamped with 176.001 crossed out. 176.001 (or 176.0001) was a totally different watch. It was less common.

    The dial is most associated with yet another model, ref. 176.010, the “Yachting “ Seamaster. Although there are several examples of 176.007s (and 176.005s) seen with this dial that appear to be original, so it may have been an option on the 176.007.

    Edit: Forgot to mention, very few c.1040s were actually made in 1971, most were made from 1972 through 1976.
     
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  10. wombatter Jan 1, 2018

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    Ah us first auto chrono
     
  11. wombatter Jan 1, 2018

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    The boring is melted, anyone know what size I need. Thanks all for all the help!
     
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