Omega Seamaster de Ville - Authentic?!

Davidt

That’s a terrible picture but from what I can see the dial is legitimate. However, it’s in poor condition, the case seems polished and the crown is wrong. I wouldn’t be rushing to buy it.

henriquesou

Dear all,

I've been eyeing this Omega Seamaster de Ville, though I'm a bit credulous of its authenticity. What pops out is the "S" of Seamaster being more stretched and with a gap relative to the "e". Can this be an authentic model?

Additionally, if anyone has any idea of the Omega model on the left it would be amazing to know.

Any opinions would be much appreciated! 😀

MtV

The SMDV is in a rough state, not just the damaged dial, but the gold-capped case has been polished and beaten-up significantly, so that the base material comes through at the tip of the lugs. It's definitely not worth 400-500$, I'd say rather a fourth of that.

The other one far outside of my level of expertise, the wonky finishing of the printing on the dial etc would make me believe it's a redial, though. I'm sure some more educated opinions on this example will follow in a bit.

Save up a little and get yourself a nice example. For 400-500$, cool Omegas can be found. Just not in this very shop, it seems.

X350 XJR

I would agree with what has already been said, keep looking, there's good stuff out there within your budget.

Side note: looks like what might be a Portuguese import mark on the upper left lug.

X350 XJR

Personally I wouldn't buy the Seamaster at any price, just too much of a mess.

The 2272 for that price would be a decent buy even with the refinished dial (which actually isn't that bad), but they are very different watches. You really need to decide what you like, and not base your purchase on just what's sitting in front of you at the moment.