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Carthus
·Hello to all of you Omega enthusiasts,
I am a new member from France, interested in vintage watches of all sorts, mainly Omega, Enicar among others.
I would love to have your opinion about an Omega Seamsater de Ville which I just acquired. From the serial number on the watch caliber (cal. 562), it seems to have been manufactured in 1965. The crystal is not an original one, and it partially hides the "Swiss Made T" marking at six o'clock.
After doing some more research, like I should have before the purchase, certain details seem to be a little off. I bought the watch in a hurry since the market is relatively quiet here, and the seller had organized a limited time discount offer.
Here are the details which appear strange to me, pictures following. I know I should have done my homework before buying, but the excitement got the best of me...
The watch has a screw-in back and not a monobloc / unishell case like all Seamaster de Villes I have seen online. Is it just unusual for a Seamaster de Ville, or completely impossible ? The back has the 166.002 reference code, and not 166.020 which is usually associated with the model.
Then, the crown doesn't look like any other I have seen on a seamaster de Ville picture. It appears to be a genuine Omega part, but it seems too big for the ridge and the watch is hard to wind manually, even when it stopped.
Finally, the hands and dial go well together in aesthetic terms, but I'm not sure these gold hands are usually seen with this gold and onyx index markers...
Thaks in advance for any advice, remarks or insight. I am new to this hobby and will certainly appear ignorant to you. I'm just hoping to get more knowledgeable in the future.
Oh, and if anyone can be kind enough to shw me how to make the pictures less gigantic, that would be helpful too. I'm not much of a tech person, and can use any help !
Have a nice day all of you !
Carthus
I am a new member from France, interested in vintage watches of all sorts, mainly Omega, Enicar among others.
I would love to have your opinion about an Omega Seamsater de Ville which I just acquired. From the serial number on the watch caliber (cal. 562), it seems to have been manufactured in 1965. The crystal is not an original one, and it partially hides the "Swiss Made T" marking at six o'clock.
![IMG_20240331_101807.jpg IMG_20240331_101807.jpg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1763/1763255-1c502c2cb9fac393d8a0ab9dd04650fe.jpg?hash=HFAsLLn6w5)
After doing some more research, like I should have before the purchase, certain details seem to be a little off. I bought the watch in a hurry since the market is relatively quiet here, and the seller had organized a limited time discount offer.
Here are the details which appear strange to me, pictures following. I know I should have done my homework before buying, but the excitement got the best of me...
The watch has a screw-in back and not a monobloc / unishell case like all Seamaster de Villes I have seen online. Is it just unusual for a Seamaster de Ville, or completely impossible ? The back has the 166.002 reference code, and not 166.020 which is usually associated with the model.
![IMG_20240331_103139.jpg IMG_20240331_103139.jpg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1763/1763259-292b55338e6d19ff7b1cbaa3d0454fcf.jpg?hash=KStVM45tGf)
![Screenshot_2024-03-31-11-16-14-753-edit_com.instagram.android.jpg Screenshot_2024-03-31-11-16-14-753-edit_com.instagram.android.jpg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1763/1763262-064c04609b9542b9489b07233ad4eae7.jpg?hash=BkwEYJuVQr)
Then, the crown doesn't look like any other I have seen on a seamaster de Ville picture. It appears to be a genuine Omega part, but it seems too big for the ridge and the watch is hard to wind manually, even when it stopped.
![IMG_20240331_102845.jpg IMG_20240331_102845.jpg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1763/1763268-1b0e5bde12a596362b3b5486daf19155.jpg?hash=Gw5b3hKllj)
Finally, the hands and dial go well together in aesthetic terms, but I'm not sure these gold hands are usually seen with this gold and onyx index markers...
![IMG_20240331_103002.jpg IMG_20240331_103002.jpg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1763/1763253-5ad063bb8d159d69f1e588928a053297.jpg?hash=WtBju40VnW)
Thaks in advance for any advice, remarks or insight. I am new to this hobby and will certainly appear ignorant to you. I'm just hoping to get more knowledgeable in the future.
Oh, and if anyone can be kind enough to shw me how to make the pictures less gigantic, that would be helpful too. I'm not much of a tech person, and can use any help !
Have a nice day all of you !
Carthus
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