OMEGA Seamaster deal or no deal

watchmego93 · Wed. 10:40pm

Hi there, new to omega watches. I have been into restoring/servicing vintage watches for a bit and am looking at this Omega Seamaster. Listing shows no pictures of movement or inside case back so can’t be sure of what’s inside. Best guess is maybe a 552 movement?

Unsure on the dial as all pictures I see of similar Seamasters have two batons at the 12 marker and this one has singles all the way around. Hands also look like they might not be original?

Any advice as to originality of the dial, hands and guesses to reference number would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

Ravineman · Wed. 11:19pm

No expert but looks like a redial to me.

watchmego93 · Wed. 11:21pm

Ravineman
No expert but looks like a redial to me.

Thanks for the response, any specific indication stand out to you?

Ravineman · Wed. 11:34pm

The printing on the dial

watchmego93
Thanks for the response, any specific indication stand out to you?

looks like it was painted after a night of drinking.

Speed2Sea · Wed. 11:45pm

STANDY · Wed. 11:46pm

Take your time and look at enough watches to pick a good dial from a redial.

You done the right thing by asking here before 😉

Spruce · Thurs. 12:29am

And, looking at the case and face, it looks like a fifties watch and is earlier than a 552.

watchmego93 · Thurs. 1:41am

Ravineman
The printing on the dial

looks like it was painted after a night of drinking.

Hahah love that image, but to their credit I think the banged up crystal distorts the printing/makes it look more sloppy than it probably is. Wonder how it’d look out the case

watchmego93 · Thurs. 1:42am

Spruce
And, looking at the case and face, it looks like a fifties watch and is earlier than a 552.

Yes good point, looks like the lugs are more rounded than they should be right?

watchmego93 · Thurs. 1:43am

STANDY
Take your time and look at enough watches to pick a good dial from a redial.

You done the right thing by asking here before 😉

Thank you appreciate having all the expert eyes of the community!

hen · Thurs. 2:42am

Does not look too bad in the pictures, but that twist-o-flex may have been snacking on lug for decades.

MtV · Thurs. 3:48am

My guess is crystal distortion, original dial. Not sure where those redial-comments come from.

Case shows significant wear, obviously, but I wouldn’t call those lugs particularly round. Those weren’t laser-sharp to begin with, it’s not a dogleg. Sure, it’s seen some polishing, but not excessively so.

Could be a 14710. Hands look fine to me, the crown doesn’t but who cares.

The dial is dirty / spotty, I’d stay away from this one.

Passover · Thurs. 4:02am

I'm with @hen and @MtV, despite the wrong crown it looks pretty original.

After a crystal polish it will look a lot better! No date, no lume, pretty elegant look!

If it's really a 14710 a quite rare one

https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-seamaster-special-14710-from-1960-1962.190232/

Thread 'Omega Seamaster Special 14710 from 1960-1962' ·

I am holding myself firm to a one in, one out policy so I need to sell this watch. It is a non-luminous ref 14710 Omega Seamaster Special from 1960-1962. The movement was serviced May 2021...

SOLD

$ 975 USD

wagudc · Mar 10, 2026

So, what's the asking price, can you get better pictures?

watchmego93 · Thurs. 8:21am

MtV
My guess is crystal distortion, original dial. Not sure where those redial-comments come from.

Case shows significant wear, obviously, but I wouldn’t call those lugs particularly round. Those weren’t laser-sharp to begin with, it’s not a dogleg. Sure, it’s seen some polishing, but not excessively so.

Could be a 14710. Hands look fine to me, the crown doesn’t but who cares.

The dial is dirty / spotty, I’d stay away from this one.

Great insight! If it is a 14710 like you referenced, the main difference I’m seeing is the 12 o’clock batons . This dial shows only a single baton whereas the one you referenced has two the the 12 o’clock. Is that a give away of a re-dial or where there maybe ones made this way?

Also the hands on this one have a ride running down the middle length and the seconds hand has no discernible hole in the center.

Passover · Thurs. 8:29am

watchmego93
This dial shows only a single baton whereas the one you referenced has two the the 12 o’clock.

Usually there are a lot of dial variations, I don't think the single baton at 12 is a problem here...

gbesq · Thurs. 8:30am

Try these. You're welcome.

https://omegaforums.net/forums/private-watch-sales/

https://omegaforums.net/threads/recommended-vintage-omega-watches-only-on-ebay-not-for-inquiries.1790/

Thread 'Recommended Vintage OMEGA WATCHES (only) On EBAY (NOT for Inquiries)' ·

We have lots of threads from members asking opinions on watches listed on ebay. How about we turn things around - let's talk about watches on ebay that are worth purchasing. My disclaimer is...

MSNWatch · Sep 15, 2012

watchmego93 · Thurs. 3:10pm

Was able to get some photos of the movement, it is being sold as a non runner. Looks like it’s at 165.010 with a 552 movement. There is what appears to be a bridge screw sitting there on the automatic works wheel which could explain the non running status. Hopefully not too much damage done🤷‍♂️ and looks like it’s from the automatic works bridge as seen on the top right of the photo (picture with the rotor in the top left quadrant). Could be an easy fix…or a disaster haha

watchmego93 · Fri. 6:10pm

gbesq
Try these. You're welcome.

https://omegaforums.net/forums/private-watch-sales/

https://omegaforums.net/threads/recommended-vintage-omega-watches-only-on-ebay-not-for-inquiries.1790/

Thread 'Recommended Vintage OMEGA WATCHES (only) On EBAY (NOT for Inquiries)' ·
We have lots of threads from members asking opinions on watches listed on ebay. How about we turn things around - let's talk about watches on ebay that are worth purchasing. My disclaimer is...

MSNWatch · Sep 15, 2012

This is great thank you

OMEGA Seamaster deal or no deal

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