Omega Seamaster Deville Cal. 563, a franken watch ?

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satoken

·Nov 23, 2013

Hi there,

I got some photos of this watch: Omega Seamaster Deville Cal. 563 from a local seller.
I would like to have it in my collection but still wonder if it is a franken watch.
It seems that the dial has been repainted, the "swiss made" disappeared,
there is no Seamaster hippocampus logo.

I appreciate receiving your comments on the watch.
About price: 900US$ is overpriced ?

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ulackfocus

·Nov 23, 2013

The dial is definitely refinished. Not worth the money even if it's a solid gold case (which I doubt).

 

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dsio

·Nov 23, 2013·Ash @ ΩF

Is that dial even meant for that case? Its got a gutter you could lose a cat down around it

 

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satoken

·Nov 23, 2013

According to this article: http://www.mediafire.com/file/o5zayzn34mz/Unearthed Omega Calibre 560 Rarities.pdf, the case ref. KM 6610 is the 14K solid yellow gold case, but it should have a Seamaster hippocampus logo.

 

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Joe K.

·Nov 23, 2013·Curious about this text thingy below his avatar

The 563 movement is correct for this KM6610 case, which is from the US collection and it is not uncommon to see this style without the hippocampus. I have owned a few examples with the same case. The main concern here is the dial. It is obviously refinished and quite possibly not original to the watch. At 900$ I would think its overpriced.

 

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Archer

·Nov 24, 2013·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

dsio

Is that dial even meant for that case? Its got a gutter you could lose a cat down around it

Yes, the gap is so you can slide the ring that clamps the movement securely in the case....

 

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dsio

·Nov 24, 2013·Ash @ ΩF

Archer

Yes, the gap is so you can slide the ring that clamps the movement securely in the case....

Ah is it just without its bezel in that first pic?

 

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Archer

·Nov 24, 2013·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

dsio

Ah is it just without its bezel in that first pic?

Yes