Hello! So glad to have found this group. I have this watch and I have tried to find into on it but I can only find images without the diamonds. I did find one that sold in a pawn shop in Chicago for $499. I do know its a 10k gold plate watch but I didn't want to harm the watch trying to get the back off to get the number off it.
I'm glad you didn't try to get the back off, because it doesn't open, the movement on these comes out the front by removing the crystal/bezel and the crown, best left to a professional.
Case is likely 14K gold-filled it should be marked between the lower lugs.
I'm glad you didn't try to get the back off, because it doesn't open, the movement on these comes out the front by removing the crystal/bezel and the crown, best left to a professional.
Case is likely 14K gold-filled it should be marked between the lower lugs.
Yeah for sure not messing with it. It's hard to get a price point for this being I just cant find anything about it. I took it to the jeweler who my grandmother had gone to for years. He told me maybe $100-200 but told me to see what I can find online but im drawing a blank.
The most valuable diamond dial Seamaster de Ville model that I know of (there might be others out there) are on the American reference LL 6590-1 from the sixties. All watches from this reference feature a 14k solid gold case and can be found with an enormous variety of dial variations - including a diamond dial version. Of course, there are European references that feature a 18k solid gold case but I have never seen a diamond dial on one of those... yet.
However, among all special dial variations, diamond dials are an acquired taste. I, for one, love it but it's not an easy watch to wear for people who care about all that nonsense. One of the reference LL 6590-1 in 14k solid white gold went for a bit more than $1000 on eBay last month.
On a general basis, Seamaster de Villes from the 1970s tend to sell for less than the ones from the sixties due to some differences in design choices and materials used. The date window is different, simpler and less facetted. The black inserts in hour indexes (on watches that feature them) are no longer made of onyx but merely painted black. And if you compare the dial on an LL 6590-1 with a diamond dial and another example from the 1970s, the difference is there. For one thing, the former features more diamonds than the latter, and the overall quality seems superior.
I would say that the market value of a watch with a diamond dial is around the same of that of a watch with a regular silver one, and I genuinely think this is a shame, especially for earlier examples which I find absolutely mesmerising. Your watch might, however, attract the attention of some collector specifically looking for that one, you never know...
Note that the one from the sixties is not an Omega Seamaster de Ville.
These are in excellent condition also, and sold through a dealer with a warranty. I'm not sure a private seller could sell a 1970s SMDV with a diamon dial for $2,5k, but I could be wrong.
My posts reflect only my opinion, and I'm wrong sometimes.
You are correct on the one with the box not being a SMDV. My bad, I remembered he had a couple, but didn't really click in further. I would think about wearing the 75 once a year, maybe. 😎
All such great information. As someone that knows nothing about watches I have been finding it a lot of fun finding out about this watch. I know at some point I would like to sell it but I am okay with sitting tight with it until I am more comfortable for selling it for what it's worth even if thats $200 or $2000(throwing numbers out there).
Also I know being its plated it brings the value down. Even the original box is a pretty neat as well.
