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Omega Seamaster, rare?

ChrisN
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These late 50s black dials age in an interesting way. This is one I owned and sold last year (2849, cal503) and the speckled effect is very pleasing. OP looks to have a nice watch.
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Cheers, Chris
 
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What intrigues me is whether Omega used the slot markers on watches sans lume like we see in in the OP and if so why the lume hands?
Most interesting. I was under the impression these maple bar markers were fitted with ebony.

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['60 ref 2943]

Now I'm really curious about mine.

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Most interesting. I was under the impression these maple bar markers were fitted with ebony.

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['60 ref 2943]

Now I'm really curious about mine.

Art

Definitely lume on yours.

AFAIK in this period they could be either radium or tritium. In the early 60's there was no requirement for the 't's on the dial, this requirement was introduced a bit later in I think '64 or '65

He's a very recent SM arrival of mine showing the same characteristics.

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Well this is my watch and it's for sale. I was thinking about 1500,- what do you think?

I thought you were asking €1K??
 
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Hello and welcome.

It's quite a nice example, but what makes you think that the dial is very rare?
I think the dial is very special because it's first of all pitch black only the hands have lume and it's an original dial. Can't find watches like this nowadays
 
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Sammaj Sammaj
Well this is my watch and it's for sale. I was thinking about 1500,- what do you think?
1500 Bitcoin is wayyyyyy too much for this watch. That is 15,325,492.50 US Dollar or 313,725,038,085.00 São Tomé & Príncipe Dobra!
(We're an international bunch -- currency please?)
 
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HE'S DEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😲😲😲😲😲😲😲😲
 
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Definitely lume on yours.

AFAIK in this period they could be either radium or tritium. In the early 60's there was no requirement for the 't's on the dial, this requirement was introduced a bit later in I think '64 or '65

He's a very recent SM arrival of mine showing the same characteristics.

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Damn. I thought these markers . . .

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. . . had ebony inserts. Sure looked that way the last time I looked at it thru a loupe.

Art
 
MikiJ
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Art...The last time you looked at your watch was it after a night out 😁
 
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Damn. I thought these markers . . .

517459-f4af91fb00def7d8e86003c5bbb0a429.jpg


. . . had ebony inserts. Sure looked that way the last time I looked at it thru a loupe.

Art

Maybe time for a new loupe? 😁
 
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Damn. I thought these markers . . .

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. . . had ebony inserts. Sure looked that way the last time I looked at it thru a loupe.

Art

First off, it's not ebony - if there are markers with inlaid, black material it will be onyx. Secondly, if it is onyx it will stand slightly proud of the marker, like on this:

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Third point; the strips on your examples aren't even black - there is no mistaking the pitch black of the onyx inlay.
 
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Shame on you guys! Just chased away another "Wise Guy", just when it was getting entertaining..😁
 
Dr No
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cristos71 cristos71
Maybe time for a new loupe? 😁
Not only is it time for a new loupe, but I'm literally a half hour away from leaving home for my annual ophthalmology exam.

🙄
 
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Art...The last time you looked at your watch was it after a night out 😁
"Honest, officer - I don't remember!"

😵‍💫
 
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Ain't gonna cut it 🙄
ConElPueblo ConElPueblo
First off, it's not ebony - if there are markers with inlaid, black material it will be onyx. Secondly, if it is onyx it will stand slightly proud of the marker, like on this:

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Third point; the strips on your examples aren't even black - there is no mistaking the pitch black of the onyx inlay.
I guess the only wood grain that day was alcohol 😬 . . .
 
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Sure looked like wood grain, but then, I'm predisposed.

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😉
These look like potential custom cue-sticks 😉
 
Dr No
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These look like potential custom cue-sticks 😉
Bingo! Baroni and Brazilian rosewood, purpleheart core . . .
 
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