I picked up this beauty from a antique shop for $15. It works and holds time excellent. I took it to an authorized Omega dealer and they were to scared to open it for the serial number. Just looking for an age range an model number. Thanks I'm new to collecting vintage. View attachment 597601 View attachment 597602

 

An in focus picture would help greatly.

 

EDIT: deleted - why bother?

 

Please tell me about this car.

 

I have a question for the members of Omega Forums:

Do you think these n00bs that post these ridiculous fuzzy pictures are.....
a) banned members / trolls that reregister under new screen names to purposely post idiotic threads like this?
b) existing members who like to tweak the other members (like me & efauser) into posting insults in idiotic threads like this?
c) genuine moron n00bs who really think an idiotic thread like this will generate answers despite the pathetically out-of-focus photos?

I appreciate your response!

 

Worst photos ever. I don't understand the part about the authorized Omega dealer being scared to open the watch. In any case, when you open it, the reference number will most likely be inside the case-back, and you can research it on the Omega Database (https://www.omegawatches.com/vintage-watches). The serial number will be on the movement, and you can find the approximate year of manufacture using a serial number table like the one below.

 

Sorry for the bad pics guys will post new ones tonight. Thanks

 

d) someone like my dad who is an elderly gentleman who likes to pootle around antique shops and probably can’t take a photo to save his life even if his eyes tell him it’s in focus, but knows how to rudimentary use google to search for omega to find someone to ask. Not everyone is out to annoy you, but it seems to happen a lot.

 

New pics are up

 

There's obviously a lot of distortion from the scratched crystal, but at first glance it looks to me like you likely have a legit gold-capped manual-winding Seamaster, presumably from the 1960s. There are some experts here who may recognize the reference right away, but for the best authentication, it would really be helpful to see the movement (including the serial number) and the inside of the case-back (with clear photos of any numbers).

 

Much better, thanks. The information you're looking for is inside. Someone will be able to tell you but the most accurate way to know is to take a photo of the inside of the caseback.

 

Thanks I'm taking It to a watchsmith tomorrow evening to get it opened. Will post more pics then.

 

The shape of the S in Seamaster puts it from the late 50's to early 60's.

Not sure if those hands are original. They're the right shape, but I don't think they should have lume slots.

 

That last photo makes me a little concerned about whether the color of the hands matches the markers. But maybe they are just worn, or maybe it's an artifact of the lighting.

 

There are lume dots at the outside of the applied markers. You can see them well in the last high mag photo.

 

There is also lume dots on each hour mark.

 

So perhaps a cal 285?