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·Hi all,
I signed up in October last year seeking advice on overpolished and/or redialed POS (plural).
Fast forward one year and I managed to purchase the following Seamaster 2577 Chronometre from the grandson of the original owner. He was offering it on a local auction site describing it merely as "Omega Seamaster Automatik". When I saw the pictures I immediately knew I was onto something big. When I picked it up, I was surprised to even find it in the original box, which was not part of the deal description.
Here are the pictures of beauty:
The two-tone dial is just spotless and features many other elements that gets me excited: the golden furniture, the 3-6-9-12 arabic hour markers, the raised beveled other hour markers, the applied minute markers rather than just hash marks, the cross hair, and finally the hooked S in Seamaster.
The case is unpolished and features strongly chamfered beefy lugs. Many thanks to @seekingseaquest for pointing out that this type of lugs indicate a later variation of the 2577 reference. The serial number will provide more clarity on the production year. However, I was not able to open the caseback with a rubber ball and I don't dare using a case opener on this one. So I will take it to my watchmaker as soon as possible.
I know that many don't like personalized engravings on the caseback. However, in this case I think it's very well executed and is an integral part of the story of this watch and its original owner. According to the seller, his grandfather worked as a technician at this Saudi conglomerate for 10 years and was gifted this watch as a recognition for his service.
So, it's been quite a journey over the last year, and I wouldn't have been able to spot and assess this watch without the knowledge gathered here on this fine forum and its members. So my thanks go to the founders and the mods of OF who made it possible for us members to exchange knowledge and learn from each other.
My special thanks go to the following members who have accompanied me through my learning journey thus far or have offered me buying advice on one or several occasions through PM: @MtV, @Rudi99 ,@LesXL, @seekingseaquest, @Peemacgee, @cristos71, @Tony C., @Shabbaz, @Passover.
Edit: I was afraid I would forget someone. Also many thanks to @Spruce and @TexOmega. Apologies to anyone who I might have forgotten as well.
I signed up in October last year seeking advice on overpolished and/or redialed POS (plural).
Fast forward one year and I managed to purchase the following Seamaster 2577 Chronometre from the grandson of the original owner. He was offering it on a local auction site describing it merely as "Omega Seamaster Automatik". When I saw the pictures I immediately knew I was onto something big. When I picked it up, I was surprised to even find it in the original box, which was not part of the deal description.
Here are the pictures of beauty:
The two-tone dial is just spotless and features many other elements that gets me excited: the golden furniture, the 3-6-9-12 arabic hour markers, the raised beveled other hour markers, the applied minute markers rather than just hash marks, the cross hair, and finally the hooked S in Seamaster.
The case is unpolished and features strongly chamfered beefy lugs. Many thanks to @seekingseaquest for pointing out that this type of lugs indicate a later variation of the 2577 reference. The serial number will provide more clarity on the production year. However, I was not able to open the caseback with a rubber ball and I don't dare using a case opener on this one. So I will take it to my watchmaker as soon as possible.
I know that many don't like personalized engravings on the caseback. However, in this case I think it's very well executed and is an integral part of the story of this watch and its original owner. According to the seller, his grandfather worked as a technician at this Saudi conglomerate for 10 years and was gifted this watch as a recognition for his service.
So, it's been quite a journey over the last year, and I wouldn't have been able to spot and assess this watch without the knowledge gathered here on this fine forum and its members. So my thanks go to the founders and the mods of OF who made it possible for us members to exchange knowledge and learn from each other.
My special thanks go to the following members who have accompanied me through my learning journey thus far or have offered me buying advice on one or several occasions through PM: @MtV, @Rudi99 ,@LesXL, @seekingseaquest, @Peemacgee, @cristos71, @Tony C., @Shabbaz, @Passover.
Edit: I was afraid I would forget someone. Also many thanks to @Spruce and @TexOmega. Apologies to anyone who I might have forgotten as well.
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