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TIMElyBehaviour

·Mar 13, 2022

About to pull the trigger on this seamaster just want to run it by the brains trust for an evaluation.

1966 seamaster automatic cal565 ref 166009.

The watch needs a service and the bracelet is stretched on the bottom end but it’s going very cheap and I know the seller. He has been pretty good thus far.

 

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Spruce

·Mar 14, 2022·Sunburst dial fan

Well, depending on the price, I’d like it.

It looks to me like it’s had a polish but that wouldn’t put me off.

For comparison purposes this is my 1968 166.010, also with a 565 movement.

 

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TIMElyBehaviour

·Mar 14, 2022

Original crystal too.

Price is good too as he is a friend. It might have had a polish but the edges still have their bevel and the seamaster on the back is still crisp.

 

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Archer

·Mar 14, 2022·Omega Qualified Watchmaker

Will likely need a proper service, including a new rotor pinion - it's been rubbing on the inside of the case back.

 

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TIMElyBehaviour

·Mar 14, 2022

Archer

Will likely need a proper service, including a new rotor pinion - it's been rubbing on the inside of the case back.

I will most likely buy it. It seems to be all original and not anything dodgey. In regards to the service, it’s going to go straight to the watchmaker for a full service. I haven’t touched automatic movements yet and have only played with mechanical wind. I know it’s just an auto module on the back but I would want to play with a cheaper watch for my first.

 

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SkunkPrince

·Mar 14, 2022

That bracelet has non-Omega parts in it and it's been overbuffed. The watch itself looks ok. New bracelet is $450 from Omega.

 

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TIMElyBehaviour

·Mar 14, 2022

SkunkPrince

That bracelet has non-Omega parts in it and it's been overbuffed. The watch itself looks ok. New bracelet is $450 from Omega.

I’ll factor that in. Thank you. I was going to wear it in a strap.

 

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sleepyastronaut

·Mar 14, 2022

TIMElyBehaviour

It seems to be all original

Except for the service rotor, at least

 

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sleepyastronaut

·Mar 14, 2022

SkunkPrince

That bracelet has non-Omega parts in it and it's been overbuffed.

Is it me, or is there one bracelet on the 12 side and a different bracelet on the 6?

 

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Dan S

·Mar 14, 2022

Perhaps the photo of the movement is deceptive, but the bridge with the 24 jewels marking also looks to be gold-plated like the rotor, whereas the original movement has the the copper-colored plating, so both may have been replaced. Again, not necessarily a major issue, just something to note, that the watch has been repaired in this way.

 

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TIMElyBehaviour

·Mar 14, 2022

I will factor these things into the price. Bottom line, this is going to be my daily beater. I don’t plan on coddling it, at the same time I don’t plan on beating the crap out of it either. It’s my watch for work daily. I am a manager so it shouldn’t get smashed around.

 

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TIMElyBehaviour

·Mar 14, 2022

sleepyastronaut

Is it me, or is there one bracelet on the 12 side and a different bracelet on the 6?

Yes there is

 

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TIMElyBehaviour

·Mar 14, 2022

I am well aware that the bracelet isn’t original or at least half isn’t. As I mentioned I’m not fussed, I plan on either wearing it on a strap or swapping out the other half with an identical aftermarket and wearing it as such. I’m not buying this piece as a collector, I’m buying it to use as a seamaster was intended. Town seem and country. More the sea and country bit as I have nicer pieces for a night on the town.