Hello everyone, new member here and a kind of newbie in watch collecting. I came across this watch in a local ad and I can't seem to find another model just like it on the internet, so I hoped I could reach out to people on here for help. The pictures are from the ad, I was going to see the watch this week to get a better look. But based on these pictures, what do you guys think?

 

To me the hands don't seem to match and I have not seen any Seamaster's with the hour digits like that. Also the band does not have a clasp, so it likely is not original. Unfortunately I do not have a picture of the back. Thank you everyone in advance for any insight.

 

Should have clarified, I’d like to know if the watch is authentic or fake. Thank you.

 

For me the dial and hands look legit…band is a cheap flexbracelet

 

Thank you for the feedback!

 

I have severe doubts about that dial. The lume looks globby and sloppily applied

 

Pictures too out of focus to really assist.

For what it is worth:
- hour markers at least relumed
- hands most likely not original
- ditto for the crown
- bracelet is not original: eats into your watch: loose it

Depending on what kind of collector you are: I would pass and not give it an other look.

Nice box though,...... looks like the one from my AT8500

My 2cnts

Edit: pics (in focus) of the inside -cal + caseback- might shed some extra light

 

Thank you for the valuable advice. I had a funny feeling about the watch and this confirms it; I will pass. The price is about US$300, I think for a few hundred more I could get a better example elsewhere.

 

Yes, you could

 

You're going to have to get better photos for a reliable opinion.

The hands are mismatched. I would guess the minute hand has been replaced. The thing that bothers me is the 0 in the 10: it's not a shape I've seen anywhere before. The rest is similar to the 258- that were being produced in the late 40s and a predecessor to the Seamaster.

What we really need are clear images of that dial and the reference numbers inside the caseback. A movement photo would also help.

I think it's an honest watch that's been serviced intermittently over the years with a few parts replaced as they aged or were damaged. However, it's not in a condition that immediately makes it interesting. If it's cheap, go see it, open it (do you know how?), and come back with more details.

 

I would pass...