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·Hello there guys, a little bit of context. I'm from México and I just recently bought a vintage OMEGA Automatic Seamaster which is a black dial but after researching online I found out that black dials are actually rare and even more a crosshair design so that raised some questions about my recent purchase. I already looked it up on the the OMEGA Vintage-Watches database but there are some inconsistencies between my watch and the one showed on the official site.
What I already know
1. The caliber number which is 565 as illustrated in one of the pictures (you can kinda see it if you zoom in and really pay close attention).
2. Brand and series (d'oh!) which is OMEGA Automatic Seamaster.
3. Model (kinda)? I think the model is the one displayed on the stainless steel back which is 166.037 but on the data base I can't find anything related to that particular model although the number 166.0037 looks particularly similar to mine, they also share the same cal. 565.
Now, the inconsistencies
1. Even though they look alike my timepiece has a black sphere.
2. The case on the database is listed as stainless steel whereas mine is clearly gold plated (as stated on the back)
3. The crosshair on the dial doesn't match the clean one on any of the ST. 166.0037 models
I also need to state some things. I am by no means an expert on the field, I know little to nothing about the brand and their products so if anyone here is more knowledgeable than me (basically almost everyone on this forum) please let me know what you know about this particular model and why it doesn't match the one listed on the official database.
Thank you in advance.
What I already know
1. The caliber number which is 565 as illustrated in one of the pictures (you can kinda see it if you zoom in and really pay close attention).
2. Brand and series (d'oh!) which is OMEGA Automatic Seamaster.
3. Model (kinda)? I think the model is the one displayed on the stainless steel back which is 166.037 but on the data base I can't find anything related to that particular model although the number 166.0037 looks particularly similar to mine, they also share the same cal. 565.
Now, the inconsistencies
1. Even though they look alike my timepiece has a black sphere.
2. The case on the database is listed as stainless steel whereas mine is clearly gold plated (as stated on the back)
3. The crosshair on the dial doesn't match the clean one on any of the ST. 166.0037 models
I also need to state some things. I am by no means an expert on the field, I know little to nothing about the brand and their products so if anyone here is more knowledgeable than me (basically almost everyone on this forum) please let me know what you know about this particular model and why it doesn't match the one listed on the official database.
Thank you in advance.