This one goes off tomorrow, quite a nice 18k piece with domestic production case and clean dial
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266613992261
Seamaster De Ville in gold-cap, nice dial, Norman Morris US-made case Cal 563
https://www.ebay.com/itm/225964300837
Is this a redial? I see the "T Swiss Made T", but no signs of lume on the face or hands. It looks great, but that has me stumped.
It looks ok to me but these are a bit of an odd situation because they’re an unusual type of De Ville made much later than all of the others in the early to mid 1970’s (this one has a 1976 case-back engraving). Unlike earlier De Villes they also have a hard edged square date window, and they’re Norman Morris US made cases and probably dials as well.
There’s a very similar one here but without the Ts,
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/373671161572
I might move this to its own thread since there isn’t a lot of information on these and its an interesting topic
20 mins left on this one, needs hands and a crown but quite a nice piece regardless for an 18k cased early Geneve, currently at $750 which is very cheap
https://www.ebay.com/itm/266613992261
Went for just under $800 by the looks, not bad at all considering
I ended up being the winner on this watch, although I only found your thread after the fact the auction closed. Any suggestions on where to start for sourcing the correct hands yellow gold hands for this watch? Do you have any suggestions for where to learn more about these domestic production cases?
Not sure about the hands, but I can tell you that finding the correct crown is going to be next to impossible unless it's from a donor watch. I've been looking for one for my steel cased Geneve reference 2903 for years.
Appreciate the input! The crown is pretty ugly as it stands today but it's something I can live with, it is a 70 year old watch after all. Do you have any thoughts on what the reference number is (or would be) for this Omega? My first thoughts was that it was a 14703 given the 562 movement, but the dial indices are more like the 2903 models.
Seamaster 36mm Jumbo Day-Date cal 750/752 in gold-cap, crystal is stuffed but the dial is actually a nice concentric dial and case is quite sharp and clean, throw the twist-o-flex in the bin, put it on a nice shell cordovan strap and it’ll be fantastic. Goes off in 13 hours and currently $300 since most people can’t look past the cracked crystal.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/166554081846
9KT gold UK domestic production case Geneve Cal 601 in nice shape, going off in 6 hours at 550 quid
https://www.ebay.com/itm/145559141851
Near NOS perfect condition Seamaster De Ville going no reserve with box, this is a presentation watch that has no engraving, metal unknown but most likely 14K gold. It won’t go cheap due to the condition and how razor sharp that case is.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/126290837294
