Hi all, Next on my hitlist (after crossing off a couple of Constellations and Seamaster DeVille's thanks to all your help) is to add a Seamaster Calendar to the collection. Ideally one with a waffle dial as I think these are neat. Any thoughts on this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-OME...ristwatches&hash=item1c2aa283e9#ht_720wt_1120Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network Redial? It seems that the dial paint is in very good condition if it is the original dial. I think the lettering looks ok in terms of font? Do the hour markers seem a little inconsistent in regards to their alignment or is it just an optical effect from the glass? Cal, case and serial numbers look ok. What I am not sure of is that there is no "Seamaster" marking on the rear of the case. But could this be because it is an early Seamaster...? Seller is in Peru (which makes me nervous) but he has plenty of positive feedback. Price is a little high but it looks like the watch has been serviced (which is a significant cost for me to do here in Brisbane!). Thanks for helping out this newbie Cheers, BC
I think the dial is original and looks to be in splendid condition. The date wheel looks to be an incorrect replacement. The crown is also incorrect. You are right that the earlier ones didn't say Seamaster on the back. Here is one I used to own, ref. 2757 with cal. 355 (instead of 353), dial is similar. The calendar font is thicker and looked like Egyptian art deco, for wont of a better description. Note the correct Seamaster crown. Every so often I regret selling this one (to Dennis, who sold it to Kyle, or sold it yet again to another). But I wasn't wearing it enough.
Wait a minute. Did Omega make it in "gold plated case" or gold capped ? Mine is a gold capped and looks like this and from Omega data base , .............2627 Functions Date Case Gold-cap on stainless steel Case back Screw-in
Dial looks very nice, case for me is polished too much and movement is average. If the case was a bit better it would be an easy decision to purchase the watch . As it is at least for me - if I were interested in such a watch - it would be a toss up but the dial would constantly tempt.
I've seen this case style in steel, gold cap, solid gold and gold-filled, which had a gold-filled back, never seen one plated with a steel back, I don think this one is correct.
I'd have to agree here - none of these were gold plated with steel backs. The 2627 did come with the caliber 353, but the serial number dates it to 1950 which is a year or two too early for these waffle date-at-6 models from what I know of. That's one of the earlier versions of the waffle dial as evidenced by the square date window which was only used in 1952 into 1953. Some time in 1953 Omega switched to a trapezoid shape.
Oh, and NEVER believe that an eBay watch has really been serviced. I'd bet half of the sellers don't fully know what that entails.
Pop the caseback off, spray it down with WD-40, put the caseback back on. Damn watchmakers have been ripping people off for years with all that taking the movement apart malarky
Not surprised it was picked up. All the problems with the watch considered, that dial alone makes it.
Watch looks to be gold capped, the "yellow" on the back could just be from bad photography. Date wheel is correct and matches Hoi's example. Crown is incorrect, but probably should be the "bowler" style, again like Hoi's. Dial is beautiful and movement color is slightly tarnished, but even. For some reason, the cases on these watches let in more moisture than others. The movements tend to be a little more tarnished on average than other waterproof Omegas of the period. I think the final price was a bit high, but it is getting very difficult to find nicer examples of this reference. gatorcpa
Thanks guys, very interesting discussion. I didn't end up pulling the trigger on this one - sounds like there are a few question marks anyways. Cheers! BC
Some were bowler and some Clover like this, There is quite a bit of variation on these, in movements and date windows , especially as Omega transitioned from the 2627 to 2757. Don't touch any of these models from India though