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Seamaster caseback medallion with "bubbles and blued" (sic)?

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This odd eBay listing which just went up caught my eye, and I was wondering if anyone here had seen something like it before and could maybe shed some light on what I'm looking at.

The listing claims a "screw-back case with 'Seahorse' Seamaster medallion with Bubbles and Blued. This is a very RARE Case-back that OMEGA did to select watches"

Most of the rest of the description reads as obviously LLM-generated so I'm hardly taking it as face-value, but what exactly is going on with the caseback here?


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Duracuir1
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Seamaster Jacuzzi edition?

Looks cool with the bluing. Too bad about the bubbles.

What does the dial look like? Case looks really shiny.
 
dsio
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It just looks like the normal purple snot that comes with them when they're new, its a wax layer meant to protect the medallion from wear and damage in transit as the bracelet can rub against it, usually its removed or wears off but sometimes you find it on a watch still. It comes off quite easily.

Other examples are here:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/purple-goo-and-my-168-017.168758/ Cover Image
Thread 'Purple goo and my 168.017' ·
Hi all,
I got this 168.017 off eBay recently. 📖
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apsm100 ·

https://omegaforums.net/threads/thoughts-on-this-st-176-004-120-c-big-blue.5659/ Central Scrutinizer
Thread 'Thoughts On This St 176.004, 120 C Big Blue ?' ·
Hi, I am looking at this and am wondering what the experts think of it. has this been reconditioned? The dial, hands and case look too new to me...
Central Scrutinizer ·

https://omegaforums.net/threads/slim-connie-with-cal-712.18955/ Cover Image
Thread 'Slim Connie with Cal 712' ·
can you give comments on this slim Connie, cal 712
I try to look through all the topic related to Connie in the forum,
but I haven't seen any slim case and this dial, is it authentic or not?
And...
M.T.Pham ·
 
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Seamaster Jacuzzi edition?

Looks cool with the bluing. Too bad about the bubbles.

What does the dial look like? Case looks really shiny.
I think it's actually a pretty attractive watch.

dsio dsio
It just looks like the normal purple snot that comes with them when they're new, its a wax layer meant to protect the medallion from wear and damage in transit as the bracelet can rub against it, usually its removed or wears off but sometimes you find it on a watch still. It comes off quite easily.

Other examples are here:



Wow good call, thank you. I'd seen posts about the purple snot before but didn't put it together with the strange listing description. If it is in fact an indication of NOS condition (at least of the caseback) I'm surprised a seller would miss the opportunity to advertise it as such.

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iosist iosist
I'm surprised a seller would miss the opportunity to advertise it as such.
They were too busy cooking up a bullshit story about "extremely rare blue bubbles" edition.
 
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They were too busy cooking up a bullshit story about "extremely rare blue bubbles" edition.
People feel the need to come up with excuses or explanations but don't have an actual idea, or they ask an LLM and get nonsense that they repost, it definitely happens a lot
 
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