Seamaster chronographs at Shuck the Oyster

JanV

A quick trip to Helsinki and you have a few good watchmakers here.

Risto

Sure, but I don't know them.
I've had a good experience with Watchguy.uk

Patrik83

We have to remember that not everyone like the waiting to find the perfect watch game and therefor are happy to pay an extra premium.

I have been having my eyes out for a Seamaster 321 Chronograph and there has not been any in good condition at the 3k EUR price point, which I have been told would be the ballpark value.

Shuck is one of the dealers I follow as they have quite good watches offered in general. However there was one Speedmaster with a fake DON bezel offered, cant remember the resolution of this, so always always do your due diligence with any dealer 😉

Risto

So, do these look original and worth the money?
Thanks!

duffy7

I checked the description of the Seamaster Chronos and it says tritium dial and tritium hands with both watches.

Are those really tritium hands and lume dots as there is no T next to Swiss Made? The 14364 is out of 1960 and the 105.001 is from 1962.

I thought this would be radium with this time.

Any thoughts???

OMEGuy

Finding nice examples of these watches is difficult and has always been so as far as I can remember.

The watches you have shown above appear to be in good condition, though there are some severe arguments concerning the service state of the movements.

Regarding the price, it's up to you. I can still think of the times when they were sold for less than 2k. But times have changed.

Judging by what I could see here and on the seller's website, I would vote for the first one, the 105.001-62.

duffy7

I checked the description of the Seamaster Chronos and it says tritium dial and tritium hands with both watches.

Are those really tritium hands and lume dots as there is no T next to Swiss Made? The 14364 is out of 1960 and the 105.001 is from 1962.

I thought this would be radium with this time.

duffy7

I checked the description of the Seamaster Chronos and it says tritium dial and tritium hands with both watches.

Are those really tritium hands and lume dots as there is no T next to Swiss Made? The 14364 is out of 1960 and the 105.001 is from 1962.

I thought this would be radium with this time.

Any thoughts???

MRC

As I understand it the requirement to have T on the dial to demonstrate that no radium was in there varied from country to country, and came later than the general manufacturing switch to tritium across all makes. The printed T was dropped sometime in the 1970s even while the dials and hands were still tritium.

mr_yossarian

On a side note. Thought you were gone for good here after all. The good thing is: everyone can follow your past "achievements" here.

mr_yossarian

No. Dropped around 1996.

OMEGuy

You should go hunting for watches instead of following conspiracy theories and contribute here the positive way, since I know from your posts that you are able to do so.

MRC

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Meet you in the middle?

This was made in 1993 by the serial number -- and the T is not hidden under the centre second hand, I'm wearing it this week and have just started the chrono to check.

mr_yossarian

They did on the reduced? Far off my knowledge if so.