Seamaster De Ville

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petitpn9

·Fri. 12:30pm

Hi everybody,
This watch was my grand father’s.
I’m interested to know is someone can help identify the exact model. Also, do you think that the hands are period correct ?
The watch was serviced by Omega but I know they tend to replace dials and hands without thinking about keeping the watch as it was originally.
thanks for your help !

 

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Davidt

·Fri. 1:55pm

Unfortunately the hands and crown are not original and the dial has been refinished.

On the plus side it looks like the solid 18ct reference.

 

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petitpn9

·Fri. 1:58pm

Davidt

Unfortunately the hands and crown are not original and the dial has been refinished.

On the plus side it looks like the solid 18ct reference.

Thanks a lot!
I knew the hands were not original because they look brand new, but I’d like to know if they are at least similar to the original ones, because I have seen that usually these Seamaster Deville have thinner hands. What do you think ?

 

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Jan Dietrich

·Fri. 2:42pm

Yes you can still get Hands for this one. Finding an original dial will be hard. But its also Not a horrable redial. Its Part of its history.

 

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Davidt

·Fri. 4:07pm

petitpn9

Thanks a lot!
I knew the hands were not original because they look brand new, but I’d like to know if they are at least similar to the original ones, because I have seen that usually these Seamaster Deville have thinner hands. What do you think ?

Yes thin, straight hands are correct here.

 

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kwh81

·Fri. 4:59pm

Some of the SMDV 18k models should be ok with dauphne hands instead of the more usual straight crayon hands. Not sure if that applies to your watch, but just to let you know. If you are planning to ever service the watch you will find out it's reference nr. and you can look it up from here:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/the-ultimate-seamaster-de-ville-thread.159035/

Thread 'The ULTIMATE Seamaster de Ville thread' ·

Hello my fellow collectors and enthusiasts,

Despite it being a very popular model amongst vintage Omega watch collectors, there is still much confusion around the Seamaster de Ville (SMDV), and...

PlainVanilla · Apr 29, 2023

 

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Dan S

·Fri. 5:00pm

The dial would be a much bigger issue for me than the hands.

 

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kwh81

·Fri. 5:07pm

I've never seen lugs this thin and pointed. No idea what's going on there, why would anyone file them down like that?

 

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petitpn9

·Sat. 2:34am

Dan S

The dial would be a much bigger issue for me than the hands.

Thanks for commenting. Do you think it is a service dial ? I noticed that « De Ville » is not written in capitals, contary to most pictures that I find in the forum

 

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Dan S

·Sat. 6:40am

petitpn9

Thanks for commenting. Do you think it is a service dial ? I noticed that « De Ville » is not written in capitals, contary to most pictures that I find in the forum

As noted above, the dial has been repainted/refinished. The printing is incorrect.