Seamaster De Ville

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petitpn9

·Apr 3, 2026

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

·Apr 3, 2026

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

·Apr 3, 2026

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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Endshake

·Apr 3, 2026

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

·Apr 3, 2026

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

·Apr 3, 2026

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/ultimate-omega-seamaster-de-ville-guide-refs-history.159035/

Thread 'Ultimate Omega Seamaster de Ville Guide: Refs & History' ·

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

·Apr 3, 2026

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

 

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kwh81

·Apr 3, 2026

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

·Apr 4, 2026

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

·Apr 4, 2026

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.

 

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lenndon

·Apr 7, 2026

kwh81

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

Maybe someone scraped off a bit always when in need of some cash.

 

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petitpn9

·Apr 7, 2026

lenndon

Maybe someone scraped off a bit always when in need of some cash.

Yes it could be an explanation. Or maybe one lug was damaged at some point and somebody thought the best thing to do was to try and thin/polish them untill they looked symetrical ?

 

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kwh81

·Apr 7, 2026

petitpn9

Yes it could be an explanation. Or maybe one lug was damaged at some point and somebody thought the best thing to do was to try and thin/polish them untill they looked symetrical ?

I thought one possibility could be, that this has originally had an integrated bracelet like mine

and someone really wanted to scrap the gold but keep the head.

Then later someone welded new lugs like this. Dunno if even possible..

 

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Dan S

·Apr 7, 2026

It's possible that it was worn with a expandable-lug bracelet that caused damage to the inside of the lugs, and someone did their best to restore it.

 

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kwh81

·Apr 7, 2026

Dan S

It's possible that it was worn with a expandable-lug bracelet that caused damage to the inside of the lugs, and someone did their best to restore it.

On the point that the 18 mm strap in the pictures seems to fit perfectly and the inside of the lug looks to be straight, this would actually be a really impressive restoration IMO.

 

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kwh81

·Apr 7, 2026

Not suggesting aesthetic, though.