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Show us your 2577 Omega Seamaster (and a little introduction to the reference)
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·Hi all. After some opinions. I have enjoyed reading all the pages on this thread and really do.love the early 50s Seamaster. This is going to be my 1st vintage omega purchase so just want double check all is ok. Below is a 2577-15 gold cap I am looking at. I have not seen any others with just the number 12 and the black square underneath? It has the right circular brushed back and Seamaster script and location. Any views greatly appreciated.
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Spruce
··Sunburst dial fanI’m sure I’ve posted this before … 12 at top, dot underneath, similar indices
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·Hi all. After some opinions. I have enjoyed reading all the pages on this thread and really do.love the early 50s Seamaster. This is going to be my 1st vintage omega purchase so just want double check all is ok. Below is a 2577-15 gold cap I am looking at. I have not seen any others with just the number 12 and the black square underneath? It has the right circular brushed back and Seamaster script and location. Any views greatly appreciated.
Welcome aboard. Generally, for such a request, I’d recommend opening a new thread. You’ll get more opinions / more exposure and it keeps this thread a little cleaner.
Regardless, the verdict on the one you are interested in is quickly done: Stay away. There’s a reason this has been unsold for months. Very much overpriced for such a beaten up case, I’d avoid it at half the asking price of 1090€.
Do note that while some of the configurations displayed here are indeed rare, the 2577 and 50s Seamasters in general aren’t uncommon. They were produced in millions - so why not get a nice example if you’re on it? 😀
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NA72
·That's awesome, thanks so much for advice. I will.keep looking
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felsby
··I don't see any option in settings or profileJust in from Sweden! Came with a no-name BOR and got a Hirsch lizard instead for a start.
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septentrio
·I’ll soon report back with pictures of my own; this is on the way:
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Ah, so you were the lucky one. Congrats, I think the pics looked very promising. Nice case, too, with clear chamfers on the lugs.
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·Ah, so you were the lucky one. Congrats, I think the pics looked very promising. Nice case, too, with clear chamfers on the lugs.
Haha yes, thank you, very excited. This listing generated a lot of interest so happy to get it in the end. There are a number of elements that drew me in: the listing with a general antiques seller, the mounting on the old fixoflex, the beautiful dial in marvelous condition, and indeed the sharp lugs and chamfers. All points at a nice ‘as found’ example, fresh to market, which is how I prefer to buy a watch.
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·Haha yes, thank you, very excited. This listing generated a lot of interest so happy to get it in the end. There are a number of elements that drew me in: the listing with a general antiques seller, the mounting on the old fixoflex, the beautiful dial in marvelous condition, and indeed the sharp lugs and chamfers. All points at a nice ‘as found’ example, fresh to market, which is how I prefer to buy a watch.
Yup, the only (very) minor complaint I’d have is the lume loss in the hour hand, which shouldn’t be a big issue for a competent watchmaker if desired. Really lovely example!
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·Yup, the only (very) minor complaint I’d have is the lume loss in the hour hand, which shouldn’t be a big issue for a competent watchmaker if desired. Really lovely example!
Indeed, the radium loss is unfortunate, but in my eyes lume remains a consumable so no big deal at all. Will fix that in due time (but first enjoy it completely as found). I have learned to not start messing with/changing these pieces too quickly after arrival - first enjoy them as they are.
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·Without question my most difficult watch to photograph.
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·It arrived, and it surpasses all my expectations. Fantastic watch.
Don't mind the text inclarities, this is due to slight scratches on the crystal. The dial itself is mint. I will not polish the crystal it but keep as is.
I have a 1502 BoR with slide-clasp on the way for it.
Don't mind the text inclarities, this is due to slight scratches on the crystal. The dial itself is mint. I will not polish the crystal it but keep as is.
I have a 1502 BoR with slide-clasp on the way for it.
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··I don't see any option in settings or profileIt arrived, and it surpasses all my expectations. Fantastic watch.
Don't mind the text inclarities, this is due to slight scratches on the crystal. The dial itself is mint. I will not polish the crystal it but keep as is.
I have a 1502 BoR with slide-clasp on the way for it.
Congrats! Be sure to show us the slide clasp, I never encountered that model.
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·No harm in polishing the crystal. It won’t affect the value and it will enhance your enjoyment of the watch.
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·and it will enhance your enjoyment of the watch
Have polished hundreds of crystals in the past. Almost always regretted it. I prefer to keep things as found. Unless the crystal is really too far gone but here it is far from the case.
Polishing deforms and can give skewed views in angles. Also it's hard to get it perfect so almost always feels like a half-way job afterwards. I prefer to keep the original crystal untouched ór replace with a new one (but it then needs to very closely resemble the original one in shape).
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