SM 600 / Genève / SM - 60s Coathanger-S - what is it?

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Hey folks,
I was offered this watch, and while I won’t take it, it still made me curious about its authenticity. Hope you don’t mind being consulted out of curiosity alone. 😀 Some pictures:



It’s a 136.011, according to the case back. Looking up the ref, it seems to exist either as a SM600 or a Genève. Omega Archive lists it as the former, cal. 611/613, which also matches this example, movement serial points to 1964, which also makes sense as the model was introduced in ‘62.

And yet I can’t find another one that only says Seamaster on the dial, and 1964 is a little late for a Coathanger S, I thought. Nevertheless, the font looks correct to me, even though it’s on a sunburst dial.

Does anybody know if this ref also exists as a Seamaster without “600”, or might this be a replacement dial in an otherwise correct watch?

Thanks in advance! 😀
 
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I'm still learning to spot redialed Omegas, so take this with a grain of salt.

This looks to me like it might be a retouched dial. In particular, the holes in the 'e' and the second 'a' in Seamaster stick out as possibly having an extra layer of paint. Additionally, the Seamaster text looks much better that the Omega text.

Please school me if I'm wrong.
 
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Thanks for the response, I don’t quite see what you mean, though. Here’s a close-up of both words, albeit taken from the same picture posted above:

 
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I don’t quite see what you mean, though.

The silver/base color semicircle inside the 'e' looks to me like it's been painted over. It looks to me like it's lighter than the silver/base color circle inside the 'a' next to it. It also looks to me like it may sit higher up above the rest of the paint in the print.



The 'G' looks to me a bit heavier/bolder than the 'E' and 'A' to either side of it. Especially the the top of the 'G' and the right side where the horizontal line meets the circumference.

 
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Pretty certain the top of the A in "OMEGA" is supposed to look similar to the points on the M (serif)
 
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You guys are way overanalyzing, and remember it's just a picture, not watch in hand.

I think it's genuine. The vintage database is not 100% correct.
 
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You guys are way overanalyzing, and remember it's just a picture, not watch in hand.

I think it's genuine. The vintage database is not 100% correct.

Thanks, @sleepyastronaut and @connieseamaster but indeed those aren't issues I'm too worried about. I sincerely hope this doesn't come across arrogant - it's really not meant this way - but I'm with the Skunk regarding authenticity of the dial itself, don't have doubts there so far. All I am wondering is if this dial could have started life in this ref, eg. if 136.011 is a SM600, a SM and a Genève.
 
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You said you looked at the Omega Vintage database, which seems clear to me. That reference, 136.0011, could be one of "Seamaster", "Seamster 600", or "Geneve". You have the "Seamaster" variant.

I don't see where the confusion comes in. It's likely correct and as delivered from the factory. There is no reason to suspect otherwise.
 
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I would say this dial does'nt belong to this watch. I did'nt do a internet search but (out of my head) I've never seen this dial on a 136.011
 
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The caseback is correct for a 136.011. The crown not.
 
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I would say this dial does'nt belong to this watch. I did'nt do a internet search but (out of my head) I've never seen this dial on a 136.011
Now you have. In this case, there's no reason to disbelieve the plain language on the Omega Vintage site.
 
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You said you looked at the Omega Vintage database, which seems clear to me. That reference, 136.0011, could be one of "Seamaster", "Seamster 600", or "Geneve". You have the "Seamaster" variant.

I don't see where the confusion comes in. It's likely correct and as delivered from the factory. There is no reason to suspect otherwise.

I might miss something here, but all I see in the vintage database is this:

And here’s the link:

https://www.omegawatches.com/de/watch-omega-seamaster-600-st-136-0011
 
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I would keep your money for that 80's speedy... 😁

Haha, that’s not up for debate - this is really just curiosity-driven. 😀
Also, you could indeed keep my money for that 80s Speedy if you decided to sell yours. 😉
 
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Haha, that’s not up for debate - this is really just curiosity-driven. 😀
Also, you could indeed keep my money for that 80s Speedy if you decided to sell yours. 😉
I made a mistake. It's from 1995!!
 
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EN-US version:


Interesting that not all versions are the same.

There we go, differences in the archive versions are indeed new to me. Thanks a lot, that’s all my questions answered. 😀
 
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There we go, differences in the archive versions are indeed new to me. Thanks a lot, that’s all my questions answered. 😀
Not for me. I still dont think that dial belongs to this watch... I dont trust the database. Saw too many mistakes. 📖