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Andreas-am
·New with me: Omega Seamaster 600 with grey textured dial with some patina but still great! 😀
The Many Faces of Seamaster 600 – Show Us Your Variant!
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Makesbelieve
·Here's my relatively simple 600 but it's that simplicity that I find so elegant. I'm wearing it here with an Omega 'serpentine bracelet’ Ref. 2028
The guy I purchased it off was the original owner and was reluctantly parting with it to 'downsize his life'. When he sold it to me he said it was like 'saying goodbye to an old friend'. I now send him sporadic email updates as to its journeys through the world so the two old friends can still stay in touch.
The guy I purchased it off was the original owner and was reluctantly parting with it to 'downsize his life'. When he sold it to me he said it was like 'saying goodbye to an old friend'. I now send him sporadic email updates as to its journeys through the world so the two old friends can still stay in touch.
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Davidt
·New with me: Omega Seamaster 600 with grey textured dial with some patina but still great! 😀
Great example. Congrats
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hmmmcamu
·1964
OMEGA Seamaster 600
Caliber 611 manual wind Case Ref#: 136.011
OMEGA Seamaster 600
Caliber 611 manual wind Case Ref#: 136.011
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Andreas-am
·@hmmmcamu Congratulations. Simple and beautiful sunburst dial. 😀
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samweldspoorly
·Thank you to everyone that contributed to this post. It is infinitely valuable to me. 😀
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hurst4hursts4
·After a very long day at the hospital waiting for my wife to finish surgery, I was doing my usual time killing scroll through watch listings. I stopped on this watch and set my phone down to help her. When I went to pick my phone up I somehow hit the purchase button and had absolutely no intention of doing so. The listing barely lists any details unfortunately. I’ve tried to look up details and the best I can figure is that this is clearly a redial. Does anyone else have any other information that they can share before I lose my mind on this costly mistake? The good news is that after hours of researching and reading up on Seamaster 600’s, I’m now a huge fan but only for a nice original example.
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Davidt
·Unfortunately it is a redial and the case is terrible. Look at the loss of gold plating on the lugs!
I'd really try and cancel this.
I'd really try and cancel this.
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SammyJ826
·New with me: Omega Seamaster 600 with grey textured dial with some patina but still great! 😀
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felsby
··I don't see any option in settings or profileWhat bracelet is that? Looks amazing!
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SammyJ826
·It came! Even better than I was expecting. I don’t think I’ve been this in love with a watch, ever. It’s in great shape, seems to run well, and the dial is brilliant. Probably gonna find a grey suede band for now, and see where things go. Pics:
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crystae
·Welcome to SM600 rogues’ gallery!
A little background information
Omega introduced the Seamaster 600 -series in 1964 and production lasted to 1969. SM600 proved to be a successful product for Omega and gigantic quantities were sold. At the time it was the entry level Seamaster, a rich man’s Genève, so the popularity makes sense. The name “600” is a reference to the family of calibers used: 601, 611 (date) and 613 (quickset date). These are manual wind watches.
Cases came in two sizes. References are:
Caliber 601: 135.011 (34.5mm) and 135.012 (32.5mm)
Calibers 611 & 613: 136.011 (34.5mm) and 136.012 (32.5mm)
Lug width is 18mm on all references.
In terms of dimensions and case design, the SM600 is a typical 1960s watch. It is quite slender and at 34.5mm feels very “vintage-y” on the wrist. To be honest, the case design is fairly austere and uninteresting – which means that it’s all about the dial. And luckily here we have something for everyone as Omega produced numerous variants, some being quite rare.
Text on the dial varies depending on production years: starting with Seamaster 600 (1964-1966), then Seamaster 600 Genève (1967-1968) and with late production models just having Genève (1968-1969) with the Seamaster 600 text omitted from the dial while the case back still features the engraved Seamaster logo.
I’m a fan of Seamaster 600. These are usually relatively affordable, 6xx caliber works great and you can find them in excellent condition due to the popularity of the line.
Further reading:
Everything you need to know about Omega Seamaster 600
Seamaster Companion & Technical dials
Seamaster 600 & 30 with Black ‘Military’ Style Dial - Reference Thread
Here’s my trio: black/gold, white/gold and black/technical. Let’s see Your SM600!
Bonus pic of caseback with elegant engraving.
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crystae
·Newbie to the Omega world! Supposedly this is a 1964 but I’ve never seen another face like this…open to all input. Love it all the same (and obviously not an original band).
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Davidt
·That dial’s not original, it’s been repainted.
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kfranzk
·I am very astonished, that the Seamaster 600 is not a divers tool watch like the SM 200 or 300 aso... Professional...
And what about this Omega ref 131.026 with cal 601, a similar case?
Its not marked Seamaster and the movement is not adjusted.
So its with 18k a more simple dress watch sister?
Konrad
And what about this Omega ref 131.026 with cal 601, a similar case?
Its not marked Seamaster and the movement is not adjusted.
So its with 18k a more simple dress watch sister?
Konrad
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hmmmcamu
·OMEGA Crystal part # - PZ5007L
with date magnifier @ 31.6 mm diameter
acrylic with metal tension ring
Omega offered the option of a magnifying lens crystal on certain models in the 1960s, though it was not standard on all watches. Magnifying date windows were special order and uncommon on some models like the Constellation, but they do appear occasionally. For the Seamaster models, very few early 1960s Seamasters had the cyclops magnifier at the date, suggesting it was not a common feature.
1964 OMEGA Seamaster 600 Calendar cal. 611 case ref.# 135.011
with date magnifier @ 31.6 mm diameter
acrylic with metal tension ring
Omega offered the option of a magnifying lens crystal on certain models in the 1960s, though it was not standard on all watches. Magnifying date windows were special order and uncommon on some models like the Constellation, but they do appear occasionally. For the Seamaster models, very few early 1960s Seamasters had the cyclops magnifier at the date, suggesting it was not a common feature.
1964 OMEGA Seamaster 600 Calendar cal. 611 case ref.# 135.011
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