This "strange" Seamaster

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baoquang

·Oct 3, 2019

Long time no see, guys,

I have to decide quickly about this one, and this confuses me ever since my "career" of collecting vintage Omega. What are your thoughts here?

 

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michael22

·Oct 3, 2019

Omega Seamaster DeVille rare caliber 613 quickset manual wind 1968 136.020 De Vil…

Closest I could get.

 

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baoquang

·Oct 3, 2019

michael22

Omega Seamaster DeVille rare caliber 613 quickset manual wind 1968 136.020 De Vil…

Closest I could get.

not that case 😀 thanks for the input

 

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michael22

·Oct 3, 2019

You're right.
I followed a link from this ref. Seamaster De Ville Omega 1962 BD 165.0020

14K, but no date.

 

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Davidt

·Oct 3, 2019

@baoquang what are your thoughts?

 

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baoquang

·Oct 3, 2019

Davidt

@baoquang what are your thoughts?

almost ready to pull the trigger... font on dial seems right, hands right, crown correct, I have seen that case...

just the whole combination is...

 

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ConElPueblo

·Oct 3, 2019

Apart from the eighties quartz Seamaster, I don't recall ever seeing a true "Omega Style" pie pan Seamaster before and if I were to nit-pick the spacing of Swiss Made looks a bit awkward to me. Apart from that, I have a hard time seeing why it shouldn't be correct - very special watch! The black parts are onyx inlays and not paint, correct?

 

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baoquang

·Oct 3, 2019

ConElPueblo

Apart from the eighties quartz Seamaster, I don't recall ever seeing a true "Omega Style" pie pan Seamaster before and if I were to nit-pick the spacing of Swiss Made looks a bit awkward to me. Apart from that, I have a hard time seeing why it shouldn't be correct - very special watch! The black parts are onyx inlays and not paint, correct?

hoped for your reply 😉 indices are onyx... the most ridiculous piece in the recent years for me

 

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ConElPueblo

·Oct 3, 2019

baoquang

hoped for your reply 😉 indices are onyx... the most ridiculous piece in the recent years for me

It would be a good idea to hear notabilities like @hoipolloi and @X350 XJR if they have come across similar.

 

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baoquang

·Oct 3, 2019

@gatorcpa & @ulackfocus ... if they are still here too

 

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baoquang

·Oct 3, 2019

mr. @MSNWatch, please 😀

 

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baoquang

·Oct 3, 2019

I pulled...

 

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gatorcpa

·Oct 3, 2019·ΩF InvestiGator

Sorry, I have no insight into this piece. All the parts look correct, but I have never seen a combination like that.

I would be interested to see the case reference number.
gatorcpa

 

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Davidt

·Oct 3, 2019

It looks so strange!

I’m no expert on these but the font/serifs etc seem to look correct. The cross hair seems slightly thick but that might be the picture.

A pie pan Seamaster DeVille though?!?!

 

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baoquang

·Oct 3, 2019

gatorcpa

Sorry, I have no insight into this piece. All the parts look correct, but I have never seen a combination like that.

I would be interested to see the case reference number.
gatorcpa

it is 166.020

 

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baoquang

·Oct 3, 2019

last update: we private chatted with a notable Omega vintagist and the final consesus is... there is no consesus 😀 ... as he told me: "let's consider it is a strange, unknown bird and let it go..."

 

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cristos71

·Oct 3, 2019

All the hands look too long to me.

As for the dial, well it looks correct, although I've never seen one like that before.

 

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Waltesefalcon

·Oct 3, 2019

Wow, that is a strange one. It looks like it is probably legit, but so weird it gives you pause.

 

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X350 XJR

·Oct 3, 2019·Vintage Omega Aficionado

Never seen a dial like that. Hands correct for a SMD but seem off in conjunction with the PP dial, SWISS MADE seems odd as previously noted.

There are still many Omega oddities still waiting to be seen.

 

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Davidt

·Oct 3, 2019

My other concern with this would be the fact that some of the ‘better’ redials seem to be on DeVilles. Possibly due to the fact that the black dialled DeVilles are so sought after.