Thoughts about this 1958 Seamaster?

Hi again fellow Omega collectors. I have this 1958 Seamaster locally available and considering purchasing it.

But I'm not that knowledgeable about this model, so thought to ask here if you guys see any red flags. It's supposed to be all original (except buckle, but that I have in my collection).

Indeed ! 👍

Love it. Good luck on the negotiation.

The dial is beautiful. The lume has surprisingly nicely aged.

Thanks, yes, I have a decent geiger counter (GQ GMC-500+) which I use to get a rough, comparative idea how much radiation each radium watch emits.

Most of my vintage watches are without or with Tritium lume. So when I rotate them this one isn't going to burden me much even though it probably will be quite high emission specimen.

Interestingly I have noticed that there's quite a lot of variation in radium "potency" as well. Seems that as a rough rule of thumb, older the watch the higher radiation radium lume it has. So being from late -50s this one might not be that high radiation, will see. Though my currently highest radiation watch is 1960 Longines Flagship 30LS.

I can report back about this aspect too when I get the watch.

Thanks everyone for your comments. I just finalized the purchase and will get the watch next week. If someone is interested the price ended up being 1400€ or $1640.

I will post a wrist shot and that radiation info when I get it. Oh and I too think that the lume has aged nicely without getting black burn or greenish tint.