Thoughts on my First Vintage Watch?

WatchmakerTheory

Hello,

Last month I won a 1958 Omega Seamaster on ebay. This was my first vintage watch purchase, but I've had my eye out for a vintage Seamaster for nearly a year. I particularly enjoy how the patina looks, and the golden hour markers complement it nicely. I couldn't be happier with my decision.

Now that the honeymoon phase has worn off, I figured I'd ask for some unbiased feedback. Here's some quick facts about the watch:

I paid a total of $400 for it (which I think is a fair price, but not an exceptionally good deal)

Watch was serviced in 9/2015.

Loses ~10-15 seconds/day when I wear it. I've heard anything under +/- 30 can be considered good for this model.

Case, movement, crystal, hands, and crown are all original, per my understanding.

Does anything I posted sound incorrect? I'm also curious to know if the watch has been polished at all, if anyone can tell by looking.

Thanks!

Dr No

A ref 2849 should be a Seamaster Calendar.

My guess is that the dial and movement (along with hands) from a scrapped gold Omega were transplanted into the 2849 case.

Cordially,

Art

Spacefruit

Well for $400 that's an attractive funky dial.....if you happen to like that sort of thing, which I do...

Dr No

You're right. I've got the US version of the 2849, which has a slightly different case, but the one originally posted differs from both.

Which leads us to a replacement case back. Not likely from a cost standpoint, but in the profile image, the back looks as though it has crisper edges than the case. That may be the extent of parts swapping with this particular watch.

Art

CanberraOmega

Agree. Original dial, nice patina.
Movement also looks reasonable, but given the 10sec/day, a service might be in order.

ConElPueblo

Not debating whether accuracy is a measurement of service needs, but do you really think that 10sec/day is outside the norm for a 50+ years old (non-chronometer) watch? I'd be satisfied.

gatorcpa

Actually, the watch is Ref. 2846. What make this confusing is that Omega used dual-referenced casebacks on these.

http://naligazone.com/index.php/data-watch/omega/caliber-5/cal-500/ko-2846

The casebacks are identical on both the Ref. 2849 and 2846 and can be interchanged. A quick Google search shows several non-date Ref. 2846 with 2849 casebacks. I can't believe that all are frankenwatches. What I haven't seen is a non-date Seamaster in a single-referenced 2846 case.

The OP's watch is a nice original example, showing lots of Kyletina. I think the hands are correct as well. The case was over polished, but that's common on these. Price is good in the current market.
gatorcpa