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  1. Rasputin The Mad Monk of OF Aug 12, 2018

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    Do you guys believe this is an unpolished 2577 case?
     
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  2. BenBagbag Aug 12, 2018

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    Could be. Facets are clearly visible. The case looks good to me.
     
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  3. sdre Aug 12, 2018

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    I have a similar seamaster. Likewise, the chamfers/bevels are very very clear.
     
  4. BenBagbag Aug 12, 2018

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    Other things are off about it though. Dial has lume and hands don't. Shouldn't it be an applied logo? I think it may be a redial...
     
  5. Canuck Aug 12, 2018

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    For comparison, here is a NOS, unpolished 2627. You be the judge.

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  6. BenBagbag Aug 12, 2018

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    This is beautiful. However, it is not NOS nor is the shape of the case the same as the 2577.
     
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  7. Rasputin The Mad Monk of OF Aug 12, 2018

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    I know the inside of caseback is marked 2577. Do you think the case itself isn’t a 2577?

    Or are you referring to @Canuck ’s watch?
     
  8. BenBagbag Aug 12, 2018

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    I was saying Canuck's example is not a 2577, so it shouldn't be used to compare to the example in your OP. Yours looks like a 2577.
     
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  9. Canuck Aug 12, 2018

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    I shouldn’t have wasted your time by posting!
     
  10. ConElPueblo Aug 12, 2018

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    It's always a treat to see your Seamaster :thumbsup:

    @Rasputin, your 2577 looks somewhat off to me. The case is great, but I associate that specific type with early (circa 1952) Seamasters and that dial is certainly not that old. The hands, which don't reach the minute markers, looks as if they are of the variety that is filled with black paint and not luminous material. Though lume can go nearly black, here it looks as if it is paint.

    The dial is weird... Possibly a late service item or a redial.

    EDIT: Do you have a serial number for the movement?
     
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  11. Rasputin The Mad Monk of OF Aug 12, 2018

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    I appreciate the input on the other components but I want to make sure the case is indeed proper with minimal polish as I have not seen chamfers on this reference before.
     
  12. Sherbie Aug 12, 2018

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    For what its worth, i dont think this ref, nor the 2576, had chamfers on the lugs - i always thought that the lugs were the large rectangle, slab sided type ( sometimes called bombay i think?)
     
  13. jimmyd13 Aug 12, 2018

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    Those bevels bothered me on first sight. I couldn't recall a case with tapering facets, so I set to hunting. This is the reference on Omega's site: https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/watch-omega-seamaster-omega-ck-2577

    Comparing your photo to that as well as others that are available online, I don't think yours has been polished but it does exhibit some softening that you would expect from regular use. To my eyes, the dial has lume (contrary to the comment above). Crown's correct. All in all, it seems pretty honest.
     
  14. Georgieboy58 Aug 12, 2018

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    The complaint was that dial has lume but hands haven't.
     
  15. BenBagbag Aug 12, 2018

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    I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. That was not my intention.

    I think some 2577 do have chamfers and some do not. I hope to add a 2577 to my collection soon. ;)
     
  16. jimmyd13 Aug 12, 2018

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    ::facepalm2::
     
  17. Tony C. Ωf Jury member Aug 12, 2018

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    I have not seen a 2577 with such lugs, so I believe it to have been refinished.

    If someone can post another example, please do so.
     
  18. ConElPueblo Aug 12, 2018

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    @tdn-dk, you had a Seamaster with the same "SEAMASTER" legend on the caseback, IIRC - could you show the case on yours?


    EDIT: The closest to the lugs on that case I've seen are the bevels on the 2849 Seamaster Calendar. They are quite pronounced.
     
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  19. tamura Aug 12, 2018

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    Some pictures of my 2576 - excelent condition, but NOS - no!...
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  20. Tony C. Ωf Jury member Aug 12, 2018

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    Interesting – thanks! :thumbsup:

    Probably fair to assume that a small percentage of 2577 had the same lugs, so I stand corrected.