*UPDATE* Is this right decision for husbands 60th,1961 Seamaster?

I just wanted to say a HUGE (HUGE) thank you to all the members who kindly shared their time, knowledge, opinions & advice in my quest to find my hubby his birthday watch.
As one of the ‘uninitiated’ (not now I might add!) it has been a bit of a minefield out there finding a balance between what a collector would deem an ideal buy against just finding what I know now to be called a honest vintage watch (for an honest vintage man!). Someone mentioned ‘buy the seller/dealer’ & so I found this young man, James Kibble from Kibble Watches, a dealer yes, but having missed a watch he was selling I cannot rate him highly enough sourcing me a watch & helping me in my endeavours. https://kibblewatches.co.uk/ . I haven’t posted on here to get any feedback but he deserves a mention amongst the watch aficionados on this forum & has restored my faith in dealing with a dealer.
So I have settled on this 1966 Seamaster 166.022 (yes all the advice not be so fixed on 1961 was absolutely right), coming with the original BOR bracelet (see even learned the lingo now!) & a casual soft leather strap which I know he’ll prefer. I feel it’s perfect for him, honest, has good background, (previously serviced by Omega with the original parts returned, had idea to make these into a clear resin coaster like the photo so always in view on my husband’s desk!) & a warranty. A fair price & not overpriced like the one I first asked the forums advice on! I am thrilled (and relieved tbh!) & I hope the recipient is as well when he’s given it on the 22nd April.
So my thanks & appreciation again to you all, keep safe & take care - Vicky
ps. and after the 22nd April all my husband will hear is me saying (loudly) that he now has 7 years to find me that diamond faced Omega I just happened to stumble upon!!

Great news and I hope he enjoys it. This is a really good choice.

Your last photo is something else as those parts are not for this watch.

Best wishes, Chris

congrats on a long, and interesting journey, with a successful completion.
looks great on that strap, i'm sure he will love it.

I've loved following you on this little journey, Vicky, and I hope you husband enjoys the watch as much as I know many here would. Please do write a postscript letting us know his reaction (assuming it's a positive reaction!)

So glad you’re happy with your purchase, you’ve come a long way, and it’s so good you can now feel great about every aspect of this purchase. 👍
Really looking forward to the next update when he gets it, and interested of course to see the Omega you stumbled upon which you’d like for yourself. 😉

Best regards,
S

Fantastic outcome for you @VickyG, it's a nice piece - I'm betting the outcome on 22nd April will be more than positive...

Mine happens to be 23rd April, us Taurians have good taste 👍

oh my, that’s some collection, lucky, lucky lady, they are stunning

Thank you, plan to show my hubby (after his birthday) all the posts & replies so he understands exactly what I’ve been doing!

When you said you’d been a fraud investigator it was clear you would see it through 😉
Hunting for Vintage watches takes method and attention to detail - you can’t leave things to chance. Everything has to check out- it’s like a puzzle.
Not to mention detecting and weeding out the bad people.

just a thought... you could print them up and present it as a booklet... before giving him the watch, to build the suspense.

Fine idea, liking it!

If anyone has any links to buying or are selling (or has one they would part with) I’d love to get a vintage 60’s strap buckle to complete the watch......becoming obsessed now!!