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Vintage Omega Seamaster De Ville 165.020: Help w/crown

  1. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker Mar 23, 2017

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    I assume none are Omega as they all appear to be male on the crown, and all the split stems I've seen with Omega have been female on the crown.
     
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  2. M.C.B1974 Mar 23, 2017

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    What I have here are not Omega, several brands but these are mainly Benrus.
     
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  3. SeaSubRod Mar 23, 2017

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    Thanks again everyone! Regarding functionality of the male stem, I have a few other omega female stem/crown combos lying around and I tried some on the De Ville. One in particular worked very well and I would've kept it on had it been gold tone instead of steel. Will keep my eyes out for hands I guess, no rush at this point. Will report back on whether the new stem/crown combo work, cheers!
     
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  4. No Mercy Mar 24, 2017

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    This crown definitely fit the case & matching color:

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  5. SeaSubRod Apr 1, 2017

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    Success! Thanks for the help everyone. Cheers.
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  6. M.C.B1974 Apr 1, 2017

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    Hi SeaSubRod,

    Watch looks great!:thumbsup:
    Is that the crown you ordered from eBay?
     
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  7. SeaSubRod Apr 2, 2017

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    Indeed! Needs a little bit of aging to really match the rest of the watch, but oh well. Also still on the lookout for the minute hand! Thanks gents.