Ok thanks for clarifying.

Thanks for the observations. I certainly wondered why there would be no lume on a dial with Swiss T written on it. I came up with a theory that “T Swiss T” meant lumed dial and hands whereas “Swiss T” indicated just the hands had lume on it. I could find no corroboration of this theory at all however.

I always suspected the hands were not original, If it is radium inside instead of tritium I guess I was correct.

 

Thanks for the interesting information. I agree on the looks. I just need to figure out a nice strap for it.

I appreciate your input. It would be really cool if you were right about the diaI, I’d always be extra happy to look at it and know it’s a survivor. I like this watch, and I doubt it’ll ever be worth enough for me to sell, it reminds me of my dad when I was a kid.

 

Thanks for clarifying what the single T means.

I think we are agreeing. It is possible for lumed hands non lumed dial to leave the factory. Rare but possible.

The single “t” may or may not denote this hence I said anecdotal evidence.



Also imho it looks legit.

 

I know I’m dragging up a long dead thread, but I finally took the Seamaster to a watchmaker. The Movement looks brand new. The watch master had never seen a case like it before. It has “Ross” written on it which I gather means it was cased in the US. The movement is a 550.

I took a couple of pictures of the case back and movement.

 

Yes, a US case LL6287, caliber 550 is correct. Serial number dates to ca 1961.

 

You should counsel your watchmaker and explain the drawbacks of resting the dial on a blob of dirty Rodico.

 

Seemed strange to me, but all I know about watchmaking is I shouldn't try it