Thanks much Neil.C, it's also a nice story.
It's a kind present from a moderator on Omega Forums and his wife--she initially was the intended recipient but found it "too old".
He saw me posting 1940s watches and very generously sent it my way with a mission to wear it.
Quite a privilege, and a very gracious gesture.
Thank you the dial is nice and actually quit subtle. I am fairly certain you are right about the 565 but to be honest I have just been to check the service paperwork and I can't find it so that is really bugging me now.
It's the automatic one where you pull out and push back in to move the date on.
This is why I love vintage omegas, a similar Rolex thread would be 5 different watches with selection of dials supporting minute differences in font spacing and serif along with the obligatory meet up shot from Hong Kong.
This is a great thread - in fact its set me off again as regards wanting another vintage piece, hence a WTB posted earlier this evening ☺
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Haven't seen one of these make an appearance yet...
Love it and is worn very regualry...
That's what I'm looking for, Seamaster Deville in gold , ideally with seamonster logo and no inscriptions.
Buying with my collectors head on, so taking my own advice and prepared to pay a strong price for a minter. Plenty of these in the States, often 14ct with plain casebacks and inscriptions. Weak pound, import tax and over-ambitious prices aren't helpful. A nice 9ct example in the UK would suit me.
Paul
One of the posh shops in London (can`t remember which) has the Seamaster 166.032 exactly like mine for sale, reduced from £1495 to £995. Saw it in the window on my recent Wembley Rugby League final trip.....had too much beer to remember where I saw it! It's certainly a rare one, I`ve seen several with silver hands and batons and I`ve seen a few with just the date (cal 565 movement, mine's a 752). The watch has a bit more 'presence' than many of the smaller vintage watches. I spent ages refinishing mine correctly, not the easiest to do. The grained finish on the bezel is tricky to get right, but that applies to most watches with grained and polished finishes.
Definitely one of my all-time favourite watches, I had a gold-capped one which I sold a few years ago and I sometimes wish I`d kept it.
Paul
Recent purchase, knowing that it needs to get a service and bit of a refurb. Think it will be going to STS as they seem to be the most recommended.
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Here's my big triangle seamaster
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Some super looking watches here.
This is my Seamaster:
Cream of the crop... I always wanted a Pie Pan Constellation with arrowheads. 40th birthday present - and it looks as good as anything out there!
This one gave me a few issues when I picked it up... now the second hand stutters around the dial but keeps great time and looks good on fabric
I love the patina on this one...
Stuttering seconds hand is a relatively easy fix. There is a small spring which tensions the seconds pinion and prevents this, but if it's adjusted too strongly the amplitude drops significantly because there's more resistance in the wheel train. The trick is to adjust the spring tension to just prevent the stuttering; if this is done correctly it'll only drop the amplitude by around 5° which is fine.
Paul
Just reading back and spotted this.
It is nice (good size too, for regular wear, I think) - It's a 166.066 "big yellow" Seamaster with what 'some people' described as "Omega's best movement ever", the Cal 565.
I see another in the thread too - It came with a silver chapter ring too, but yellow lifts it a bit, I think.
M
It is the only Omega I have its just vintage 1985 speedmaster moonphase moonwatch
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A couple of very different Constellations.
I have the original bracelet for this one but I prefer it on leather (ostrich in this case):
I have 2 of these f300s. Rubbish photos but I was trying to catch the dial textures:
walkerwek1958, I really like the 166.032.
There are some great watches on this thread. I’d love a Seamaster chrono like Neil C’s.
First post on the forum though I've been lurking for a while. Here's my Seamaster De Ville at the present time. The dial is lovely on this one but it's been running like a dog so Brendan to the rescue with his superb work. Looking for a new strap for the watch so some suggestions would be welcome.
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Oh dear, I just knew this thread would lead to un-natural stirrings....I owned a lovely Seamaster 176.007.....and stupidly sold it. Now I see a few very smart examples and wonder why I got rid. What I was unaware of at the time was the number of slight variations on the hour markers. Does anyone have intimate knowledge of this model, any guidance appreciated via PM.
Bin that request, just found a whole host of info on the movement and case!!!
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Are you sniffing around the blue dials again?
In my humble view, the applied indices are the ones to go for, and the richness of the blue on these dials far exceeds that of the other options. For some reason the lume also seems to stand the test of time better on these dials.
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Any excuse...