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Uncommon Omega Seamaster Chronometer

 
 By: MSNWatch : August 14th, 2009-08:13
I chanced upon this uncommon seamaster chronometer in nice original condition. Thanks to our moderator, I have a certain fondness now for vintage omegas and seamaster chronometers to me are particularly interesting. According to the vintage omega database...

nice one MSN. i miss selling my 751 cal seamaster

 
 By: G99 : August 14th, 2009-09:43
the stupid thing is i knew they were scarce and people wanted them but i still let it go if i'm not wrong i think this is an early 70's and the movement is one of the first ETA based ones to be used by Omega. the beginning of the end until the 8500 calibr...

nice catch....

 
 By: FanFrancisco : August 14th, 2009-09:51
i wanted to add one SM chronometer in my collection for long time. congrats on your nice catch. stefan

Very interesting...

 
 By: gatorcpa : August 14th, 2009-10:00
...I learned something new today. I saw a watch like yours for sale on another forum recently. There was no inside caseback picture and I was comparing it to a cal. 564 Seamaster Chronometer, which is very similar. I had thought the other watch to be a re...

Cal 564

 
 By: jcreid : August 22nd, 2009-03:35
Regarding your calibre 564, Desmond Guilfoyle has a lengthy assessment of the history of Omega calibres, and he makes the statement that mny consider the 564 to be the best production movement EVER! Shortly after I read his blog, I happened to find one at...

Very interesting Indeed

 
 By: mondodec : August 14th, 2009-18:03
This one seems to be a homage of the 168.0022 (and that whole series of similar cases that housed 564s and 751s) as Gators 168.0065 was a homage to the 14900/168.005. Both appear to have been made for the Japanese market (While the listing for the 0065 ha...

Great catch!

 
 By: amanico : August 15th, 2009-08:46
Very nice looking Chronometer, indeed. Sober, elegant, timeless. When was it made? Thanks for sharing, Best, Nicolas

Movement serial number dates it to 1973 [nt]

 
 By: MSNWatch : August 15th, 2009-08:53
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