Sad little seamaster

124watchfan · Post by **124watchfan** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 4:31 pm

Heres one I picked up for chump change on the big auction site. A little vintage seamaster caliber 500 circa 1957 or so. The dial was refinished at some point in its sad life. Rather poorly I might add. Not sure what to do with this one yet. It keeps chronometer time. It may get resold as I don't need a fixer upper. Who knows, Kirk Rich may have a go at it later down the road. I kinda like the proportions. I just may keep it as a beater.

Post by **DMB** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:12 pm

IS that a stretch bracelet? Man, my dad used to wear those on all his watches.

124watchfan · Post by **124watchfan** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:22 pm

DMB wrote:IS that a stretch bracelet? Man, my dad used to wear those on all his watches.

Yup a speidel. Normally I just toss them in the garbage but I don't have a spare strap for this one. I can't tell you how many people over 70 I see wearing them. They must pass these things out at AARP meetings.

moishlashen · Post by **moishlashen** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 5:58 pm

I have to get one of those-that looks finer than frog hair to me bud.

demer03 · Post by **demer03** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 6:09 pm

Funny, I was in a local jeweler's...hasn't be updated since the early 80's, and the Spiedel spinner is fully stocked on th latest twist-o-flex options from 1975....just waiting for the next big fashion trend...

CesarG · Post by **CesarG** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 7:42 pm

What's the caliber? Looks sweet

Kieron · Post by **Kieron** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:01 pm

124watchfan wrote:...caliber 500 circa 1957 or so...

Good movement Mike but like you say, the dial...

CesarG · Post by **CesarG** » Thu Aug 11, 2011 8:07 pm

Can't read when I'm drunk. Thanks, Kie

poppydog · Post by **poppydog** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 3:20 am

Nice piece. I'm really only into dive watches, but lately, I've been interested in older Omega Seamasters. They carry a lot of history. Congratulations.

Post by **River Rat** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 4:04 am

124watchfan wrote:
DMB wrote:IS that a stretch bracelet? Man, my dad used to wear those on all his watches.
Yup a speidel. Normally I just toss them in the garbage but I don't have a spare strap for this one. I can't tell you how many people over 70 I see wearing them. They must pass these things out at AARP meetings.

Hey don't make fun of AARP I am old enough to join it.But I don't use those speidel bracelets on any of my watches.Nice Omega seamaster you just got.

Post by **SCM64** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 4:10 am

I think it's cool.

124watchfan · Post by **124watchfan** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 6:36 am

Thanks guys. It has a nice case and the movement is in very good shape but it does have one of those 10 foot redials. Looks nice from 10 feet but....
At any rate I'll sit on it for a while. It's been in my possession for a few years now. It was purchased before I knew what I was doing in the vintage world and it didn't break the bank.

Fergie · Post by **Fergie** » Thu Sep 01, 2011 4:03 pm

It's been a long while since I took an active interest in anything watch related. so please forgive me for being a bit of a tit on this one. What's wrong with the dial? I only ask so I can learn everything I forgot whilst having my brain sucked out by Facebook over the past year or two.

124watchfan · Post by **124watchfan** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:52 am

Fergie wrote:It's been a long while since I took an active interest in anything watch related. so please forgive me for being a bit of a tit on this one. What's wrong with the dial? I only ask so I can learn everything I forgot whilst having my brain sucked out by Facebook over the past year or two.

Unfortunately I dont have a macro of the dial. If I did you would see that the script was poorly redone and misaligned and the minute track doesn't hit all the markers right. It is a piss poor refinish and quite frankly if I paid for the refinish it would have gone back for another try. I don't understand why people accepted such poor workmanship when the original dial probably was in decent shape to begin with.

Fergie · Post by **Fergie** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 12:24 pm

Thanks Mike

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