Interesting Seamaster.

[offshore]

Once a month, I visit our local Op Shop, which helps one of our charities, and "get going" all the watches which have been donated during the month.

They insist I must be paid...so we have struck a deal of $1 per watch....most are just a battery, and it gives the shop nice clean running watches to on sell.

Today, as I am working my way through the stack, I come across an Omega Seamaster Quartz, which I must admit , I have never seen before. So I pop the back, yep its a gen movement, install a new battery, and away we go. It was pretty grubby, so I gave it a bit of a cleanup, put it back in the stack, and moved on.

As I was finishing, the woman who runs the shop came out to see what I was owed.

So I pulled out the Omega, and said "What will you ask for this?"....."$20"...." Gee it could be worth a bit more than that!"...."Oh no, it was donated, so we'd be happy with that"...."Well how about you don't pay me today, and I'll take this in lieu!"...."Done"

So home I came with this little gem.

Its 38mm, and really super thin, reminds me more of a Conny than a Seamaster.

So who can cast any light on this, as I said, its not like anything I've seen before.

Please excuse the dirty shots, I couldn't be bothered setting up, so just took them sitting at the 'puter.

Offshore

[FxrAndy]

Never seen one like that, nice find!

[gran]

QUARTZ = super thin

[marinamm20]

nice seamaster - must be from some around the 80's ?

i got my seamaster in

[offshore]

Just checked the model number, and it comes up as a '75.

@Gran, I have another Seamaster quartz, a mans date...its my Dads 50 years service watch, given to him in 1979.

Its thin, but no where near as thin as this thing.

O/S

[andreww]

Your lucky day OS, cause I'm gonna give you the opportunity to double your money! $40, wadda ya say?

Awesome find!

[offshore]

Thanks Andreww, just a wonderful offer, however this one needs to stay with Papa for a while.

Thanks anyway!

I just noticed that it needs a pearl, so that sets up anther challenge.

[ubiquitous]

That's definitely an interesting piece! And quite the find, too!

I like the Plongeur-esque hands on it. Very cool!

[andreww]

I just noticed that it needs a pearl, so that sets up anther challenge.

Really? $35 then.

[ScottishJackal]

Nice find and payback for your charity work.

But I think it looks too wee on your wrists. Would be suited more in line with my feeble skinny wrists.

Seriously m8 if thinking on selling on give me a shout.

SJ

[P4GTR]

Lucky bastid. Thats nicely designed, especially for its era. I like the blood red print and the hands as Ubi stated, look very cool.

[fakemaster]

I'd donate at least a couple hundred to them for such a nice find.

[offshore]

I'd donate at least a couple hundred to them for such a nice find.

That would be a lovely gesture Fakey; just send it to me and I will onforward it to the charity!

Offshore.

[Anopsis]

Nice score! You could also just work for free, or hand your "pay" right back to them.

[fakemaster]

Do I get the watch?

Edited February 5, 2010 by fakemaster

[Ronin]

Another great looking Diver! Nice find...

[Simon Templar]

nice seamaster - must be from some around the 80's ?

i got my seamaster in

[Shundi]

Beautiful!

[OzTag]

Wow, there's some Karma for you!

Good find and definitely deserved

[Calebt]

Nice , sport it until you are no longer in need of it. Return it to the charity. Oh and also don't forget to take out your pay

[TeeJay]

Wow. Just, 'wow'

[redwatch]

Nice find O/S!!! Did you ever get the Seiko you were looking at?

[Richo]

Well my first post. Bought one of these watches around 1978. Just the same. A nice find