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: Seller claimed watch was vintage 50's.
: From this website I have gleened that
: if the face surrounding the crystal is
: gold, the backside ought to be gold as well.
Not true. Not sure what you saw that made you believe that. But especially on Omegas from the 1950s and 60s, there were many that were 'gold top' or used filled or rolled gold. Seldom did gold watches of that era have gold backs.
: Omega make a Seamaster with a day/date and
: do/did Omega manufacture such a watch with a
: "an ultrawhite fine barley grain dial".
Only Omega knows for sure. Realize that this company has made TENS OF THOUSANDS of different models and variations over the past 150 years. So it is impossible for anyone without access to Omega's huge records to say exactly what was or wasn't ever made.
But I can tell you that Omega day/date models were mainly from the late 1960s through 1970s.
If you posted a link to the auction item, we could look at this specific watch and say if anything looked odd about it or its description.
In general, it is NOT advisable for a novice watchbuyer to buy a vintage watch on an auction site. Far better to shop at a reputable vintage watch dealer who will stand behind what they sold you. Buying from an auction site you have no idea who you are dealing with, how accurately they are describing the item, and virtually no recourse if it is not what you expected.
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