zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: I have a question about Omega case numbers. I
: see some cases, as in a Seamaster 300 have a
: 6 digit number like 166-024. I have one with
: a 5 gigit number like 52197. It's supposed
: to be from the 70's. How can I verify this?

Hi Rick,

as far as I know Omega started using the 6 digit case number system sometime in the early 60's.

I don't know of a 5 digit case number from the 70's. My initial feeling is that this is NOT correct.

A seamaster with a 5 digit case number "COULD/SHOULD" come from the early 60's

A word of warning on the 60's/70's Seamaster 300, it is probably one of the most faked watches available. Not all fakes are a couple of weeks old, there are fakes that are over 30 years old now !

So be very careful before buying a 300.

You might want to read Bill Sohne's excellent Seamaster 300 article which will give you a brief overview of the basic models.

If you find a 300 that you're interested in, please feel free to either post details here or contact me via E-mail.

The advantage of posting here, is that you'll reach a wider audience.

The disadvantage is that exactly THIS audience is probably your competition in eBay & you run the risk of alerting more potetntial buyers to a watch your interested in.

Finally, posting a picture ALWAYS helps.

I'm going to write a tutorial on how to do this soon.

All the Best

Steve