zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

Sally, I am pretty sure that Omega did not make "gold tone" watches during the early 1960s. They were either gold, or gold capped over stainless steel. There were some US-made Seamaster deVilles that were gold toned, but I believe those came out in the late 1960's. If you are correct that the watch is from around 1962, and was all gold in color (not stainless on back) then it was probably real gold.

: Hi Steve,

: Thanks so much for offering to help.

: I have looked at your website and am so
: impressed with your diligence and generosity
: in providing such information on the web.
: Your efforts are greatly appreciated.

: The jeweler had to replace the crystal and to
: clean the watch in October, 2005, so I still
: have the receipt from that time. The only
: information he provided was that the watch
: was a Seamaster "gold tone", and
: this information was recorded by the clerk
: who took the watch, not the watch expert.

: There is no other identifying information from
: the jeweler. She did call to give us the
: estimate for the work they would do and was
: passionate about what a treasure the watch
: is and how lucky we were to have it.

: My uncle and mother have said that his father
: referred to it as a gold watch, and my
: grandfather always liked to buy the top end.
: Unfortunately, there is no proof that the
: watch is gold. My uncle and mother date the
: watch in the 1960s, but that is as close as
: I can get the date unfortunately.

: We took the watch back in late April 2006
: because there was a problem with the stem.

: When the watch was my father's, he had a
: different jeweler that he would take it to
: when necessary, so I should probably check
: with him to see if he has any information. I
: doubt that he would have that information
: though, because my father died five years
: ago.

: The catalog on your website from 1962 with the
: Seamasters and Seamaster De Villes has a
: watch that looks very similar to my
: grandfather's including the band.

: Again, many thanks for all your help.

: Sincerely,

: Sally