zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

Greetings,

I am about to inherit a vintage Omega watch, and was looking for both information and advice. I believe the watch is a 1960's Omega that my father, who is in a nursing home, picked up on a business trip in Europe.

I do not wish to sell the watch, rather, my intention is to make this my dress watch.

First, the description:

This watch is labeled on the dial:

Omega

Automatic

Seamaster

Deville

The watch looks much more like a DeVille than a current Seamaster.

On the back of the watch, it says:

Seamaster

It has a picture of some kind of creature in the middle of the back

Waterproof.

It does not seem to have a screw back.

The watch has a full-sized sweep second hand and a date display at 3:00. The watch came with strap, not a bracelet. The hours are marked by single bars (no numerals) with a double bar at 12:00.

The case seems to be stainless steel (it's not gold). The dial is silvery / white, and is in pretty good shape. The crystal needs some work, as
it has a lot of fine scratches.

The watch works, but seems to run slow. I believe my father had this watch serviced only once, when a problem occured.

So, any information you fine folks can provide about the age of this watch, along with movement used, whether it's really a Seamaster or a DeVille, etc. would be great.

Second, the advice:

Where is a good place to send the watch for service? Would they also be able to do the work on the crystal? I think I would like a nice strap, as opposed to a bracelet, for this watch. Any suggestions on material and source for this strap?

Thanks so much in advance.

Colin