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I have what is represented to be a circa-1980 vintage Seamaster Quartz, gold-filled stainless, with date and two-toned stainless band. Here's the kicker: while it has quick-change for hour and date, the minute hand can be adjusted only by pulling the crown out and then depressing a tiny button on the side of the watch, a few mm to the right of the crown. This can only be done with a tool, not with one's fingers. This causes the second hand to advance rapidly clockwise, and the minute hand follows suit. I can't see any way to do this backward, so adjusting the minute hand backward is a pain.
One opinion is that nobody would design a watch this way. I replied, not today, but back in the dawn of a new technology it was conceivable. The maker may have assumed the dealer would set the time before sale, and again when the battery expired.
The Omega logo is on the dial, the crown, both sides of the clasp, and the watch back with seahorse.
Does anybody have an opinion on this? All information much appreciated.
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