zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: I'm looking at purchasing a used Omega
: Seamaster from 1965 ish, but I cant seem to
: find it anywhere on the interent. its is a
: SS watch with english numerals all around
: it. Has anybody seen this watch can someone
: tell me more abbout it?

I'm not sure what you mean by 'English' numbers. The two numbering systems used on watches are Arabic numbers (1, 2, 3...) and Roman numerals (I, II, V, X...). Unless somehow you meant the numbers were printed as English words (one, two, three...)?

I don't remember seeing any Seamasters from that period with numbers all the way around. Most have either just markers or numbers only at 12, 3, 6, and 9.

For a definitive answer, ask Omega at watch@omega.ch. They are the only place that has a complete listing of every Omega watch made.

Also, it is quite possible that the one you saw was not original. Many watches from that period were 'redialed' -- meaning they had their dials completely repainted when they went in for service. It was not that unusual for people to partially or significantly change the dial when this was done. For example, Omega made very few black dial models back then. So many people had the dials repainted black. Similarly, someone may have had the dial repainted so they could have numbers all the way around on theirs.