Omega - Double Stamped

 "But look closer. But look closer still. Look at the "A" in "Tiffany" and see a picture of me as a young child." - John Mayer on the 1st episode of "Talking Watches"

     It's true. Take a look at this  Omega and it will look like a very clean example of your everyday, normal, very charming 1960's Seamaster. But upon closer examination you'll see an extra line of text that you just don't see everyday .. "Meister." 
     Meister was a high end retail store located in Switzerland. Back in the 1960's and 1970's Meister - similar to Tiffany's & Rolex - received watches from Omega at which point in time they were then allowed to stamp the name of their retail store directly on the dial. 
    This, at least to me personally, is what I love about vintage watches. Something so simple, unassuming, understated and completely under the radar. It looks like a normal seamaster until you take a closer look. Make no mistake - from a technical standpoint it is no way superior to its non Meister branded Seamaster brother. There are though less double stamped Meister dial seamasters floating around. For those - like me - who are into owning something more unique and rare its worth paying a little bit of a premium for. We are extremely pleased to be offering this example here in our vintage watch shop. 

ABOUT THIS WATCH

Omega Seamaster - Meister Retail signed. 

REFERENCE: 14743

YEAR: 1960s

SERIAL: Unknown

CASE: The 34mm gold capped over stainless steel case has been polished in the past. The lugs retain some of their original definition but the edges have softened over time. The desirable seamaster hippocampus on the caseback is in good shape without any major wear. The case is completed by its original, omega signed, flat foot crystal and crown. 

DIAL:  A super clean, white sunburst finished, cross-hair dial stamped with "Meister" retail name at 6 o'clock. The tritium lume on the alpha hands have aged to an attractive beige and match the lume on the dial perfectly. 

MOVEMENT:  automatic omega, caliber movement. The watch winds, sets, and runs good. Service history is unknown. The watch was manually timed over a 24 hour period. The 24 hours included periods of wear and non-wear. When compared to atomic EST the watch over those 24 hours gained 27 seconds.

BRACELET:  Comes on a genuine leather strap. 

ACCESSORIES: Watch only. 

BANK WIRE PRICE: $1,250 shipped.