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I have the opportunity to purchase this watch. It is ref. 165.070/167.070 cal. 551 Never seen this model before, cant find i the Omega Book or on the Vintage Database Any comments? ...  

Hi Thomas, sorry to tell you that this watch is not legit, it most likely is a marriage. Let me explain: cal. 551 was not used in Seamaster chronometers! This particular case ref. is of a GENEVE chronometer and the Cal. 551 is legit for this ref. But the ... 

Thanks, but in the Omega book under cal. 551 it claims to be used in both Constellation and Seamasters and i have fund identical watches by googleing. Google "seamaster chronometer" or the ref's and pictures of similar will apear. Best Thomas ...  

So is it a rare collectable bird or a factory rebuild and not interresting ? Best Thomas ...  

Hi Thomas, I had a copy of the publication in "Klassik Uhren" where I took my information from. I think it is still a "suspicious" watch with uncertain DNA There are so many other appealing SM chronometer models to spend the money on, I would not consider... 

I will pass on this one. Best Thomas

I can only make an educated guess and say that info you have given sounding so certain might not be correct. I recently came into possession of a Seamaster that has “Seamaster Chronometer Officially Certified” on the dial, “167.070 ref. #i inside the back...  

Hi, you are totally correct with your statement that 167.070 is a legit chronometer. You have resurrected an old thread and meanwhile I have learned a lot about this subject. There was also an update in the journal I initially had cited. Six years have pa... 

. . . but thanks for your considerate reply, Erich. Just out of curiosity, have you ever seen a second or third generation full rotor SM no-date chronometer with a black dial? I've seen maybe two dozen altogether, and they've all had white dials. First ge... 

Hello Thomas! I disagree with all the comments about this watch being “suspicious”. Omega is known to use same caliber movements on different models, it is not an unseen event. I have received one as a gift last week (only need a maintenance and acrylic r... 

. . . are even scarcer than second generation models, of which one resides . . . . . . in my collection. Curiously, there seem to be more first generation SM chronometers fitted with a cal 352 movement than either second generation with cal 505 or third g...