1966 OMEGA SEAMASTER De Ville Vintage
Automatic
Mens "Union Oil" Watch - 14K Gold with Rare Silver Box &
Papers
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Original - Rare & Extremely Cool Silver Omega Box with Union
Oil Logo & Original Papers
Original
Band & Buckle - Pleasing Condition - Fully Serviced ($695)
- 1 Year Warranty
Add a touch of mid-century modern
fashion to your dress watch collection with this 1960s Seamaster
De Ville.
Today's auction showcases this handsome
14K gold Omega Seamaster De Ville in pleasing condition with Union
Oil presentation. It is an uncommon model made for the U.S. market.
But what makes it so cool is its
rare original inner silver box with Omega and Union Oil logos,
outer cardboard box, Omega sleeve for the silver box, and original
Omega band and buckle - it is an amazing complete set!
The
inner box, which bears a factory custom engraved Union 76 logo
on the outside and Omega markings on the inside, is spectacular.
The Seamaster DeVille, showcasing
both refinement and high function, was the most important Omega
line from a sales perspective in the latter part of the 1960's
into the 1970's. It featured a monocoque - or one piece - case
which insured water resistance and a slim, elegant profile.
Powering the watch is Omega's top-tier caliber 550 movement, and
one of the superior 500's series movements used before Omega began
trying to reduce their costs. Arguably the finest mass-produced
automatic movement from era, despite the appreciation it receives
it too remains not yet fully appreciated.
The case measures 34mm in diameter without the crown, the diameter
of a Rolex Date watch.
This model has a solid flat case back and was often sold as a
corporate watch as it was well-suited to be engraved with a special
message.
Here, the 14K case is complete with a personalized engraving,
celebrating a gentleman named Clarence Wagner and his 41 years
of service to Union Oil Company in 1966. He would have started
his career there in 1925, 7 years before The Union Oil Company
of California (later known as Unocal) even introduced the Union
76 brand to their existing Union Oil service stations. Think of
the history this watch has seen.
The dial has vintage styled baton markers and with more highly
stylized markers at three, six, nine, and 12 o'clock. Its subtle
yet distinctive, geometric element gives the watch a mid-century
modern feel, reminiscent of the architecture and design of the
era.
We are pleased to offer it in all-original condition down to
the original band and buckle. Its case is in excellent condition.
It retains strong lines. Its original dial is untouched and honest
with fairly mild aging. And it movement is very clean.
One of our Master Watchmakers has disassembled it down
to its last screw and cleaned and oiled it. It winds smoothly, and is keeping very accurate time.
For the finishing
touch, we have meticulously detailed it making it ready for immediate
enjoyment.
Included with the purchase is a one-year C.O.T. international
warranty on the movement and its function, a full-page custom
printed Connoisseur of Time Certificate of Authenticity, and a
new timing certificate.
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Timepiece's
Finer Points:
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Dial: Silver with outer minutes/seconds
chapter, signed Omega Seamaster De Ville,
gold hand hand-riveted baton indexes,
luminous hour dots, outer minute track, original, excellent condition
with one scratch and fairly mild aging
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Crystal: Acylic, excellent condition
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Case: 14K gold,
one-piece with removable bezel, the movement
can only be accessed through the front of the watch, 34mm wide
(excluding crown), 40mm long lug tip-to-tip
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Band: Original, brown leather, signed
Omega, with original signed buckle, only lightly worn
We also stock a variety of lizard and other straps in various
prints, skins, and colors if you'd prefer a different look or
to preserve the original band. Please ask us if you're interested.
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Movement: High grade Omega caliber
550, automatic, 19,800 BPH balance, copper colored, shock resistant
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Function: Hours, Minutes, Automatic,
Sweep Seconds
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Crown:
Original, gold, signed Omega
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Detailed
Appraisal:
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Model: Seamaster De Ville, Ref.
LL6590-B
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Functions: Hours, Minutes, Automatic, Sweep Seconds
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Designed for: Men
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Case material: 14K gold
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Case
markings (outside): 14K GOLD, "Presented to Clarence H. Wagner -
Sept. 30, 1966 - Commemorating 41 Years of Service with Union
Oil Company"
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Case
condition: Excellent with fairly light wear. One lug is engraved
with a number and there is one mark on the case back. It has
strong lines with only light signs of any previous polishing.
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Dimensions: 34mm wide (excluding crown), 40mm long lug
tip-to-tip
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Dial: Silver with outer minutes/seconds chapter, signed Omega
Seamaster De Ville, gold hand hand-riveted baton indexes,
luminous hour dots, outer minute track, original, excellent
condition with one scratch and fairly mild aging
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Hands: Original,
gold "batons"
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Movement type: Cal. 550, copper colored, self-winding, lever
escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber,
self-compensating flat balance-spring
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Movement markings: Omega Watch Co., Swiss, 550
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Beat
frequency: 19,800 BPH
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Band: Original, brown leather, signed Omega, with original
signed buckle, only lightly worn
We also stock a variety of lizard and other straps in various
prints, skins, and colors if you'd prefer a different look or to
preserve the original band. Please ask us if you're interested.
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Width between
lugs: 18mm
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Crystal: Acylic,
excellent condition
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Serviced: One of our
Master Watchmakers has disassembled it down to its last screw
and cleaned and oiled it. It winds smoothly. For the finishing
touch we have meticulously detailed it making it ready for
immediate enjoyment.
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Timing: Timed to
precision on a state-of-the-art computerized system. It is
keeping very accurate time.
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Warranty: 1-year
international warranty. Please message us for details.
Your watch is important to us, and we will take care of it for
its lifetime. We provide the best after sale care in the
business with an extremely experienced team of four Master
Watchmakers all of whom each have over thirty-five years of
experience and a large number of parts. One used to be the
watchmaker for an authorized Rolex dealership and was given
special training by Rolex at their Beverly Hills Service Center.
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Box/Papers: A
complete set. BOX - Original inner and outer boxes - one is
silver - and fabric holder for the silver box; PAPERS - Original
papers; Connoisseur of Time Timing Certificate
100% satisfaction guarantee. If you are in any way unsatisfied
with the watch we will fully refund the purchase price.
Simply notify us and send it back anytime within 30 days
after it has been received. Our goal is to exceed your expectations
throughout the buying experience. View our feedback and
shop with confidence.
Connoisseur
of Time, Inc.
1000 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Suite 6-343
Suwanee, GA 30024
U.S.A.
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listing page.
Hours
of Operation:
Monday
- Friday
10am - 4pm EST
Closed
Saturdays & Sundays.
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Connoisseur of Time, Inc.
1000 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Suite 6-343
Suwanee, GA 30024
U.S.A.
Phone: eBay does not allow our contact
information to be displayed. Please Google our name and visit
our website if you would like to contact us by phone. It is
listed toward the bottom of our homepage and prominently on
each watch's listing page.
Hours of
Operation:
Monday
- Friday
10am - 4pm EST
Closed Saturdays & Sundays.
Our
Selling & Shipping Information:
- 100% satisfaction guarantee for all of our watches. If
you are in any way unsatisfied with it, you are welcome
to return it in the condition it was sold anytime within
30 days for a full refund of the purchase price. Our goal
is to exceed your expectations throughout the buying experience.
We hope you love it!
- The water
resistance of vintage watches can no longer be guaranteed
and is not covered under the watch's warranty. We don't
recommend getting a vintage watch wet - and really don't
recommend showering or diving with it - even one that
was originally designed to be waterproof.
- We have
extensive international shipping experience. In the last
12 years we have safely shipped thousands of high value
watches around the world (to over 70 countries!).
- All items are packaged very carefully and mailed in large
reinforced shipping boxes appropriate for high value items
so you don't need to worry about your watch arriving safely.
Wait until you see how big the box is that your watch
is coming in!
(Please do remember though that while we do our very best
and have careful procedures and quality control inspections
- we will again fully re-test the proper functioning of
your watch after you pay, right before we send it to you
- from time to time
some courier workers don't handle packages the way we
think that they would want their own packages to be handled.
Watches are ultra-precision instruments, and the timekeeping
of most is governed by a small spring that is only about
1/8 the thickness of a human hair.
The vast majority of our watches arrive safely and problem
free. However at times vintage watches
and their hairsprings can be sensitive to rough courier
handling or just having a difficult trip to you.
But even on a bad day there's still good news... We offer
a full one-year warranty on virtually every watch we sell
(unless occasionally specifically stated otherwise), so
if anything happens to it in transit or goes wrong anytime
in the first year, we will gladly repair it for you at
no charge. Yes, even the older vintage watches. So sit
back, relax, and dream about the first place where you're
going to wear your new watch!
- Our official
warranty in many ways mirrors those of a number of the
watch manufacturers and covers the proper timekeeping
of the movement. It does not cover things like abuse,
being dropped, crystals, bracelets, crowns, case parts
etc. or water resistance. While we are the sole determinants
of what qualifies for warranty work.... even if you have
a problem that you don't think will qualify for coverage,
tell us about it anyway. We are here to serve and just
might be able to help you.
- Winning bidders must fully pay within 48 hours of the end
of the auction. After 48 hours the watch will be relisted.
- To be fair to all bidders, we make it our practice not
to end an auction early.
- Because of the high rate of lost items and number of fraudulent
payments, we do not sell or ship to Indonesia or Africa.
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Payment
information - we accept:
- Paypal
- Visa, American Express, Mastercard, and
Discover via eBay checkout
- Check (We have to hold the watch until
the check clears.)
If eBay doesn't calculate
your shipping and other shipping exceptions:
Domestic
shipping is normally by FedEx Ground or USPS Express Mail. All
shipments are fully insured. An estimate can be obtained by
using eBay's shipping calculator found in this listing.
International
shipments will sent via U.S. International Express Mail or FedEx
fully insured. An estimate can be obtained by using eBay's shipping
calculator found in this listing. A $5 (USD) handling fee applies
to all international orders. We will e-mail the winning bidder
at the end of the auction with the exact shipping cost.
The shipping cost to most countries
not covered by eBay's shipping calculator is $68.90 plus insurance.
Insurance charges are $1.55 for every $100 of coverage needed.
This includes the following countries:
The UK, Italy, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland,
Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Singapore, Hong Kong,
and all other countries for which eBay's shipping calculator
does not generate a quote.
The insurance fee for certain “high-risk” countries
not in the above list is a flat rate of $50.
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