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Is this Seamaster Pre-Bond legit? (396.1062)

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Bought this Omega Seamaster 396.1062 on Ebay. I'm fairly certain it is a legit one,but want to make sure. Serial number is 5412xxxx, which seems to be period correct.

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jordangbj@aol.com
Yes it's legit, such a shame that Omega ****ed it up with those hands.
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[email protected] said:
Yes it's legit, such a shame that Omega ****ed it up with those hands.
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Thank you. Yes, I would have liked the Mercedes hand, but not a big deal in the end.
I also have an additional question- is the watch case diameter supposed to be 36mm for this? With the crown measured it's 39mm, but without it about 36mm.
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cb1111
Did Omega perhaps return the old hands? You wouldn't see this with the "Mercedes hands", but Omega replaced the hands with new ones so they don't match the dial.
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jordangbj@aol.com
Yes, that is the smaller version.
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cb1111 said:
Did Omega perhaps return the old hands? You wouldn't see this with the "Mercedes hands", but Omega replaced the hands with new ones so they don't match the dial.
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They did come with Mercedes hands on the earlier models.
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They did come with Mercedes hands on the earlier models.
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Yup. I believe this is a 1994 model.
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They did come with Mercedes hands on the earlier models.
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On a mid 90's?
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dirtvictim
Mercedes hands on an omega. 🤢🤮
Have someone relume the current hands to match and you're set.
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Simon
Looks good
always liked this model
I went with a pal to buy one in autumn 1991 in Bristol UK and met up with him in Dallas USA in 2018 and he was still wearing it :)

The hands/new lume can be sorted n matched to indices lume, but not a big deal
great watch
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cb1111 said:
On a mid 90's?
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It can't be mid 90's, they stopped making them when the 2531 was introduced in 1993.
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It can't be mid 90's, they stopped making them when the 2531 was introduced in 1993.
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To the best of my knowledge, the Pre Bond watch ran from 1988-1995, although it was effectively replaced with the 2531 in 1993. I suppose 1994 and 1995 Pre Bond models were left over stock from previous years productions.
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It can't be mid 90's, they stopped making them when the 2531 was introduced in 1993.
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You were right. This was made in 1993.
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Hi. I have only recently had my interest in watches reinvigorated and am only now learning about watch terms and how timepieces work. I just found this thread on the quartz Reference 396.1062 Seamaster. I purchased the one in the photo below new in the late 80s, early 90s. I would certainly appreciate any additional information about my watch. Thank you.
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Reubin said:
Hi. I have only recently had my interest in watches reinvigorated and am only now learning about watch terms and how timepieces work. I just found this thread on the quartz Reference 396.1062 Seamaster. I purchased the one in the photo below new in the late 80s, early 90s. I would certainly appreciate any additional information about my watch. Thank you.
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It all looks good to me. Wear it in good health.
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