Omega Geneve Cal 601

Hi everyone,

New member here, I’ve recently been burned on an omega watch I purchased on ebay and I just wanted to get an opinion of things to look out for when shopping on ebay. I’m personally interested in a nice starter piece and was wondering if this Geneve was worth the price (265US) and if servicing would be required. Appreciate all the help. Also curious as it looks pretty similar to seamasters I’ve seen and wondering why that is.

Cheers.

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The ULTIMATE Seamaster de Ville thread

Hello my fellow collectors and enthusiasts,

Despite it being a very popular model amongst vintage Omega watch collectors, there is still much confusion around the Seamaster de Ville (SMDV), and the fact it bears the names of two different series surely doesn’t help. I thought about writing an ‘ultimate’ thread on the SMDV for a long time. My ambition was to go through its history, to address the common confusions, to list ALL the references, correct bracelets, end links and expendables as…

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