Seamaster Chronometer Automatic
This watch has sold on 26 September 2026
Kept here for reference: the full listing, exactly as it was when sold.
- Reference
- 168.0061
- Condition
- Very Good
- Box
- Yes
- Papers
- Yes
- Inspected
- 24 September 2026
- Inspector
- J. Batchelor
Watch visually inspected from the supplied photographs and seller documentation. OMEGA Calibre 1011 automatic movement. Movement shown disassembled during a recent service. Movement was fully cleaned, rebuilt, lubricated and regulated. Timegrapher photograph shows approximately minus 1 second per day, 267 degree amplitude, 0.1ms beat error and 28,800 vibrations per hour. J. Batchelor: "Caseback interior is stamped with both 168.0061 and 166.0172. The primary reference has been recorded as 168.0061, with 166.0172 also documented for completeness. Silver dial appears very clean in supplied photographs." Original style signed OMEGA crown visible. Black leather strap fitted with signed OMEGA buckle. Additional vintage OMEGA leather strap supplied. Red OMEGA travel or service case supplied. No original papers shown. Water resistance has not been independently tested and should not be assumed.
The story
WATCH 12 of the £200 Watch to Rolex challenge. We are firmly into vintage OMEGA territory. This 1970s Seamaster Chronometer stood out because it is not simply another vintage watch with an unknown mechanical history. The Calibre 1011 movement has been stripped, cleaned, rebuilt, lubricated and regulated, with photographs documenting the work and the resulting timegrapher performance. At 36mm it has the proportions you would expect from a proper vintage Seamaster, with a silver dial, understated case and a genuinely interesting chronometer movement underneath. Another step towards turning the original £200 into a Rolex by Christmas 2026.
Description
1970s OMEGA Seamaster Chronometer Automatic reference 168.0061, powered by the OMEGA Calibre 1011 automatic chronometer movement. A particularly clean vintage Seamaster with a 36mm stainless steel case, silver dial, applied hour markers, date window at 3 o’clock and the classic Seamaster script above 6 o’clock. The watch has undergone a comprehensive movement service and restoration. The movement was stripped down, cleaned, rebuilt, lubricated and regulated. The supplied timegrapher photograph shows a rate of approximately 1 second slow per day, 267 degrees of amplitude and 0.1ms beat error at the time it was tested. The stainless steel case and caseback present very well for a watch of this age. The acrylic crystal is clear, the silver dial remains exceptionally clean and the watch retains its signed OMEGA crown. Currently fitted to a black leather strap with an OMEGA signed buckle. An additional vintage OMEGA leather strap is also included, together with the red OMEGA travel or service case shown. A properly serviced vintage OMEGA that combines the proportions and styling of a classic Seamaster with a chronometer rated automatic movement.
Specification
- Case size
- 36mm
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Dial colour
- Silver
- Case thickness
- 10.5mm approx
- Movement
- OMEGA Calibre 1011 automatic chronometer
- Water resistance
- Not tested. Do not advertise a water resistance rating on a vintage watch unless pressure tested
- Bezel
- Fixed polished stainless steel
- Strap
- Black leather strap with OMEGA signed buckle. Additional vintage OMEGA leather strap included