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Hello Derek,

Thanks for your reply. The reason for my question is just out of curiosity. I recently purchased and restored (refinished dial, new crystal and crown) a seamaster (cal.562). Out of interest I searched the internet for this specific caliber and also bumped into a lot of seamaster / de villes. What I noticed is that the seamasters have a screw in case -back. At least the de villes I have seen, don't have this screw in case -back (or is this just coincidence?).
Anyhow thanks again for your reply.

Greetz,
Erik

: Not quite the same, Erik. The movements may be
: the same, but the style is different.

: Seamasters started in about 1949, I think, and
: were supposed to be rather more robust than
: other Omegas, being "waterproof";
: though, they could let the water in if it
: was more than a shower! Over the years, they
: did become properly waterproof. Anyway, they
: were sportsmen's watches, rather than
: evening dress watches.

: Some time in the late 1960's (and I am vague
: about the exact date) Omega brought in the
: Seamaster de Villes. They were slightly less
: "sporty" and a bit more
: "evening dress", but not so
: "evening dress" as the
: Constellations which started in 1954.

: They're nice watches; I have a few Seamasters
: and am often tempted to buy a de Ville!

: Why do you ask, Erik?

: Derek