166.073, Blue-Black Dial

Seamaster Deep Blue 166.073 — 166.073, Blue-Black Dial

Undated

Blue-black dial that gives the watch its “Deep Blue” nickname; Antiquorum catalogues its circa-1971 example (movement 27,955,043) as blue. Some sources claim black and blue versions both exist.

The “Deep Blue” 166.073 on a steel bracelet: cushion case, blue bezel, blue-black dial with faceted applied metal batons and lume plots, sword hands, date at three, “Seamaster 120”. Antiquorum catalogues the dial as blue. · Photo: Antiquorum · © Antiquorum, used with permission · Source: https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/omega-ref-166-073-seamaster-120-lot-355-40

Identifying details

Bakelite bezel
Luminous Bakelite bezel insert with radium-filled numerals; prone to cracking and recalled.

Variants of 166.073

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Case & movement

Reference: 166.073
Production: Undated
Case material: Stainless steel
Water resistance: 120 m
Movement: Automatic
Date: Yes
Caliber: Omega 565

Dial, bezel & hands

Dial colour: Blue
Lume

Movement

Omega 565

24-jewel automatic with date and rapid date corrector, used in the Seamaster 300 166.024 and the Seamaster 120 of the late 1960s.

Automatic · Introduced 1965 · 24 jewels

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Identifying details

Bakelite bezel

Luminous Bakelite bezel insert with radium-filled numerals; prone to cracking and recalled.

Variant

Production

166.073, Blue-Black DialCurrent

Undated

Movement

Omega 565

24-jewel automatic with date and rapid date corrector, used in the Seamaster 300 166.024 and the Seamaster 120 of the late 1960s.

Automatic · Introduced 1965 · 24 jewels

Seamaster Deep Blue 166.073 — 166.073, Blue-Black Dial

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Seamaster Deep Blue 166.073 — 166.073, Blue-Black Dial

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