By 'tomato press' do you mean something like a 'Foley Mill' ? Those things that you turn round and it presses the meat thru a seive and keeps the seeds and skin on top.
If so, I would think the seed would be OK as long as you don't screw it down too tight.
Personally I don't use the fermentation method as I just haven't had good luck with it. I use a hand blender (stick blender) in a tall container of water to seperate the seeds from the pulp. bad seeds float and the good seed sink. I would think any damaged seeds would also float. If I have a large amount I use a 6 gal bucket and a "paint mixer" on a drill.
So far I haven't seen much if any damaged seeds. I've been using this method for at least 5 years now and saved at least 10 lbs of seed last winter.
Carol
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