Dear forum memers

I'm a newbie here and I would appreciate your expert advice on an omega vintage that I consider purchasing online. It's a pretty cheap one but I don't want to buy something totally worthless.. maybe you can tell me if the price is justified..

Here is the (little) information and pics on the piece:
- diameter around 40mm
- hand-wound
- "watch is working"
- strap not from omega

The price is 290$.



I like the watch because it looks kind of unusuall and has a larger diameter than the ones from the 60s/70s.

To me, the caliber looks like a Omega 18SPB from around 1920.

What do you think about this pice? Is it worth the price?

Thanks a lot for any hints and advice!

 

What an amusing concoction

 

I think it is a franken watch, meaning somebody took parts from different watches (or probably create few new ones) and put it together.
Collectors usually avoid them.

 

Thanks, thats already good to know

But which parts do you think are original? In the sense that they are made by omega.
Is the movement real for example?

 

ok thanks. what do you think about the hands and dial?

 

Run away now. The best advice you could get.

Do not look back, run.

 

Hi gatorcpa

no, it seems to be a private seller from switzerland..

 

Would or did you mean would not ?

 

thanks for your advice guys, i gave it up

 

Switzerland, strangely enough, seems to be one of the worst countries for vintage Omega. I have seen several absolute horrors from the Swiss eBay sellers, often redials, almost always way overpriced.