Hey Guys,

I found a super nice condition Connie at a local shop that I have a lot of trust in and has a great reputation for $1,200. They prefer photos to not be taken since they have found posts of their stuff online before the watch is sold and someone resells the watch for more, so I tried not to cause a fuss.


I will try to describe some of the details:
- All steel
- Omega Beads of rice bracelet (center beads look brushed)
- Crosshair dial
- Date window
- 12,6, 9, applied hour markers
- Case back Medallion
- Possibly light polishing

The movement started right up when I shook it and the store owner said he bought it as "serviced" from another maker that he trusts. What should I take a closer look at to make sure this is a good deal?

MOD EDIT, picture removed as was for a different watch and not relevant

 

For context that I forgot to mention, the picture is not the actual watch but the closest thing I could find.

 

I don’t have pictures, but is my Ford Falcon completely ok and original ?

Here are the particulars:
Blue
4 tires
Starts so it has an engine
Good windshield



See where I’m going with this?

 

I don't know what the forum can do for you without pics. It all comes down to details on the dial, case condition, crown, etc. if you know the ref number you can maybe do your own research against 100% original examples online. Also look at movement and caseback for rotor rubbing.

 

I was asking more along the lines of what are some things I should look at or value specifically with respect to those features. Point made though, I wasn't looking for authentication or anything. I've had a hard time finding anything to compare to for a price point so I was hoping to get some ideas of where to start.

 

These are relatively common refs, should be decent number of examples online. You should have no problem finding price comparisons. What ref# are you searching for? If you don't know it, start there...

 

What should I take a closer look at to make sure this is a good deal?

You should know what to look at. And this is a lot with connies. It's a minefield. Dialish you can start with the MOY test. After that there are a lot of aspects to look at. The text itself the font, the swiss made, the shape of the letters, the allignment of the star, minutemarkers and this goes on and on. And then we only talk about the dial. Then we have the case, what kind of case belongs to the modelnumber, is the medaillon ok, etc, etc. And we have the caliber... It's just to much. Take a look at Desmond's website.

And last, I know a lot of 'respected' sellers who are selling crap. Without knowing what to look at you are walking blind...

Good luck!

 

+1 for all of the above.
Impossible to give good advice without pics
2 options for me:
No pictures- no sale
Or sale with with unquestioned return period if you’re not happy (after checking it here) when you get it home.

 

Thanks for the help guys, I'll work on all of this. I'll also keep dumbass posts to a minimum in the future. Tried to remove post altogether but it doesn't seem to let me.

 

everyone starts their watch collecting somewhere, no reason to feel stupid

 

You should see my first omega...

 

Terrible... really... terrible...

 

Absolutely no need to remove the post.
In fact, whilst in retrospect you might have thought it was ‘dumb-ass’ - others learn from you learning.
One of the great things about this forum.
(Just learn to be a bit more assertive with watch sellers when you’re going to put your money down )

 

it's a interesting point of view for the seller to not allow photos, to discourage other people from profiting off their watch. Because in some sense they have a watch, they set the price, and then anyone else looking to flip it is out there doing free sales and marketing, and then coming back to buy the watch at whatever price they set. You could argue that is a good thing, and exactly the outcome they desire; to sell the watch at their set price?

 

Is the watch returnable? If so, you could buy it and then post pics and if it doesn't make the cut with the members here you could return it.

 

The place I’m looking at is closed today, I’m going to get more information tomorrow. I’ll do a quick rundown and ask him to crack it open and grab some pics and If everything looks good, likely grab it if they hve a good return policy.

 

Turns out it was a bust, it was a redial. Womp womp, thanks to you guys I was able to tell the difference!

 

Another learning event.....

 

Great escape!

 

Their reluctance for sharing pix was a big red flag for me. And their reasoning was silly.

All, IMHO, of course.