wellwornwatch
·My first post here, so if this is the wrong spot for it, please feel free to delete or remove it. I recently purchased this quartz 1977 Seamaster on eBay for $320 USD (which, according to the Interwebs, is about 245 GDP or 430 AUD) from a seller who is local to me and offered a 14 day return guarantee. I'm still in that return window, so wanted to try to confirm authenticity as best I can and make sure I didn't overpay. The seller has a good reputation on eBay with a lot of sales, but mostly sells second hand jewelry. I got the sense that they probably don't know much about watches or about this watch's authenticity (hence the return guarantee).
Since receiving it, I've researched as much as I can. The watch has a lot of markings/numbers that seem correct and that I have attempted to photograph. I have only found two other examples online, though, of ref. 196.0072 with a grey dial (rather than white) and the word "Quartz" appearing near 6:00 below "Seamaster," rather than near 12:00 below "Omega" (and the two examples were just other watches that had been sold second hand several years ago).
It's a modest watch as far as Omega's go, but I love the style. I'm hoping to confirm everything looks correct and find out whether it might be a redial, as well making sure I paid a fair price. Thanks for taking a look, I appreciate any information, opinions, or red flags.
Since receiving it, I've researched as much as I can. The watch has a lot of markings/numbers that seem correct and that I have attempted to photograph. I have only found two other examples online, though, of ref. 196.0072 with a grey dial (rather than white) and the word "Quartz" appearing near 6:00 below "Seamaster," rather than near 12:00 below "Omega" (and the two examples were just other watches that had been sold second hand several years ago).
It's a modest watch as far as Omega's go, but I love the style. I'm hoping to confirm everything looks correct and find out whether it might be a redial, as well making sure I paid a fair price. Thanks for taking a look, I appreciate any information, opinions, or red flags.