A wild seashell appears on eBay.

[samweldspoorly]

Thoughts on this piece? Obviously I know this is one everyone is after. Listed for a day and its already at 29bids/$530usd. I wish there was a shot of the movement but I know these top loaders arent easy to provide that.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1666011833...uid=1TkFmKiBS32&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[Scarecrow Boat]

It looks like it has, what appears to be, a bit of lacquer damage. Looking through the listing pics, it looks to be present in all of the dial photos.

 

[samweldspoorly]

I noticed that too. Along with the lume degradation on the hands. Does that look like water damage? I do not see any corrosion or oxidation. To my eye anyway.

 

[DON]

Hands if available can be replaced, but damage can't along with that scratch at 6:00. I would be staring at that each time I wore it.

I would buy it at $150 and refinish the dial.

Also no movement image

 

[redpcar]

This had to be a dagger in the heart of the original owner

 

[Spruce]

The crown looks too large to me and, IMHO, is a wrongly sized replacement.

Given the condition issues already mentioned, the absence of any movement shot and the current price and apparent condition, it’s an easy leave for me.

 

[kaplan]

The 12'o clock glue spot is the game ender for me lol

 

[Deafboy]

Here's mine for comparison.

 

[samweldspoorly]

kaplan

The 12'o clock glue spot is the game ender for me lol

You mean on the indice itself or where the original lume plot likely was?

 

[samweldspoorly]

Deafboy

Here's mine for comparison.

God thats gorgeous. Goals. Where did you collect this one at?

 

[Scarecrow Boat]

samweldspoorly

You mean on the indice itself

Yup

 

[Dan S]

The dial is too far gone for me. Unfortunate.

 

[Tony C.]

Lacquer issues on a vintage Omega?! Say it ain't so!

 

[ErichPryde]

Deafboy

Here's mine for comparison.

Oh
My
Word

 

[samweldspoorly]

Dan S

The dial is too far gone for me. Unfortunate.

Im glad our acceptability tolerance has a large delta because I am all over this thing. haha. I am perfectly ok with some minor visual issues.

 

[Davidt]

If you want an uncommon variety, the option is often to wait for an age or compromise on condition. I’ve don’t it many time. Then when a better example finally comes along you can always upgrade.

 

[samweldspoorly]

Makes sense to me. I have been keeping on eye out for these over the last 7-8 months and this is maybe the second I've seen pop up. Ill chase this one and see what happens. Ill be happy to own it until a NOS example pops. Then I can fight you lot for it

 

[Spruce]

samweldspoorly

Im glad our acceptability tolerance has a large delta because I am all over this thing. haha. I am perfectly ok with some minor visual issues.

That’s pretty much my approach. I buy to wear but hope it’s worth what I pay.

The real problem arises when you own too many watches, some of them impulse buys, and then realise that if you hadn’t spent your $$$ on second rate models, you could have actually afforded the lalapalooza you now covet!

 

[Davidt]

Spruce

That’s pretty much my approach. I buy to wear but hope it’s worth what I pay.

The real problem arises when you own too many watches, some of them impulse buys, and then realise that if you hadn’t spent your $$$ on second rate models, you could have actually afforded the lalapalooza you now covet!

Haha this is also true and why I try to keep my collection at a reasonable level by churning a couple of times a year. There’s nothing like missing the prince(ss) because you bought too many frogs!

 

[X350 XJR]

"COLLECTORS DREAM", more like the sellers wet dream. No real collector would give this one a second look.