A wild seashell appears on eBay.

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samweldspoorly

·Feb 16, 2024

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

 

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Scarecrow Boat

·Feb 16, 2024

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.

 

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samweldspoorly

·Feb 16, 2024

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.

 

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DON

·Feb 16, 2024

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

 

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redpcar

·Feb 16, 2024

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

 

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Spruce

·Feb 17, 2024·Sunburst dial fan

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.

 

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kaplan

·Feb 17, 2024

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

 

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Deafboy

·Feb 17, 2024·His Holiness Puer Surdus

Here's mine for comparison.

 

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samweldspoorly

·Feb 17, 2024

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?

 

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samweldspoorly

·Feb 17, 2024

Deafboy

Here's mine for comparison.

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

 

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Scarecrow Boat

·Feb 17, 2024

samweldspoorly

You mean on the indice itself

Yup

 

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Dan S

·Feb 17, 2024

The dial is too far gone for me. Unfortunate.

 

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Tony C.

·Feb 17, 2024·Ωf Jury member

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

 

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ErichPryde

·Feb 17, 2024·Seamasters Forever

Deafboy

Here's mine for comparison.

Oh
My
Word
😲😲😲🥰🥰🥰

 

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samweldspoorly

·Feb 17, 2024

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.

 

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Davidt

·Feb 17, 2024

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.

 

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samweldspoorly

·Feb 17, 2024

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 😉

 

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Spruce

·Feb 17, 2024·Sunburst dial fan

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! 😉

 

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Davidt

·Feb 17, 2024

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!

 

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X350 XJR

·Feb 17, 2024·Vintage Omega Aficionado

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