[Advice] Omega Seamaster Calender Turler

onlyomega94

I would find it very odd that the lume of a late 50s (or start 60s depending on serial number) will still glow so I suspect a re-lume.

SkunkPrince

He's shining a black light on it. That's the purple cast.

kawuszka007

Please explain further. I’m not following

SkunkPrince

The black light, ultraviolet radiation, is stimulating the existing lume. While it probably still faintly glows from the radium in complete dark, the energy in the ultraviolet from that lamp is sufficient to light it up.

kawuszka007

Ohh thank you for the clarification.
As for the missing lume plots, does that hurt value?

seekingseaquest

The dial is not in great condition. It’s probably been cleaned at some point. Yes, this hurts the value - the majority of the value of a vintage watch is in the dial condition.

kawuszka007

I’m still learning. But what do you see that makes you say the condition is not great? And that it has even cleaned?

seekingseaquest

Compare it to this one for example:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/opinions-on-this-garage-sale-seamaster-calendar-2849.80934/

Shabbaz

In my book this is a nice watch for $ 500. Maybe you can get it down a bit. For $ 400/450 you have a good deal. I agree the dial could have been cleaned because of the missing lume. But it's still a nice watch. I think in daylight it will look much better. The big hippocampus logo is a bit uncommon. Markers are great.

cristos71

I'm in the middle, I like the case and think the dial is acceptable, almost in good shape but not quite. I do think a crystal polish will make a big difference, which is a plus, but the missing lume dots of the markers and quarters is a definite min. Watch out for the marker at 4, it looks like it may have come loose and been re-applied ( glued ) at some point

X350 XJR

You could do a lot worse for $500.

I think it will look much better with a crystal polish.