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victor1561
·Hi everyone,
I am in negotiations with two sellers to purchase an Omega Seamaster 600 "Ploprof", both in conditions that looks good to me and at a price that seems interesting.
I am neither a collector nor an expert, but a lover of the model, and one who would like to come into possession of a specimen in good condition, to be used with moderate regularity (and therefore not a fragile one to be kept under a display case).
The watches in question are these:
https://ibb.co/KFwhhLz
The first has a service dial (I think a D6 or D7, to be clear: the one with the 3 o'clock lume touching the date window). It comes also with an isofrane strap, and a one year warranty from the seller.
https://ibb.co/pj07jJG
In the second, the dial would appear to be coeval, as also evidenced by the patina. The cost is about a thousand euros higher than the other.
Neither has, alas, original papers or an Omega extract (and from what I understand Omega has discontinued issuing extracts), but I know these are also a rarity.
Given the premise I was making (i.e., wanting a watch I can use), in your opinion, how much does it really matter to try to get possession of a watch with coeval parts? Is there a real risk of one day having to take it in for restoration (and having Omega replace the dial with a service one)?
I thank you in any case for your valuable help!
Have a good day,
I am in negotiations with two sellers to purchase an Omega Seamaster 600 "Ploprof", both in conditions that looks good to me and at a price that seems interesting.
I am neither a collector nor an expert, but a lover of the model, and one who would like to come into possession of a specimen in good condition, to be used with moderate regularity (and therefore not a fragile one to be kept under a display case).
The watches in question are these:
https://ibb.co/KFwhhLz
The first has a service dial (I think a D6 or D7, to be clear: the one with the 3 o'clock lume touching the date window). It comes also with an isofrane strap, and a one year warranty from the seller.
https://ibb.co/pj07jJG
In the second, the dial would appear to be coeval, as also evidenced by the patina. The cost is about a thousand euros higher than the other.
Neither has, alas, original papers or an Omega extract (and from what I understand Omega has discontinued issuing extracts), but I know these are also a rarity.
Given the premise I was making (i.e., wanting a watch I can use), in your opinion, how much does it really matter to try to get possession of a watch with coeval parts? Is there a real risk of one day having to take it in for restoration (and having Omega replace the dial with a service one)?
I thank you in any case for your valuable help!
Have a good day,