Am I overpaying? Repainted Omega 1944 Jumbo

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Hewgs

·Oct 1, 2025

Ask price on this watch is $3,000. It is 18k rose gold. I realize the dial is clearly repainted to a non standard color for the time period (1944). Is this a fair price. If not what would be a realistic price as I like the style? Anything else that jumps out to you pleas let me know. This would be my first vintage omega

 

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X350 XJR

·Oct 1, 2025·Vintage Omega Aficionado

Melt value plus $100 for the movement.

Looks like a South American case so there isn’t even that much gold.

 

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Hewgs

·Oct 1, 2025

X350 XJR

Melt value plus $100 for the movement.

Looks like a South American case so there isn’t even that much gold.

 

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Hewgs

·Oct 1, 2025

Yes I was wondering about that case. What does it mean saying Argentina in the case? Does that mean it’s non a genuine/original?

 

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Pastorbottle

·Oct 1, 2025

When it come to watches...........we all over pay!

 

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Vercingetorix

·Oct 1, 2025·Spam Risk

They should pay you.

 

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Mark020

·Oct 2, 2025·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

H Hewgs

Yes I was wondering about that case. What does it mean saying Argentina in the case? Does that mean it’s non a genuine/original?

Locally made in Argentina. So the case and dial were shipped from CH to Argentina and cased there.

Anyway: melt plus movement plus a case of beer

 

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calalum

·Oct 2, 2025

But in terms of answering your question, I am not sure what the melt value is, but that asking price seems about 300% too high.

 

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Knebo

·Oct 2, 2025

Really a shame what has been done to this because the case and lugs are a cool design.
Now it's the value of the gold and a bit for the movement.. 3000 is a joke.

 

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mac_omega

·Oct 2, 2025

Mark020

So the case and dial were shipped from CH

I guess you wanted to write "movement and dial"

 

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Davidt

·Oct 2, 2025

Ouch. I couldn’t look at that dial for long

 

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JimInOz

·Oct 2, 2025·Melbourne Australia

Holy shitsnacks!
It's a fuckin' horror.
Forget it.

 

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·Oct 2, 2025

X350 XJR

Melt value plus $100 for the movement.

Looks like a South American case so there isn’t even that much gold.

X350 XJR

Melt value plus $100 for the movement.

Looks like a South American case so there isn’t even that much gold.

H Hewgs

Yes I was wondering about that case. What does it mean saying Argentina in the case? Does that mean it’s non a genuine/origina

Knebo

Really a shame what has been done to this because the case and lugs are a cool design.
Now it's the value of the gold and a bit for the movement.. 3000 is a joke.

Any suggestions/links on similar style gold omegas for sale?

 

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Foo2rama

·Oct 2, 2025·Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...

H Hewgs

Any suggestions/links on similar style gold omegas for sale?

The private sales forum here? The sales forum here?

 

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DON

·Oct 2, 2025

Search EBay and get an idea of what an original sells for with similar movement, condition and halve that price