Any visible concerns on this 2220?

Found this 2220.80 going locally for $2,500. Only reported issue is that the bezel isn't clicking - seller knocked off $500 for that.

I imagine a servicing would rectify the bezel function and visible wear, but I admittedly don’t have the most developed eye for issues (overpolishing, etc).

Does anything concerning jump out to any of you?

Thanks for any insight you can provide.

The lack of bezel clicking is a broken/damaged click spring. That's a $15-$25 part that would take 1 minute to repair assuming you, or a watchmaker, had the proper pliers to remove the bezel assembly. This is what the click spring looks like:


You will see it has three pieces of metal that stick up. Those are what causes the bezel to click. I assume the metal tabs on the watch in question have been smashed down or broken off. That is super easy to fix by getting a new part. Esslinger sells them for $25.

The overall appearance of the bezel insert and the bezel frame are pretty rough. Is that what you want to look at? I wouldn't. A replacement from Omega will cost around $300. That includes a new bezel frame, bezel insert, and click spring. Omega sells them as a group. They do not sell individual parts. The good thing is that you can replace the bezel assembly without a service required. You could replace just insert with an aftermarket insert for $40-$50 but that would not include the bezel frame, and the one on this watch is in pretty rough shape.

You have not mentioned how the movement is running. Based on the watch condition I would guess not well. The case is in pretty rough shape, but on the plus side it's probably never been polished before. A full service from Omega would run $700, which would include a full service of the movement, restoring the case and bracelet, and replacing the hands, gaskets, and crowns. It does not include a new bezel.

So for $700 + $300 = $1,000 you could have a pretty much new looking watch.

I would find out how many links the bracelet currently has or how big a wrist it will currently fit. If it's too short, additional links will run $60ish from Omega and should be included in the calculation of value if it's too short for you wrist.

Edit - I see some extra links in one of the photos. Assuming you have an average size wrist you're probably fine without needing to buy more links.

So for $3,500 you could have a basically new watch. For something I consider every bit the equal rival of a Rolex Submariner (in terms of quality anyway), I think that's pretty reasonable.

My daily is the predecessor to this watch, the 2531.80 Brosnan Bond Seamaster. I've owned a Rolex 16610 Submariner, Rolex 116610 Submariner, Rolex 126710 GMT Batman, and Rolex 16710 GMT Pepsi, which are sold or I'm selling. I prefer the Seamaster, and it's not because of the price.

One other thing I will note is the box it comes with. That is the box that Omega uses when it returns newly serviced watches. That was introduced just a couple of years ago and this watch certainly wasn't serviced in that timeframe. So I wonder where it came from. These boxes are also nested in the new Omega "wooden" watch boxes when you buy a new watch. Not a big deal, but I wonder where it came from because it's not original to the watch. But it's not a vintage Rolex so I don't think it hurts value at all. At least not to me.

The cards look legit.

Looking at Chrono24, there's two 2220.80's in the U.S. box & papers and they are both over $4k. They look to be in good shape so they are much better than what you've shown, but if you're willing to wait a couple of months yours would look perfect and be recently serviced for hundreds less.

And checking Watchrecon and ebay I don't see anything at great price in the U.S. Remember, if you buy anything from outside the U.S. right now there will be an additional 39% added to the price due to the current Swiss tariffs.

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I greatly appreciate the perspectives y'all have offered. Seems like even after factoring in service costs, I might be looking at a decent deal. Going to think on it.

Check to make sure the number on the card matches the number on the bottom of the watch.