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  1. imt58 Oct 1, 2012

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  2. chiko7734 Oct 1, 2012

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    Does seem cheap. I would have to see some pics of the gold hallmark before opening my wallet for that one.
     
  3. MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Oct 1, 2012

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    Badly refinished dial.
    Caseback looks badly dinged.
    No pictures of the inner caseback and movement - may not be 18k and may not be a swiss case.
     
  4. ulackfocus Oct 1, 2012

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    Ick. Yuck. I'd bet that it's a South American made case, which won't have anywhere near the same amount of gold as an authentic Swiss case.
     
  5. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member Oct 1, 2012

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    In order for the case to have the advertised amount of gold value (£380), it would need to weigh just short of a half-ounce without the movement, dial or crystal. If a Swiss made case, I'd say it was possible. If it's a South American case, highly unlikely.

    I think this seller just weighed the watch whole, did the math and made the erroneous assumption that's it's all gold.
    gatorcpa
     
  6. X350 XJR Vintage Omega Aficionado Oct 1, 2012

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    Seller does indicate that the case is hallmarked, inside, on the case side and back of one lug, which would likely indicate a Swiss case.
     
  7. X350 XJR Vintage Omega Aficionado Oct 2, 2012

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    I asked the seller to provide movement and case back photos which he has added to the listing showing a proper Swiss hallmarked case, as I suspected based on his notation of hallmark placement. Movement looks clean as well.
     
  8. gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member Oct 2, 2012

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    The seller added the additional information to the listing, including the case ref. 2896. This makes it a Tresor model. Cal. 267 movement matches up with the Omega Vintage Database for that reference.

    Only question is whether a redialled Tresor with dings in the caseback is worth $750.

    I'll leave that for others to decide,
    gatorcpa