OK so I have officially become hooked, but only on the soft stuff, in todays post arrived a nice (but I do realise it's probably one of the least collectable Omega's based on sales prices) 1972 Geneve MD 136.0049, purchased in 1975 (comes with the original written guarantee booklet & instructions) dial is original and in brilliant condition as far as I can tell, minor edge wear to the case, but only hand polished, etched marked crystal is nice and clean, the back is great & the right one for the watch, movement looks nice, the only issue is the crown (non-original) is very stiff to wind, but it was always going to go in for a service, so expect it to get sorted then. I know compared to some of the item being bought on here this isn't going to raise any eyebrows, except perhaps people wondering why did he buy that!
But this was my way of easing into the whole thing with as little initial investment as possible and having a nice watch to wear. Vendor set the time before posting yesterday and it's still spot on, so that bodes well. Only downside with this watch is the silly 'pump action' date change, but TBH, I'll probably never set it anyway! So in the week since I became a member I've doubled my Omega watch collection
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