Authenticity check for 168.005

In short: move on.

The watch is ok. It’s seen some polishing, but it’s not too bad. Dial seems pretty good, you’d want further pictures of the sides and a few angles to see if it looks ok all around, and I’d want to know if it was actually serviced by a watchmaker with a receipt or if it was just bought from a dealer who claimed he had it done.

But. And it’s a big but. 2300€? Hell no. Of the date versions of the doglegs, 168.005 and 14902, Omega produced multiple times the amount of their dateless sisters. These aren’t uncommon watches by any means and a few pop up in the classifieds here regularly. I’m not saying half the price is realistic, you could definitely save yourself 800-1000€ here with some patience and time investment.

If you’re ready to open the wallet wide enough and don’t want to invest time, I get that. But then, may I suggest buying from a reputable dealer at the same amount or, quite possibly, even less, and enjoy the right of return and maybe a year of warranty?