Back from service: 166.010

amcclell

Ignore the bubbling, I had a gold filled 166.010 w/BOR that I wore for a dozen years and almost all of them have bubbles or freckles. You can barely see them on the wrist. Traded it late last year.

cnjackson

Oh wow! That is just beautiful! It's exactly the model I am hoping to track down for myself! 😀

SkunkPrince

I got mine for about $700, I think, on eBay. The case was beat up but as you can see a good watchmaker trained to do case work can make all of the difference. Still has all of the sharp edges (for certain values of sharp, of course).

cnjackson

That is excellent! Would you mind sharing the name of your watchmaker (PM is fine, of course!)? Thanks so much!

SkunkPrince

Got my 166.010 back form service. Dial isn't too bad if you don't look closely; the lacquer is bubbling a bit. CLA of the movement including bushing out where the rotor shaft goes, touchup on the case, refinished bracelet. Still has the original crown as he was able to replace the crown gasket. This is the version with the curved sides on the case, and I think he did a good job. Sorry for the fingerprints, didn't think to wipe it down before I took the pics.

KO 2627 soon!

cnjackson

All of you guys are killing me! This is the vintage Omega I am in love with the most! I will track one down one day (soon, I hope)!

Chris

cnjackson

Oh yes! Just googled those two references: beautiful!

SkunkPrince

Pay very close attention to the case. If the lugs are uniformly thin, fitting a bracelet will be problematic. The later 14700 cases were changed to thicken the lugs at the spring bar end so a bracelet will fit better.