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Can you please give me your opinion on this omega WWW?

  1. Steve9pm Strangely obsessed with cheap manual wind watches. Dec 12, 2018

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    These are the only pics I have of it. I am an admitted watch ignoramous, but upon comparing it to the omega WWW on hodinkee, I’ve noticed:

    The way the subseconds cuts into the 5 and 7 is different and the numbers look slightly different. Does this mean this is a redial?

    The second hand is clearly shorter.

    The crown is different.

    The bezel also looks to be different but I can’t say for sure. Could be the pics?

    The broad arrow looks thinner.

    The lugs look thicker.

    I’m not sure what the inside is supposed to look like

    Let’s say my above comments are all accurate, what value would you give to this watch?
     
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  2. GuiltyBoomerang Dec 12, 2018

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    Definite franken. Movement is non-rhodium plated, whereas military issue were.
     
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  3. JimInOz Melbourne Australia Dec 12, 2018

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    ?

    Rhodium is silvery, has your screen crapped itself E?
     
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  4. GuiltyBoomerang Dec 12, 2018

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    Ah whoops.

    Reverse that then, it's non rhodium plated...
     
  5. ConElPueblo Dec 12, 2018

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    Fake/frankened watch, sorry. Apart from the obviously wrong seconds hand, it looks to me like the other hands are slightly off in their proportions.

    Is that a 19 mil serial number..? ::facepalm2::
     
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  6. GuiltyBoomerang Dec 12, 2018

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    Cal 262 as well, not the 30T2, and 17 jewels instead of 15. Lots going on with this one.
     
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  7. JimInOz Melbourne Australia Dec 12, 2018

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    What about that crown?

    What a beauty!
     
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  8. Steve9pm Strangely obsessed with cheap manual wind watches. Dec 12, 2018

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    So what’s this strange Franken worth to you all?
     
  9. JimInOz Melbourne Australia Dec 12, 2018

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  10. w154 Dec 12, 2018

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    Fake caseback too.
     
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  11. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Dec 12, 2018

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    Would the owner swap for a - Beanie Babbie Splash
     
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  12. ConElPueblo Dec 12, 2018

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    Close to zero.
     
  13. w154 Dec 12, 2018

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    Which side of zero ?
     
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  14. KingCrouchy Dec 12, 2018

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    Never buy it, if those frankenwatch seller don’t find any customer, hopefully they run out of business
     
  15. davy26 Limited comebackability is his main concern. Dec 12, 2018

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    Though some might describe this as 'distressed,' this is what an unmessed-with one should look like:
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    Wishing you well with finding a nice one - it's a great watch for occasional wear, being so much more comfortable size-wise than my usual Speedy Pro.
     
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