Connie 168.005

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bubu16

·Jan 24, 2020

Hi Vintage Omega Community:

Someone is offering me the above for $1,300. I saw this piece in person. Decent piece in decent condition with the seemingly original bracelet. I'd like to ask the experts for their opinion if this is worth buying. I have reservations on the dial(re MOY -hopefully an exception/outlier)). The scripts is embossed/raised and the serif seems to be the right one. Please take a look and give me your guidance/advise.
Best

 

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gatorcpa

·Jan 24, 2020·ΩF InvestiGator

Watch looks nice to me, but you'd better count on paying for a service, which will run from $150 to $300 depending on what needs to be done. So you may wind up spending $1,500 to $1,600 by the time you are finished. That's too high, IMO.

I like everything about this watch, except the price.
gatorcpa

 

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aprax

·Jan 24, 2020

Looks good, and for an acceptable price I think, even if you count in a service. The only niggle would be that the star seems not to sit straight. A head-on picture of the dial would help to be sure in that regard.

 

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bubu16

·Jan 24, 2020

The Star sits straight. How much is a reasonable price to for a connie like this with the bracelet?.

 

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bubu16

·Jan 24, 2020

gatorcpa

Watch looks nice to me, but you'd better count on paying for a service, which will run from $150 to $300 depending on what needs to be done. So you may wind up spending $1,500 to $1,600 by the time you are finished. That's too high, IMO.

I like everything about this watch, except the price.
gatorcpa

Thanks and how much is a good price sans service?

 

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OMEGuy

·Jan 24, 2020

Looks like an honest, unpolished, all original example with a nice dial.

The price incl. bracelet is at the upper end of the range, but still fair IMO. I have seen worse pieces selling for more.

 

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Gav1967

·Jan 24, 2020·Tend not to fret too much

I personally think the price is just about ok with bracelet as well even without the service. Maybe just a touch high so if you could get anything off it would be good. $1100 -$1200 would be good.

 

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Gav1967

·Jan 24, 2020·Tend not to fret too much

OMEGuy

Looks like an honest, unpolished, all original example with a nice dial.

The price incl. bracelet is at the upper end of the range, but still fair IMO. I have seen worse pieces selling for more.

+1 Beat me to it.

 

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bubu16

·Jan 24, 2020

He went down by 100 already. Not sure if there's more room but I'll try. Thanks.

 

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X350 XJR

·Jan 24, 2020·Vintage Omega Aficionado

I'd say the price isn't bad, bracelet alone is around $150, looks like a nice onyx dial.

 

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Gav1967

·Jan 24, 2020·Tend not to fret too much

bubu16

He went down by 100 already. Not sure if there's more room but I'll try. Thanks.

If you like it and have set your mind on it you are certainly not getting ripped off so rest easy 👍

 

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bubu16

·Jan 24, 2020

Thanks X350, Gav Omeguy(nice name btw). I'll haggle a bit more say 100 bucks less and see what he says. Still has the original crystal that I forgot to mention.

 

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Gui13250

·Jan 24, 2020

To specialists: What about the second “o” of chronometer?
Is there some variation on 168.005?
Some time it is perfectly round and sometime, like there, he is more oval-shaped.

is there an explanation for that?

 

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Noddyman

·Jan 24, 2020

Gui13250

To specialists: What about the second “o” of chronometer?
Is there some variation on 168.005?
Some time it is perfectly round and sometime, like there, he is more oval-shaped.

is there an explanation for that?

Oval-shaped is good and it’s something I look out for in an original dial. Not all dial manufacturers used the same fonts.

 

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ConElPueblo

·Jan 25, 2020

@bubu16, have a search on the private sales forum here for similar watches. You will not find anything in this condition for $1,200. A very, very fair price. I would expect this to sell on various platforms at minimum around $1,500.

 

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harrymai86

·Jan 25, 2020

ConElPueblo

@bubu16, have a search on the private sales forum here for similar watches. You will not find anything in this condition for $1,200. A very, very fair price. I would expect this to sell on various platforms at minimum around $1,500.

Yes that is a very fair price. Minty piepan for under 1000usd are extremely hard to come by these days.

 

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hoipolloi

·Jan 25, 2020

If you listen to Gator, you will end up with nothing on your wrist. 😁

( black onyx insert with bracelet coming with small marker next to date window, what else do you ask for?)

 

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bubu16

·Jan 25, 2020

hoipolloi

If you listen to Gator, you will end up with nothing on your wrist. 😁

( black onyx insert with bracelet coming with small marker next to date window, what else do you ask for?)

Nothing really. Can't ask for more;-)

 

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lindo

·Jan 26, 2020

I have been looking for one like this for a while so I am well across current prices. If you like it, buy it - the price is very fair from my perspective, and considerably lower than some have asked for lesser pieces.