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Do I have a 105.012-65 or 145.012-67? Please help, it's driving me crazy!

OmegaCal66
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It's also quite strange your t's next to Swiss are wide where you would expect them to narrow on a 2208 serial no. I still think you will be pleasantly surprised how much you will get for this even if it's an assembly not far away what you would have got 1 year ago for everything right.
 
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I'm just disappointed with the jewellers supposed expert assessment robospar.
It got sent off to the experts in London and they had it for nearly 2 months before basically concurring it was a 105.012-65.
They didn't say anything about new parts being added at all. In fact I just think they sent it back without anyone looking at it.
They seemed very vague when I finally collected it again.

And as for wearing it...... I'd love to, but as I mentioned in my original post I'm in a wheelchair, and I did wear it once. Never again. Wheelchairs and nice watches don't go together, believe me.

I really need to raise money for my operation and like I say time is against me on that front but I would love nothing more than to make it big and strong like it was when it was born but I fear I would not be around to enjoy it if I did that.

I can't wear it and thought it would be a good idea to maybe give it a good home and let someone else enjoy it for what it is/could be. Thanks for your view tho robo.

Also thanks for your constructive comments, sky and ether, much appreciated.

I may have to just do the extract when I can and see where it leads or like you say take a chance on eBay? Would that be best or on the sales section on the forum?

Thanks guys

You can always take your chances auction style with eBay, but you never know what kind of buyer you may have to deal with. You could try to sell it here, but there are some fairly strict rules before you would be able to list it for sale. If you want to try to list it here you would need to contact one of the moderators and discuss it with them first. You would almost certainly deal with a more upstanding buyer here but you may get less money.
 
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You can always take your chances auction style with eBay, but you never know what kind of buyer you may have to deal with. You could try to sell it here, but there are some fairly strict rules before you would be able to list it for sale. If you want to try to list it here you would need to contact one of the moderators and discuss it with them first. You would almost certainly deal with a more upstanding buyer here but you may get less money.
Isn't it already listed, probably sold by now.
 
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Thanks again for the advice sky, I may just do that.

No dennis it's not up yet

I did try getting quotes from a few of the 'sell your Omega' websites and I had a fair bit of interest and a couple of them made immediate offers which were quite reasonable. I was quite surprised that people would make such offers just going on the info I had and the uploaded pics.
One company offered me a minimum return via brokering which really did surprise me but I guess that means they hold it until it's sold
 
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Thanks again for the advice sky, I may just do that.

No dennis it's not up yet

I did try getting quotes from a few of the 'sell your Omega' websites and I had a fair bit of interest and a couple of them made immediate offers which were quite reasonable. I was quite surprised that people would make such offers just going on the info I had and the uploaded pics.
One company offered me a minimum return via brokering which really did surprise me but I guess that means they hold it until it's sold
It was listed for sale in your original post, call me a cynic if you like.
 
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Oops my finger slipped.....

Until it's sold and then make the agreed payment to me afterwards. I imagine this option doesn't usually work well for the seller as the person brokering the watch will just keep trying to offer you lower prices when they hold 'your' watch until you either crack or ask for it back.
I have never used a brokering service but I just have this image of how it works. Please tell me if I'm way off course with this and it's actually a pretty good option.
To be honest I'd rather that it went to someone that would really enjoy it rather than someone trying to make a quick buck so I might take sky21s advice and speak to someone on the forum about how to go about it when I'm ready.
 
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Ooh Dennis you old cynic....

Yes ideally I would like to keep it but as much as I love watches, I am not in a position to start a collection or even invest in making what I've got better really. Neither am I able to ever wear them, so, it seems silly to just have it sitting at home boxed away somewhere when these things bring so much delight to others. The watch has already just been sat in its box for 8 years since I acquired it.
I'm afraid I have to focus my immediate future on dealing with some difficult issues.
I'm still not 100% sure if I will let it go. I just wanted to put the feelers out there and see what advice people could offer and if there was any info people could kindly help me piece together.

Thanks to all those who have contributed so far.
Steve
 
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If you spend the 100 or so quid on an extract it will shed further light on the history and you'll possibly get more in a sale.

However, you may be as well listing it on ebay in a no reserve auction, with all the pictures and history you can as an extract may just confirm that significant parts have been changed.

As has been said, at first glance it looks a lovely watch, but the serial is too early for the dial and caseback. Furthermore, the bracelet and hands are much later.

Regardless, you'll still get a pretty penny.
 
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