Does this look 'off' to you?

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AtomicGrog

·Dec 7, 2021

At the remote risk of offending a seller here, obviously I trawl FleaBay.
The dial just looks odd..., the movement legit?

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/324926345904


The other thing I notice is odd location of what looks like the movement clamps in the tuning forks whilst powered (battery in place).

 

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JwRosenthal

·Dec 7, 2021

I’m assuming this was pulled from a solid gold case to melt it down. Dial looks fine, textured dial always have wonky lettering- very tough surface to get right.
The movement clamps got sucked onto the magnets- those are pretty strong magnets.

 

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AtomicGrog

·Dec 7, 2021

I can only describe that as a shame then, poor machine.

 

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JwRosenthal

·Dec 7, 2021

AtomicGrog

I can only describe that as a shame then, poor machine.

The gold prices over the last decade have sent some wonderful watches to the smelt- and some not so wonderful. I shudder to think of the amount of stunning solid gold cased pocket watches that all got trashed for their melt value

 

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wagudc

·Dec 7, 2021

AtomicGrog

I can only describe that as a shame then, poor machine.

If you take out the battery, I bet the case clamps will drop off. The coils may be damaged, which used to be a big problem. These days you can send it to Rob B in Thailand and he will service the movement and rebuild the coils. He did it for me a year or so ago and the total cost was about $200 us. Of course you will need a case. There are some floating around if you look.

 

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AtomicGrog

·Dec 7, 2021

wagudc

If you take out the battery, I bet the case clamps will drop off. The coils may be damaged, which used to be a big problem. These days you can send it to Rob B in Thailand and he will service the movement and rebuild the coils. He did it for me a year or so ago and the total cost was about $200 us. Of course you will need a case. There are some floating around if you look.

Suspect it would be hard to match the dial with a suitable case and crown, dont think it would suit a stainless and wouldnt want a gold plated myself.

 

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wagudc

·Dec 7, 2021

AtomicGrog

Suspect it would be hard to match the dial with a suitable case and crown, dont think it would suit a stainless and wouldnt want a gold plated myself.

I agree, pass on this one. Here is an alternative, be sure to read the article I linked in the last post. Titus bought out Omega stock after tuning forks lost out to quartz like Neanderthals to Sapiens. The dial is quite similar to the one you shared. I am not sure if it is still available, but it has been listed for a while. You can always make an offer.

https://omegaforums.net/threads/titus-tuning-fork.123888/

 

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JwRosenthal

·Dec 7, 2021

The F300 Seamasters and Connie’s are cool watches and can still be found for relative bargains for what they are.

 

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AtomicGrog

·Dec 7, 2021

JwRosenthal

The F300 Seamasters and Connie’s are cool watches and can still be found for relative bargains for what they are.

Honestly, I just search 'Omega Watch' daily on ebay and saw this, I don't really have much interest in the electrical watches, just found this posting odd but now it's been explained it makes more sense.

 

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JwRosenthal

·Dec 7, 2021

The “hummers” have a very unique place in horological history- they aren’t quartz, they were cutting edge for their time with insane accuracy. Bulova (Accutron) was the king of course- watches like the Astronaut and Deep Sea being legendary. Although getting service is tough, they are fun to collect and of course to hear that tuning fork hum. Just don’t put them back down on a wood dresser at night….like a resonating chamber.