It might do?
I think if you can get this for under $500 you've got a bargain... they aren't that common... and those that come up for sale are in this condition of worse and $500-$800 or vgc/mint and $1500+.
Really depends if the seller is urgently trying to offload, or will wait until you can talk to STS.
Got a couple of these...one working, one not, both with a shot date wheel, well rather it "sticks" sometimes. There are very few people who work on them and they can be "difficult" so they may get damaged in the process. STS would be the place to go but it's going to cost you. I'm not sure it's worth it, there are still some 1301s in very good shape out there, they just require a bit of patience.
An interesting bit of trivia is that the mineral glass is the same as on the 1310 TV Connie, just the other way around ;-)
Haven't heard anything from the seller that has it? Thought he wanted to sell? I offered him $350 . It needs a new crystal and gasket? Will the gasket to the 1310 Connie works also? And he says the watch i going way to fast . So it would probably cost a lot ? Better to stay off?
It's sounding like the cost of putting it right, could well outstrip the cost of finding a mint condition, fully working example...
Like this one for example: https://www.chrono24.co.uk/omega/constellation-electroquarz-f8192hz-8192-hz--id3284671.htm
That looking good . But i think i will wait with buying a Electroquartz . Sometimes the fun is to repair the old watches?
Oh for sure. I just think you might have found something that's beyond economical, or even practical repair...
Sometimes the fun is to repair the old watches?
Rare and under appreciated watches, calibre 1300 and the first swiss quartz production watch, the same movement used in the original IWC Da vinici, the first Rolex Oysterquartz, Patek Quartz, Rado Quartz, the first Jaeger master quartz etc etc.
Useful article here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Electroquartz
The original screw all go that green over age, its a tell tale sign of an unmolested watch. Colin is right, no where near the value of a stardust but a good NOS example is £1000 - £1500 now, a good non serviced/ non NOS example up to £1000. Plenty of people such as keithT on TZ who can service them inexpensively so long as they are working
If it is running fast it is simply double stepping, it just needs a service, I have spare circuits for these if thats the issue so snag it if you can.
Hope this helps
Cheers Tom
