I love hummers and think the tuning fork genre is incredibly interesting....from the technical advance at the time to the sweep of that second hand. To that end, I have aquired an Omega f300 and an Accutron RR 218 and delighted with both. I am sorely tempted to aquire another Omega f300 which has been serviced and looks great. However, this one is pricey, perhaps reflecting the service, new battery and crystal. Is there anything I should be checking/concerned about...oiling, copper plates, friction wheel lubrucation or anything else? Any knowlesable member's thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.
What model is it? I have a few f300. The speedsonic ones are more expensive than a constellation or Geneva but much more desirable for a lot of collectors.
I have 9 hummers, 5 Omega and 4 Accutron so I have certainly got the bug too. If you are in the UK servicing is cheap and easy, if you are elsewhere it may be more troublesome though it is a doddle to send to the UK from Europe (at least for now). These are never going to be worth silly money like some purely mechanical Omegas, though the Speedsonics are rising in value pretty well. The flip side of this is that working examples of these can be purchased for as little as £250 if you are lucky though some of the more niche ones now command double or triple that. Here are some of mine.:
Electric watches.co.uk is the place to send for servicing Paul is a great guy and is very knowledge when it comes the these types of watches ..
I need to expand my f300 collection. That last Seamaster with the 3D dial.......... is it actually two planes or is it artfully painted?
It is actually a combination of matt and shiny paint which gives the kind of pie pan look, it is in reality flat.
Much thanks and what a wonderful collection. I have two, with possibly a third on the way...photos attached.
Very nice. I really like the Railroad dial Accutron, much rarer than some others. I am less keen on TV dial watches in general but that is a nicely finished f300Hz all right. Looking at your backdrop, I think you and I share a map table cloth! See:
Yes, same and old, supposedly to show the kids what's where! I do like that O dynamic chrono....think it's 38mm? Have been trying to find a reasonably priced one , but scarce. I tend to prefer smaller chronos and have the O Prestige Chrono from 1996 with an 861.
Yes 38mm. That one has sadly now moved on to a new home since I am trying to make room and raise cash for my Speedy Tuesday incoming. Don't take a chance on a cheap one with issues, they can be tricky and expensive to fix if they have issues as a consequence of the compound/piggyback modular movement construction. Either spend the cash on a serviced one or buy a really, really cheap one and spend an arm and a leg getting it serviced! I think in the long term, there is no such thing as a cheap Omega Dynamic Chronograph!
Wonderful collection and very taken with the Seamaster. Congrats, I'm really glad I started this post...some lovely watches appearing and some like-minded fans of the hum!
Crazy that a month ago, I didn't know what an F300 was, then a few days ago I see this thread, then today this shows up:
I should also say, I'm immediately sending it to be serviced, it seems to run ok, but there's something a bit wrong with the day/date discs/gears (why it's not set correctly in those pics)