Hi I'm a newbie and looking to start collecting vintage Omega's. As with most newbies my search is mostly on EBay at the moment. Having read about all the fakes around and in some cases how difficult it is distinguish them from original I'm feeling a bit out of my depth. Which is why I'm here! I've seen a seamaster automatic date 1970s that I quite fancy but I'm not certain all is as it seems. It's a Cal1010 23 jewel. From what I've been able to find it seems that the 1012 was 23 jewel and the 1010 was 17 jewel. So is this a Frankenstein movement or did they produce cal 1010 23jewel? Are there any particular things to look out for in the seamasters to rule out fakes? What are opinions on the 1010?
Welcome along! We tend to think better when there are pictures.... Useful info on the 10XX family of calibres here: http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&&2uswk&Omega_1010
Looks like it's a Frankenstein then no mention of 1010 23 jewel on your link. Rather now than later though! Guess it's more
I think you could be right.... something about the dial doesn't look quite right either to my eye... and the crown looks to be wrong.
From the listing, you can glean even more useful info... well, not the listing, but one of the pictures... Which shows the reference as 166.0209 - that should be a day/date cal 1012 watch. Like this one here: https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-cal-1022-ref-166-0209-circa-1978.1916/ I think what you've found is a total franken.
why not start your collection by buying one from the Private Sales thread here om the forum. No frankens and great sellers! And welcome!
I'm in the US and I've sold several to members in Australia. South Africa shouldn't be any worse, should it?
I am sure you can find one able to ship to your location. A great and affordable entry into vintage Omega is the cal 26x and 28x family. They come in a huge variety of case and dial designs and I would bet that most Omega collectors have had or have one (or several). $400-600 should buy you a great piece. Here are some of mine for inspiration, so you get an idea
Great shout! Also the 60X Geneves if you fancy something a little more 60's/70's The 135.041 is a personal favourite, comes in a variety of colours, and tends to sell £250-£500. Random internet picture:
Yes, those later 60s/70s designs are great! Subtle but still make a bit more "noise" that the 50s/early 60s models
Thanks guys! I quite fancy the 60s/70s models so will keep those cal in mind. The suggestions are a good price range for a first time. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Wow, those are right up my street! Stunning especially the 3rd pic, which one is that? Oh and the last, actually they're all great! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Ok so I've had a look around and found this It's not prestine but what I found interesting was the cal 560. Reading up it seems that it's not that common. What are your your thoughts? The engraving of the case looks almost too good to me like it's laser engraved. Wouldn't it have been stamped in the 60s Thanks Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk