GOLD F300hz Seamaster

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Smadgos

·Mar 4, 2023

Hello friends
Looking for info on this f300hz gold seamaster.
Is it a common model? I can’t really find information on it. Only found steel ones.
Any info would be appreciated. Value? ( if allowed)
It is 18KT gold. Total weight is 188 grams.
In working order.
Thank you ?

 

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Annapolis

·Mar 4, 2023

Definitely not a variant you see every day. Here’s another that sold not that long ago in Italy. (Maybe the same watch?)

https://www.invaluable.com/auction-...f300hz-seamaster-chronomete-153-c-16745cdb4b#

Wouldn’t assume it’s extremely valuable, but definitely something some collector of early 70s Omegas would be excited to see.

 

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Foo2rama

·Mar 4, 2023·Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...

Glad you made it over @Smadgos I was the one that pointed you over here from Facebook. Hopefully, some people can help you out for price if you want to sell at some point.

Rarity does not always mean high value, but these are very cool, and this is a very very uncommon version in very excellent condition. What you already noticed is that it is a 198.005 and technically a BA 198.005 which means it is gold. As it appears unworn, this I think has more value then most though, not going to pay for a year of your child in a private college, but I think it might be in the few grand USD maybe more as the market for these is not something I really follow.

As you know this is not quartz but a tuning fork watch which is earlier then quartz and they make a humming sound hence the nickname "hummer"

 

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lucian23

·Mar 5, 2023

I also never seen that model in solid gold but usually i do not think for this model the price added to the watch will be more than the value of the gold itself. So it's a good invesment on long term considering that the price of gold only goes up 😀

 

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Andy_D

·Mar 5, 2023

That’s a lovely watch in very good condition!

They are rare, but most seem to get weighed in as the value of the gold is usually around the value of the watch. Tuning fork Seamaster just don’t command the same money as automatic’s.

I tried to buy the last one of these that popped up on here, a BA198.0016 strapper version, however the seller decided to weigh it in… amazingly for less than I offered him! To say I was gutted would be an understatement!

I’ve DM’d, if you want to have a chat.

Cheers Andy

 

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padders

·Mar 5, 2023·Oooo subtitles!

A Andy_D

That’s a lovely watch in very good condition!

They are rare, but most seem to get weighed in as the value of the gold is usually around the value of the watch. Tuning fork Seamaster just don’t command the same money as automatic’s.

I tried to buy the last one of these that popped up on here, a BA198.0016 strapper version, however the seller decided to weigh it in… amazingly for less than I offered him! To say I was gutted would be an understatement!

I’ve DM’d, if you want to have a chat.

Cheers Andy

You Tom’s brother? That rings a bell.

 

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Tom Dick

·Mar 5, 2023

It is indeed my ‘young Jedi’ brother Andy.

Really nice looking watch, not many of these made and certainly not many surviving. Despite the condition, unfortunately as a few people have said value is in the eye of beholder and it’s very small market place m. My take value wise is not an enormous amount more than the scrap value (which is still considerable).

Hopefully won’t get melted down for scrap as the last one of these that appeared on the forum did, which is a heartbreaking situation.

 

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Annapolis

·Mar 5, 2023

If you figure that roughly 160 grams of that is 18k (75%) gold, then that’s 120 grams of 24k gold at about $60 USD per gram right now. $7k would be a very decent price for an early 70s tuning fork piece. It’s definitely not everyone’s cup of tea, but I’d take it over an overpriced Oyster-quartz any day.

How serviceable are those tuning fork movements nowadays? I know there are accutronheads who specialize in them—is it hard to find parts?

 

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Tom Dick

·Mar 5, 2023

@Annapolis , absolutely spot on on all counts! The movement is still serviceable by specialists and there are a few out there!

 

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Andy_D

·Mar 5, 2023

Annapolis

If you figure that roughly 160 grams of that is 18k (75%) gold, then that’s 120 grams of 24k gold at about $60 USD per gram right now. $7k would be a very decent price for an early 70s tuning fork piece. It’s definitely not everyone’s cup of tea, but I’d take it over an overpriced Oyster-quartz any day.

How serviceable are those tuning fork movements nowadays? I know there are accutronheads who specialize in them—is it hard to find parts?

By my figuring it’s pretty much exactly 164.5g of 18k… at local rates that’s $7350 of gold.

I’d absolutely love to buy this watch… that’s possible the understatement of the century!!! But alias my offer wasn’t in the right ball park for the owner.

It’s an absolutely lovely watch and the owner does come across as very genuine!

A lot more than I can say for the chap that scrapped the last solid 18k SMF300 on here, Rui or David or what ever he wanted to call himself…. Not that I’m bitter.

 

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sheepdoll

·Mar 5, 2023

I'd love to find a movement I could experiment with (for 39.95) At least we get to see these things existed. As much as I personally do not like gold toned things. (Not my color.) I do like the way it shapes.

Also learned the difference between the Hummers and the Megaquartz. I though they were the same. Typical quartz beats at 32768. The old stuff was pitched much higher in frequency.

There are so many variations. It is hard to keep track of everything.

 

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sirtaifun

·Mar 7, 2023

sheepdoll

I'd love to find a movement I could experiment with

Thats not all you need you need all that special electronic tools also and in complete working condition giving the fact all that gear was build in the 70`s.