Hello all, so as the title states, I've got the Omega bug. Purchased my first vintage Seamaster a feew weeks back, and I absolutely love it. I have been looking for a Seamaster Cosmic and found this one for auction-- it looks too clean to be true--so wanted the opinion of the experts here. Its listed as an almost unworn 1965 model. Since its for auction, not sure what price it will fetch but right now its only at about $200. Is it too clean to be true?
Do you have better photos? Crown looks wrong but need higher resolution photos to comment on some of the other things. I am wondering about the extra zero in the stamped reference number.
Thanks for your reply. These are the only photos I have, I will ask the seller for more photos, but for now this is it.
From the photos you provided 2 things stand out. 1. wrong crown. 2. Case has been polished to a significant extent. Hope this helps.
I think the challenge will be weighing "buy the best example you can find" vs something "affordable" that you are not afraid to wear at the price point you have set for yourself. The watch looks clean, (despite the wrong crown), but the overpolished case is a no-go for me. It just looks tacky. Maybe I could live with it for $200, but that's probably not what it will end up selling for. I'd wait and spend my $500 on a different example. There will always be others...
It certainly is not "almost unworn" - as Joe K says, it's been heavily polished and it has the wrong crown. I like the Cosmic line but they are not rare, not everybody likes them and you can easily find a better example than this. Here's a useful tip: if a watch case has that shiny molten metal look, it's been overpolished and is no longer a "collectable" watch. Study photos of other Cosmics online and you'll soon work out what they should look like. Of course you could always go ahead and buy a watch like this one, but if you continue to learn what makes a good vintage watch you won't be happy with it for long.