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Grandma’s Omega. Is it real?
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X350 XJR
··Vintage Omega AficionadoQuite genuine, it is from a very broad line called "Sapphette". Yours is a fairly uncommon variety called a back-set/back-wind because it's wound and set with the crown on the back rather than a regular watch with the crown on the side.
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amcclell
·Welcome to the forum. It is real and is likely from the 1950's. Some people refer to these as cocktail watches, and they were generally worn only on special occasions when dressing up. As they didn't see a lot of use, a basic service will often be all that is needed. This manual wind and is a pretty common dial and size for this era. They don't command a high price but this is a nice piece of history. My wife has a 1950's Wittnauer white gold cocktail watch from the same era and often wears it when we dress up to go out somewhere special.
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Jojit
·Welcome to the forum. It is real and is likely from the 1950's. Some people refer to these as cocktail watches, and they were generally worn only on special occasions when dressing up. As they didn't see a lot of use, a basic service will often be all that is needed. This manual wind and is a pretty common dial and size for this era. They don't command a high price but this is a nice piece of history. My wife has a 1950's Wittnauer white gold cocktail watch from the same era and often wears it when we dress up to go out somewhere special.
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Jojit
·Thank you for the info. Im wondering if you have any idea about its price range. My mom wants to sell it. Thank you again.
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amcclell
·A jeweler will be able to tell you what the scrap gold and diamonds are worth.
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Yea he’s not actually joking, while they’re nice watches there are a lot of them that survived, and the style is no longer worn by women as the small bracelet like watch design is long since out of fashion so if you’re not going to wear it, the only real value it has is in the diamonds and gold as that value as scrap will be about the same or higher than its value as a watch.
It’s a sad thing to say as they’re nice Omegas of the era but ladies watches have changed so much with time that there is no real market for the old ones unless for sentimental reasons while men’s watches have stayed broadly similar, much in the same way that women’s clothes have changed with time while men’s suits have stayed the same.
It’s a sad thing to say as they’re nice Omegas of the era but ladies watches have changed so much with time that there is no real market for the old ones unless for sentimental reasons while men’s watches have stayed broadly similar, much in the same way that women’s clothes have changed with time while men’s suits have stayed the same.
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·Beauty, elegance, workmanship and quality don't equal demand when it comes to small women's watches.
Sucks that a 1 jewel chrome dive watch from the 60s brings more money than this watch.
Please keep it in your family. It would be a shame to melt it.
Sucks that a 1 jewel chrome dive watch from the 60s brings more money than this watch.
Please keep it in your family. It would be a shame to melt it.
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Jojit
·Yea he’s not actually joking, while they’re nice watches there are a lot of them that survived, and the style is no longer worn by women as the small bracelet like watch design is long since out of fashion so if you’re not going to wear it, the only real value it has is in the diamonds and gold as that value as scrap will be about the same or higher than its value as a watch.
It’s a sad thing to say as they’re nice Omegas of the era but ladies watches have changed so much with time that there is no real market for the old ones unless for sentimental reasons while men’s watches have stayed broadly similar, much in the same way that women’s clothes have changed with time while men’s suits have stayed the same.
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·In an era when there are far more people who want to sell stuff than there are people who want to buy stuff, the few who might buy are eager to see how desperate the sellers are to sell their stuff! Put it on eBay with no reserve, and there will be an immediate flurry of excitement, and it will sell for scrap gold value, or less. Sorry we can’t candy coat it for you. In the unlikely event that two potential buyers fall in love with it and bid it through the roof, it could bring a decent price. Does she want to take that chance?
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Foo2rama
··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...Seriously cool piece.
not a huge value for collectors. Potentially has decent scrap value.
very cool family heirloom.
not a huge value for collectors. Potentially has decent scrap value.
very cool family heirloom.
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Privateday7
·Very nice heirloom.
Another factor why small lady watches lost its popularity is difficulties in servicing the movement.
My wife bought small Rolex ladies from 60s, when it is time to service it, my regular watchmaker asking 50% premium due to difficulties in handling such small movement.
Another factor why small lady watches lost its popularity is difficulties in servicing the movement.
My wife bought small Rolex ladies from 60s, when it is time to service it, my regular watchmaker asking 50% premium due to difficulties in handling such small movement.
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Archer
··Omega Qualified Watchmakermy regular watchmaker asking 50% premium due to difficulties in handling such small movement.
This is not the norm, BTW...
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shatterstate
·Very cool piece. Don't sell it, keep it in the family.
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We had a 20 year old Creo scanner in our office that has long been unsupported (was an incredible machine in it’s day). I approached a custom software designer who develops software for antiquated equipment and asked if he could write the drivers to operate it. He said he wasn’t interested. I asked what would it take to get him interested...his response- $100k. So he clearly was not interested.
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Privateday7
·For him it was a pain in the ass to service those small movements. He prefers to service Speedmasters, Rolexes or Panerais movements (easy everything........).
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·Agree..... he already had long waitlist so he can afford "take it or leave it" attitude.
For him it was a pain in the ass to service those small movements. He prefers to service Speedmasters, Rolexes or Panerais movements (easy everything........).
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··Omega Qualified WatchmakerAgree..... he already had long waitlist so he can afford "take it or leave it" attitude.
For him it was a pain in the ass to service those small movements. He prefers to service Speedmasters, Rolexes or Panerais movements (easy everything........).
I have a wait list too, and can pick and choose what I want to service, but I don’t gouge people for servicing a ladies watch...most watchmaker’s don’t charge extra for smaller movements. Maybe it’s an eyesight issue if this is an older watchmaker?
