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Hello everyone. Any opinions on this seamaster
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·Can you post an in-focus photo so we can check the dial.
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gbesq
·It's very hard to tell you anything with this poor of a photo. It would be helpful if you could post in focus photos of the watch taken in natural daylight from all angles (front, back and sides). If you can get photos of the inside of the case back and the movement too, even better. Just based on this one photo, the watch looks fairly well worn to me, but it might clean up nicely. Most of the value of any vintage watch is the dial. If all of those marks are on the crystal, you might have a nice example here. If the marks are on the dial, then you can very likely find a much better example with a little patience. This isn't an uncommon reference.
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X350 XJR
··Vintage Omega AficionadoA lot depends on price as well...
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·I’d be surprised if those dark marks around the date window and the adjacent indices were on the plexi tbh…
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·What’s going on with the case back? Is it popped off and resting beneath? I’ve never seen a lip like that before. Looks like I could pry it open with a tree branch.
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jonrob0077
·Thanks everyone. I will post more pictures as soon as I can. I couldn't resist for 200 dollars.
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jonrob0077
·Hopefully I can find a case back.
What’s going on with the case back? Is it popped off and resting beneath? I’ve never seen a lip like that before. Looks like I could pry it open with a tree branch.
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·Casebacks are easier to find than case midsections. At least casebacks have identifying numbers 😉
Inexpensive watches can often cost more than complete examples. Unless one is into self servicing the watch, which can take years of practice. A 200 dollar price sounds reasomable especially if the case is gold. (would be marked between the lugs.) more likly it is filled or plated. A service will be between 400 and 600 dollars. So one always has to take that int account. If parts are needed then cost can grop quickly. If there is damage to the balance or hairspring, the watch is pretty much toast.
Depending on the condition it takes me between 3 and 6 hours to take down and put back together a watch. I did not play with watches much for 18 or so years. I was active in the 1990s where I had some informal training. It has taken nearly a year to get back up to speed.
Watch servicing can be an enjoyable pastime. I like to urge others to consider it. Especially these days with many of the watchmakers who were hired in the crisis 30 years ago are retiring.
Most people though, do not have the patience for such exacting work.
look forward to seeing more of this...
Inexpensive watches can often cost more than complete examples. Unless one is into self servicing the watch, which can take years of practice. A 200 dollar price sounds reasomable especially if the case is gold. (would be marked between the lugs.) more likly it is filled or plated. A service will be between 400 and 600 dollars. So one always has to take that int account. If parts are needed then cost can grop quickly. If there is damage to the balance or hairspring, the watch is pretty much toast.
Depending on the condition it takes me between 3 and 6 hours to take down and put back together a watch. I did not play with watches much for 18 or so years. I was active in the 1990s where I had some informal training. It has taken nearly a year to get back up to speed.
Watch servicing can be an enjoyable pastime. I like to urge others to consider it. Especially these days with many of the watchmakers who were hired in the crisis 30 years ago are retiring.
Most people though, do not have the patience for such exacting work.
look forward to seeing more of this...
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