Hi Guys,

Im new to the forum and on my way to picking up my very first vintage omega. Wanted to ask for some help before I commit and make a purchase. I have been doing some looking around and have narrowed it down to a few! I am "ok" with a good redial and am not into the very patina-ed vintage watches but as always, i'd of course like to hear the experts opinion :x

These are the few i picked out:

1. http://www.ebay.com/itm/OMEGA-16601...51767707?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item56587ce59b#Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

2. http://www.ebay.com/itm/OMEGA-SEAMA...675112166?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item58a2013ce6Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

3. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-196...es_Watches_MensWatches_GL&hash=item1e7d07fab4Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

4. http://www.ebay.com/itm/OVERSIZED-V...870580623?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item2c70c5ed8fPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

5. http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-MENS-O...241842815?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item3f2746107fPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

6. http://www.ebay.com/itm/MUSEUM-QUAL...248189694?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item3cd39b04fePurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

7. http://www.ebay.com/itm/AUTHENTIC-M...?&pt=Wristwatches&maxbid=350&autorefresh=truePurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

Are these good ones? Are any of them fake/bad redials/or definitely stay away from? And which would be a good/bad choice for my first Vintage Omega.

p.s i hope i didnt openly expose myself to an array of aggressive buyers who are going to compete with me for these watches

Thanks alot guys! I appreciate it!!
Illition

 

p.s i hope i didnt openly expose myself to an array of aggressive buyers who are going to compete with me for these watches

What, us?

 

yes most probably you guys! haha.

So, any thoughts? :x

 

For my first vintage piece, I think I'll set my budget at about $500 USD

 

hmmm. I see. I did too think that the 750 movement is a nicer movement to look at. the 1000 series movement looked abit more plain imo.

But in terms of durability and service? Tbh I want a nice functional watch and won't have much opportunity to ever look at the movement anyway. Am more interested in the way the watch looks overall. Are they redials? :x If so, are they decent redials?

 

Hmm, if you eliminate all the cal 1000s, there arent many left. To help the OP, is watch #7 (the cal 565) a redial? It looks too new, although I don't know enough about the fonts to tell.

 

Thats a nice watch! but.... I think that is too patina-ed for my liking. I understand that if i wanted a real collector watch it would be something in that condition, or probably way more patina.. and i probably will eventually start having a liking for watches like that. I guess i will learn the hard way haha. for my first way I guess I would start out with something a little more refurbished, which basically looks pretty new.? :x no offence to anyone here intended at all.

 

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yeah that is true. I don't know how to explain it actually but i guess I don't really take a strong liking to that specific watch..

But, out of my options what do you guys think would be a good bet? :x

If we ignore the fact that they are 1000 calibre watches, would they still be decent purchases for the price? What should i expect to pay for one of those? I want to start out with a slightly cheaper one for starters and I think I will eventually explore this forum and vintage omegas more before moving on to my next.. and my next... and next....

 

I can't really get a good feel of how this watch looks like. It seems very dull in the eBay listing, but i can imagine it being quite a nice piece:


http://www.ebay.com/itm/OMEGA-SEAMA...675112166?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item58a2013ce6Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

 

Hi illition,
Maybe it would help if you saw how nice the cal 750/751 'sparkle' dials can be ;-)
http://omegaforums.net/threads/oooh-sparkly.2602/#post-29518
The sparkly look is the original dial with no patina, they look beautiful with a wide range of straps.
Plus they're nicely sized at 36mm

 

Don't buy from that seller unless you plan on putting a few hundred extra into the watch to fix it. You might not need to, but you also could have to pay a watchmaker to repair something like a glued on second hand. First hand experience, not speculation.

 

Oh thats nice! Thanks for that, something unique which i've never noticed!

Are only the 750/751 's fitted with the sparkle dials? :x

Are any of those I listed fitted with sparkle dials?