I’ve never heard of ‘Watches of Bath' but someone else may have.
Do they specialise in dive watches? 😉
Seriously though, it’s worth reading this thread: https://omegaforums.net/threads/learn-how-to-fish.52603/ ,and, if you find a watch you like, check it out here before you buy it.
I’ve never heard of ‘Watches of Bath' but someone else may have.
Do they specialise in dive watches? 😉
Seriously though, it’s worth reading this thread: https://omegaforums.net/threads/learn-how-to-fish.52603/ ,and, if you find a watch you like, check it out here before you buy it
Interesting. It looks like there is another business with similar name: https://www.watches-of-bath.com/. Purely anecdotal and only one data point, but my son recently bought a watch from this latter (hyphenated) site and was very pleased - better than the photos and running well.
If you are interested in a particular watch, upload some photos and we a give you some feedback. This is the vintage Omega forum, so it is typically for watch from the 70s or earlier.
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A near-mint example would carry the original brushing on the case, while this one has been polished to a full mirror as it seems.
Check this article by @dsio for some info on the ref and for pics of what an actually good example looks like:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-stories-the-strange-seamaster-born-without-a-bezel.152375/Thread 'Omega Stories: The Strange Seamaster Born Without a Bezel' ·
It's hard to really classify this case design, but I always imagine that the 166.067...dsio ·
Thank you - so fine for someone who wants to wear a working watch but not something a collector would touch (although appreciate this model isn’t collector worthy) and should carry top price? As a total novice, finding it hard to distinguish especially when it comes to polishing so finding this group and all the help articles invaluable
Yep, pretty much. Looks like a REALLY nice dial + hands (the inconsistency between that and the hands is mildly concerning, and makes me wonder if this is a case-swap), but if you could get this at the 'right' price, it is a REALLY wearable watch with a fantastic movement.
Thanks for your advice, really helpful. Probably the impossible question, but what would be considered the ‘right’ price or what would you say someone shouldn’t pay over? South/south west England / London prices (I expect this makes a difference unfortunately as it seems to with many things)
