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Help Identifying and Evaluating My Omega Vintage 2650
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JwRosenthal
·It seems that everything appears poor and/or terrible to you, so I’m not surprised by your response. The listing is still available on Chrono24, and you can find more pictures there.
Art, I’ll elaborate as to why someone who has been collecting a long time would say this is in poor condition:
The case has been heavily polished and has lost all definition.
Dial shows deterioration from moisture and has taken on a “mocachino” pattern- this comes from condensation. Some people call it “patina”- it’s damage. If you find it appealing then awesome. To a collector who is looking for the best examples of any given watch this wouldn’t be worth the sum of the parts.
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lucreative
·Art: When someone is a very well informed collector they have a finely attuned eye. It is worth hanging around, listening and learning. Ultimately its quicker and cheaper than the alternatives.
Of the watches I have, I love all of them. Ultimately it is me who wears them, so it does not matter what someone else thinks, as long as I am happy with my choice. It is a bit like going to the Antiques Roadshow exit tent...almost everyone learns something new about what they brought with them, and they still love it even though it is not what they thought they had.
Yes, it comes down to "would you wear it" and I wouldn't mind overpaying just a tad if I see myself wearing it. However, I must admit I would be happier if some well informed collector thought it was a good buy as well. I had many give thoughts on some watches I bought and ones I'm inquiring about. And even if it's not what I want to hear, I still thank them all for it!
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··Vintage Omega AficionadoIt seems that everything appears poor and/or terrible to you, so I’m not surprised by your response. The listing is still available on Chrono24, and you can find more pictures there.
Curious to know if you have read this thread and have you learned anything?
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Art.
·Curious to know if you have read this thread and have you learned anything?
Yes, I have, and I’ve noticed that some people dive deeply into the details without resorting to harsh or judgmental words. They maintain a professional demeanor, and I imagine they bring the same level of skill and respect to their jobs as they do to their hobbies.
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!.
Yes, I have, and I’ve noticed that some people dive deeply into the details without resorting to harsh or judgmental words. They maintain a professional demeanor, and I imagine they bring the same level of skill and respect to their jobs as they do to their hobbies.
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Art.
·I came across this model on Chrono24, and while the case is made of steel, the dial and hands appear very similar to those on my watch. I assume this one hasn’t been redialed. Interestingly, the seconds hand is black, just like on mine, which had me wondering whether the original seconds hand was meant to be black. What do you all think—does this example appear to be in its original condition? It is listed as Omega Classic vintage cal 420
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·I’d just go ahead and post the whole internet, it would save you effort and we can just start giving our thoughts you can ignore.
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Art.
·My original post was a query to help identify my watch, specifically to understand how this model is supposed to look. Most of the comments here have not addressed this question. It appears that the dial has been repainted, but the key question—whether it looked like this when it was first manufactured—remains unanswered. I believe that by posting images or references to equivalent models from the same era, we can better answer this question and document it here for future reference. I’m confident that someone else will eventually acquire a timepiece like mine and will have the same questions.
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!My original post was a query to help identify my watch, specifically to understand how this model is supposed to look. Most of the comments here have not addressed this question. It appears that the dial has been repainted, but the key question—whether it looked like this when it was first manufactured—remains unanswered. I believe that by posting images or references to equivalent models from the same era, we can better answer this question and document it here for future reference. I’m confident that someone else will eventually acquire a timepiece like mine and will have the same questions.
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·My original post was a query to help identify my watch, specifically to understand how this model is supposed to look. Most of the comments here have not addressed this question. It appears that the dial has been repainted, but the key question—whether it looked like this when it was first manufactured—remains unanswered. I believe that by posting images or references to equivalent models from the same era, we can better answer this question and document it here for future reference. I’m confident that someone else will eventually acquire a timepiece like mine and will have the same questions.
The brass dial blank is the only factory original part of your dial.
