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Help, Omega seamaster 600 Ref. nr. 136.011
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Shabbaz
·This is not a $ 950 watch.
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duffy7
·Hi an welcome to OF.
Condition seems to be good (lume on the hands might get a topic here)
Without movement pics I won't judge on the price. (which seems definetly high for a Seamaster 600)
Not sure if Ref 135.011 came with a date window.
Edit: just checked it - a 136.011 is the correct reference for a seamaster 600 with a date
Condition seems to be good (lume on the hands might get a topic here)
Without movement pics I won't judge on the price. (which seems definetly high for a Seamaster 600)
Not sure if Ref 135.011 came with a date window.
Edit: just checked it - a 136.011 is the correct reference for a seamaster 600 with a date
Edited:
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tdn-dk
·Some thing is wrong, when date, the reference should be 136.011 or 136.012
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jeppe888
·thank you very much for your help i have just corrected the headline.
the seller does not have any movement pics, unfortunately
the seller does not have any movement pics, unfortunately
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Maskelyne
·Lume is missing and way to overprized in my opinion.
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JwRosenthal
·I’ll give some positives since everyone seems to be in a negative Nancy kind of mood.
The dial is in nice shape, lume pips at the indices have darkened a touch but aren’t ashy so that’s good. Case has been polished once or twice but not to death. Case back stamping is still nice, crown seems fine.
I think this is a nice survivor and would be a good daily wear.
Now here is the reality- not negative, just reality- minute hand is missing it’s lume. You could live with it or have it relumed, but this takes someone who can match the lume color to the pips (and most likely would have to do both hour & minute to make it look consistent). It will need a service as they all do, that will be another $250-350 on top of the purchase price and relume.
I would say as-is the watch is worth about $450-500, it’s not bad. But once you do the relume and service, you are looking at around $900-$1k into this watch. If you love it and want to wear it all the time, it’s worth the investment as it has good bones (cleanish dial is a good start), but it will exceed the value of the watch and if you decide to sell it you will lose money- which we all do from time to time.
It’s important to think about total price all in and not just the purchase price- it can make you rethink things quickly.
And this is what a good one should look like
The dial is in nice shape, lume pips at the indices have darkened a touch but aren’t ashy so that’s good. Case has been polished once or twice but not to death. Case back stamping is still nice, crown seems fine.
I think this is a nice survivor and would be a good daily wear.
Now here is the reality- not negative, just reality- minute hand is missing it’s lume. You could live with it or have it relumed, but this takes someone who can match the lume color to the pips (and most likely would have to do both hour & minute to make it look consistent). It will need a service as they all do, that will be another $250-350 on top of the purchase price and relume.
I would say as-is the watch is worth about $450-500, it’s not bad. But once you do the relume and service, you are looking at around $900-$1k into this watch. If you love it and want to wear it all the time, it’s worth the investment as it has good bones (cleanish dial is a good start), but it will exceed the value of the watch and if you decide to sell it you will lose money- which we all do from time to time.
It’s important to think about total price all in and not just the purchase price- it can make you rethink things quickly.
And this is what a good one should look like
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jeppe888
·I’ll give some positives since everyone seems to be in a negative Nancy kind of mood.
The dial is in nice shape, lume pips at the indices have darkened a touch but aren’t ashy so that’s good. Case has been polished once or twice but not to death. Case back stamping is still nice, crown seems fine.
I think this is a nice survivor and would be a good daily wear.
Now here is the reality- not negative, just reality- minute hand is missing it’s lume. You could live with it or have it relumed, but this takes someone who can match the lume color to the pips (and most likely would have to do both hour & minute to make it look consistent). It will need a service as they all do, that will be another $250-350 on top of the purchase price and relume.
I would say as-is the watch is worth about $450-500, it’s not bad. But once you do the relume and service, you are looking at around $900-$1k into this watch. If you love it and want to wear it all the time, it’s worth the investment as it has good bones (cleanish dial is a good start), but it will exceed the value of the watch and if you decide to sell it you will lose money- which we all do from time to time.
It’s important to think about total price all in and not just the purchase price- it can make you rethink things quickly.
And this is what a good one should look like
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Dan S
·Personally, the hands are not appealing to me, and that would probably put me off since this is a common entry-level reference. If it were dirt cheap on Craigslist, I might buy it for fun, but I wouldn't spend real money on it. If you buy it for $800 and then get tired of it and try to sell it, you will be lucky to get half that amount back after fees and shipping.
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masteroftime
·There are many nicer watches to be had for $800-1000. I would keep looking unless you're in love with it. IMHO, that price is only close to reasonable if the watch has had a documented service.
This is my opinion and I could be missing something, but I have never understood the allure of this model. Just checking the eBay sale history, people seem to be paying crazy money for them. In the same range you can get:
- a good monocoque Seamaster De Ville Ref 166.020
- Seamaster Ref 166.010
- an excellent Seamaster Cosmic Ref. 166.026
- "Jumbo" Seamaster Ref 166.028.
This is my opinion and I could be missing something, but I have never understood the allure of this model. Just checking the eBay sale history, people seem to be paying crazy money for them. In the same range you can get:
- a good monocoque Seamaster De Ville Ref 166.020
- Seamaster Ref 166.010
- an excellent Seamaster Cosmic Ref. 166.026
- "Jumbo" Seamaster Ref 166.028.
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jeppe888
·There are many nicer watches to be had for $800-1000. I would keep looking unless you're in love with it. IMHO, that price is only close to reasonable if the watch has had a documented service.
This is my opinion and I could be missing something, but I have never understood the allure of this model. Just checking the eBay sale history, people seem to be paying crazy money for them. In the same range you can get:
- a good monocoque Seamaster De Ville Ref 166.020
- Seamaster Ref 166.010
- an excellent Seamaster Cosmic Ref. 166.026
- "Jumbo" Seamaster Ref 166.028.
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JwRosenthal
·There are many nicer watches to be had for $800-1000. I would keep looking unless you're in love with it. IMHO, that price is only close to reasonable if the watch has had a documented service.
This is my opinion and I could be missing something, but I have never understood the allure of this model. Just checking the eBay sale history, people seem to be paying crazy money for them. In the same range you can get:
- a good monocoque Seamaster De Ville Ref 166.020
- Seamaster Ref 166.010
- an excellent Seamaster Cosmic Ref. 166.026
- "Jumbo" Seamaster Ref 166.028.
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masteroftime
·The allure is the case shape and simplicity of execution. It’s chunkier than the Deville’s, the manual wind movement is a joy to use, and the watch is large for its era. I have several seamasters of this era and really enjoy how this one wears.
I guess I can't argue with that--there definitely is some level of stylistic finesse involved it it's execution. I just couldn't personally justify keeping mine and replaced it with something else.
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JwRosenthal
·I guess I can't argue with that--there definitely is some level of stylistic finesse involved it it's execution. I just couldn't personally justify keeping mine and replaced it with something else.
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Dan S
·There are many nicer watches to be had for $800-1000. I would keep looking unless you're in love with it. IMHO, that price is only close to reasonable if the watch has had a documented service.
This is my opinion and I could be missing something, but I have never understood the allure of this model. Just checking the eBay sale history, people seem to be paying crazy money for them. In the same range you can get:
- a good monocoque Seamaster De Ville Ref 166.020
- Seamaster Ref 166.010
- an excellent Seamaster Cosmic Ref. 166.026
- "Jumbo" Seamaster Ref 166.028.
Well, this is about the OP's taste, isn't it? Personally, I've never found a 50s/60s/70s Seamaster that appealed to me enough to keep. 🤪
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masteroftime
·If i were a one silver Seamaster only kind of guy, I would probably opt for the 166.010. But since I luckily don’t have that issue, I can enjoy the variety of Seamasters that offer something for everyone.
That absolutely makes sense. I've been lucky and started with one a little over a year ago and have expanded since. Variety is the spice of life and in the vintage Omega world there seems to be a lot of opportunity for variety.
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masteroftime
·Well, this is about the OP's taste, isn't it? Personally, I've never found a 50s/60s/70s Seamaster that appealed to me enough to keep. 🤪
Oh definitely. I just assumed from OP's few posts and being a new watch collector that they may have not considered what is actually available to them in this world of vintage Omegas. There is a lot out there and I personally found it difficult to initially sift through and understand what I definitely do and don't want. It's easy to pick one thing or see something nearby and think "this is it" when you haven't even considered the possibilities. If they buy this Omega for $800 (just because it's a generally nice dressy vintage Omega and not because they really love the model) and decide to sell it and net $400, then that's a tough lesson for some. However, I may have jumped to conclusions and I do apologize for that.
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Shabbaz
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JwRosenthal
·I love the 600. Great serie
