Value after restoration? If you were planning to fix it up to sell it, it (IMO) would not be worth the repair. You might recover the cost of the restoration when you sell it. You might not. It would be a very collectible watch, complete, running, and competently restored. So if your plan was to keep it, and to enjoy it for what it is, it might be money well spent. If your plan was to fix it up to sell it? Probably not! I see two of Omega calibre 355, date at 6:00 automatics listed for sale on various on line sites at prices from $500 to $1,200, and one optimistically priced at $2,000 +. Let’s call it a median average price for a good one of $1,200. In restored shape, one like yours with the desirable gold shell case, a nice original dial, desirable date at 6:00, that sounds like a believable price. But what would it cost to restore it?
Offered for sale the way it is? That might be the way to go. Somebody with parts, or a donor movement, might snap that up in a trice! If you were to go that route, try listing it at an obscene price, and see who might answer the call.
I have uploaded a picture of mine, in the less desirable steel case, but with an original hobnail dial with desirable “crosshair” feature. Complete, restored, and running beautifully, and I wouldn’t sell it for $1,200.00!
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