Help with a Centenary

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tpatta

·Jun 3, 2020·Happily spending my daughter’s inheritance

Fellow members, I sold my Centenary several years ago and have seriously regretted that decision. I have come across another that has me all tingly inside. Aside from the damaged hands does anything else jump out and scream RUN AWAY? Dial looks untouched, movement appears a little dirty. These are the best resolution photos I can get.

 

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Pahawi

·Jun 3, 2020

Looks OK to me

 

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tpatta

·Jun 3, 2020·Happily spending my daughter’s inheritance

Pahawi

Looks OK to me

Thanks. BTW, love your caseback opener.

 

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Pahawi

·Jun 3, 2020

tpatta

Thanks. BTW, love your caseback opener.

Thanks 👍

 

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noelekal

·Jun 3, 2020·Home For Wayward Watches

A grail Omega for me so I'm officially green with envy.


Good for you!

 

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UncleBuck

·Jun 3, 2020·understands the decision making hierarchy

noelekal

A grail Omega for me

And me!
A Centenary or an uncracked Signal Corps trench would require selling a kidney if need be........my liver has dropped in value.
A 2500 to boot, if the $ are within this galaxy, I'd be emailing a certain squirrel for an opinion I value and respect, or some of the other Centenary cadre here and moving quick.

Dibs!

 

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mac_omega

·Jun 3, 2020

TBH I would not dare to buy this watch based on these crappy photos... I strongly recommend to try to get better ones as you know the mantra condition, condition, condition

 

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omegastar

·Jun 4, 2020

Minute hand seems to long or is it the picture ?

 

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cristos71

·Jun 4, 2020

omegastar

Minute hand seems to long or is it the picture ?

Looks ok to me, here's my old one for comparison

 

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Pahawi

·Jun 4, 2020

omegastar

Minute hand seems to long or is it the picture ?

Both my JUB's minutes hands are the same. A tiny picture angle makes it look a lot "worse"....

On the left one above, the hand looks shorter, but it's not:

Edited: Jun 4, 2020

 

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tpatta

·Jun 4, 2020·Happily spending my daughter’s inheritance

mac_omega

TBH I would not dare to buy this watch based on these crappy photos... I strongly recommend to try to get better ones as you know the mantra condition, condition, condition

The seller was unable or unwilling to provide better photos so I passed on it. Found this instead.........

 

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Pahawi

·Jun 4, 2020

Not a JUB, or…? 10 O'clock marker "twisted". Wrong crown (like many).

 

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tpatta

·Jun 4, 2020·Happily spending my daughter’s inheritance

Pahawi

Not a JUB, or…? 10 O'clock marker "twisted". Wrong crown (like many).

Noticed the crown, missed the marker.

 

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tpatta

·Jun 4, 2020·Happily spending my daughter’s inheritance

Thanks to all for offered advise. I'll keep hunting. 😀

 

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MSNWatch

·Jun 4, 2020·Vintage Omega Aficionado

We all look at the dials for this model which is always important but many centenarys have soft cases. You need to find one with a sharp case preferably in rose gold. There are also correct models with a rose gold case and a yellow gold dial.