Help with Omega de Ville 396.1017

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Hi guys, I'm new here.
I wanted to know if you can help me with this Omega de Ville 396.1017, cal 1430. I know that it's not in its best conditions, but is it legit? Thank you!
 
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Totally. But not massively desirable, old fashioned with serious plate wear on the bracelet. It would need to be very cheap to make sense.

It is from circa 1990 by the way give or take a year or 2.
 
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Totally. But not massively desirable, old fashioned with serious plate wear on the bracelet. It would need to be very cheap to make sense.

It is from circa 1990 by the way give or take a year or 2.

I state that I bought it because I liked it and at the moment I have no interest in reselling it, but in your opinion what would be a good price? To replace the plate it instead how much should I spend? Thanks!
 
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The problem is you can’t really improve the bracelet wear as it has an integrated bracelet so it can’t just be dumped and swapped for a leather strap. It is worth what someone will pay but at a guess I can see that struggling to get over $100-150 on eBay etc. it’s not one to chase hard. If you paid $10 at a thrift store you did well. If you paid $300 at auction not so much. If it doesn’t run after you fit a new battery you are probably underwater unless you are able to swap movements yourself and can source an ETA that fits cheaply.