A colleague who has "no interest in watches whatsoever" got this after his great granddad. It's a watch given to the ggd after 25 years of work at a local shipyard. I cleaned it up a bit, and it looks great, don't you think? Sharp edges, probably never polished, mint dial, the tritium has a yellow, even patina and still glows a bit in the dark. Some discoloration to the second hand, visible from certain angles.

Any ballpark idea of value? I'm trying to convince him to keep this, but he's set on selling because, again, "no interest in watches whatsoever". I'm trying to tell him that this won't fetch that much anyway and is worth more to him to keep because of the history, but he is just not interested ... I'm considering buying it off him myself.

I found one like this in eBay sold archives, £570, though it was repolished.

Anyway, any input would be appreciated.

 

If i saw it in an antique mall in the UK, i would pay £350 max for it. I would think a dealer would try and get £500 plus.

Any box, papers or strap and buckle with it?

 

Not sure about b&p, I strongly doubt it. It came on a generic flex bracelet, no value there.

Thanks for input on price. £350 seems reasonable, I think he'd be lucky to get £500.

 

Very nice example of a plain-Jane watch. Never going to be worth much.
One reason is servicing: a buyer would probably want to wear it, so service cost must be factored in. In Australia, I would expect little change out a grand to buy & service this. That's$600- $700 US dollars.

Your idea of talking him into keeping it sounds best. Perhaps you can appeal to sense of ancestry or something. He probably never met his GGD to remember him.

 

Thanks for input. Yeah, I hope he'll come around when he tries it now that's it's cleaned and with a cool leather strap.

 

I’m a big fan of this style Geneve. They wear a little bigger on the wrist than alternatively cased Omegas with identical movements and, given the pristine appearance of your friend's watch, imagine that a simple service is all that’s needed. In the UK we're talking under £150 for a service.
I suggest he wears it a while before servicing just to check how it runs.
So far as value is concerned I think @Sherbie is spot on. My current three each cost me from just under £200 to just over £300.

 

I have the exact same model as the OP's colleague and I think it's a lovely watch, powered by a fantastic movement; the Omega cal. 552.

 

Just such a shame the inheritee (word?) Had no interest. Even if it's not a crazy valuable watch, it's still a nice simple daily wear candidate that appears to be in nice shape. I'd be happy to have it, were I he

 

I wonder if the beneficiary of this watch has polled other family members to see if anyone is interested in it. I wouldn't try to make them like a watch he just doesn't want.