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·It's quite simple.
Your watch is in overall poor condition. No collector or Omega enthusiast would realistically invest in it for anything more than the scrap value, because it isn't desirable as is. It's not a 'rare font' but a poor redial, not a particularly good condition case despite whatever you've heard or read. The only thing really going for it is the movement and the gold value, which means 'scrap and spare parts'.
You keep mentioning things like 'an Antoine Gerlach case really changes the conversation for me', case by the same guy who worked for Patek Philippe etc, i.e you seem more interested in hearing yourself speak than receiving actual advice from us. These things are totally irrelevant in this circumstance. It's an Omega, Omega's are quality timepieces, what separates it from being a well-functioning 18kt watch and a 18kt paperweight is the ~$200 movement inside. If you'd sought advice sooner, the advice would've been to scrap it as is as opposed to investing any further in servicing etc, which realistically does not drive the price up.
Whichever way you want to slice it now, I think you would be insanely lucky if someone offered you the full $ scrap weight + couple hundred for the movement. Try asking whichever experts you had that inspected it how much they'd pay for it. Tell them to put their money where their mouths are.
If you want to try having at it with further redials and polishing in an attempt to sell it above its true value to some poor sod, well no one here is going to be in favour of that.
Your watch is in overall poor condition. No collector or Omega enthusiast would realistically invest in it for anything more than the scrap value, because it isn't desirable as is. It's not a 'rare font' but a poor redial, not a particularly good condition case despite whatever you've heard or read. The only thing really going for it is the movement and the gold value, which means 'scrap and spare parts'.
You keep mentioning things like 'an Antoine Gerlach case really changes the conversation for me', case by the same guy who worked for Patek Philippe etc, i.e you seem more interested in hearing yourself speak than receiving actual advice from us. These things are totally irrelevant in this circumstance. It's an Omega, Omega's are quality timepieces, what separates it from being a well-functioning 18kt watch and a 18kt paperweight is the ~$200 movement inside. If you'd sought advice sooner, the advice would've been to scrap it as is as opposed to investing any further in servicing etc, which realistically does not drive the price up.
Whichever way you want to slice it now, I think you would be insanely lucky if someone offered you the full $ scrap weight + couple hundred for the movement. Try asking whichever experts you had that inspected it how much they'd pay for it. Tell them to put their money where their mouths are.
If you want to try having at it with further redials and polishing in an attempt to sell it above its true value to some poor sod, well no one here is going to be in favour of that.
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