I came across this wave dial seamaster and I think it could make a good gift for my dad. I’ve always wanted one of these wave dialed seamasters, and if I buy it for my dad, I could probably wear it now and again No box but it comes with the warranty card. Asking price is 1500. Is this a fair price for the Watch? There are definitely the usual desk diving scratches, and I think it has been polished. Seller says it was serviced twice in its life, but I think I can assume it will need a service soon if not now. Thanks for any help
I think 1500 ($?) is okay these days. I couple of years ago you could have one for less than 1000. Cheers
I had one in similar condition a year ago for about $950. Looking at the pics, I think $1,500 makes sense but if it's GBP then that's pricey!
I'm guessing it's mostly because of an increase in demand; it wears well, looks great, and overall is a good watch (and also personally I think for getting into watches). Plus the blue wave dial is neat. I'd personally wait for one that wasn't polished, but up to you OP (and I guess what your dad likes!) Don't think it's sudden though, seems like everything worth getting has been on the general upwards trend, while the others have stagnated behind/leveled out.
That particular one is really (disgustingly) dirty and is probably in really worn condition, based on the photos. The price isn't horrible, but I think you can find a much better example.
You’re definitely going to need a service with that one, which will raise the price at least $500 or so. Also, you might want to consider the next gen, the 2220.80, which was what I ended up getting.
I do feel like the price on these will go up. Look at mid size Tudor subs - when the lume starts to turn and more and more people move to back smaller watches, the prices are gonna climb!
These only had tritium lume for about 2-3 years and when it does turn it doesn’t look very nice so I wouldn’t bank on that. The dial goes pretty dark orangey beige but the hands usually don’t fade as much and look mismatched. The OP watch is clearly a SL lume version so will look like that indefinitely. These are already going up in price but not necessarily just the tritium examples. The sword hands 2254 SL lume variant has already outstripped this design noticeably in that regard. You lose one of the designs nicest features with the later Co-ax models though as they start to get thicker. The 1120 models are only something like 11.5mm deep.
I will say that the price is slightly less than I paid for mine (picked up about 2 months ago). However, mine was recently serviced and in better cosmetic condition than the one pictured. OTOH, mine came without a warranty card, but I don't know if that should really make a difference given the age of the watch.
Just for reference purposes a tritium dial exchanged during service: I think those hands are already SL. I have to admit that I am a fan of the 2351.80 and I would consider it as the original SMP 300 with a strong relation to the Bond movies. Due to it’s releative affordable price I think it is kind of an entry watch and good value for the money.
That is an ok price, IMHO. I bought a much cleaner one just a month ago for $1750 or so. No warranty card with mine, but it had been locally serviced and cleaned up. One thing to note on the OP one is that the seconds hand doesn't appear to have the red tip and, while it may be the lighting, there is something funky going on with the minute hand as the skeletonized part seems to narrow greatly just before the triangle tip. I'd ask for some better pics of the dial with better lighting. I'd also ask how many links the bracelet has (I think 10 is standard), and if it has the half-link. It is a wonderful watch, wears extremely well. Remember this is just an ETA watch, so you can get it serviced by almost anyone, so it shouldn't cost anywhere near $500 unless there are major issues. A bit of cleaning and it should look quite nice, but you will definitely want to at least get it pressure tested.
It's actually not just an ETA watch. The Cal. 1120 is certainly based on the 2892, but many parts are different and specific to Omega. If it doesn't need parts anyone can service it certainly, but if it does then you would be better off taking this to a watchmaker with an Omega Parts account...