My dad and I found his old watch in a box that he received when my father graduated from high school. I thought it was awesome and wanted to get it fixed up for myself as I don't have a nice watch and he gave it to me.

Based on the research I have done on this forum and google this is a Ref 145.014

I have not been using the watch because it has not been serviced for at least 20 years and i don't want to risk damaging it before getting it serviced.

3 Questions:

Does everything look original? Obviously I'm keeping the watch no matter what but its fun to learn these things and it has been exciting researching vintage omega's since my dad gave me this one!

Recommendations on getting it serviced?

My dad had the clasp replaced as the original broke, is it still possible to get a clasp to fit the original vintage band?

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Thank you!!

 

Very nice MK11.

Obviously not a pristine collector grade watch, but you can see it's been well used, which is what it was made for.

It'll look great after a service, and I'd give it a new crystal too.

I might have a clasp somewhere, I'll have a look and let you know.

Cheers

Jim

 

Nice watch! Service it and bring it back to life. It is also a watch with meaning. Congratulations!

 

As to getting it serviced, the general belief in these parts is that sending it to Omega themselves is a bad idea (believe it or not, they don't always do a great job, change parts indiscriminately and more...) and so most here seem to profess seeking out watchmakers with some experience of vintage Omegas and how to handle them sensitively. You don't say where you're based, but I'm sure that someone here can suggest a suitable expert if you let us know your basic location.
Lovely find, treat it well!

 

Yeah it needs a new crystal for sure but I'm going to just leave the scratches and such as it's fun to think of all the stuff my dad was up to when he was 18 wearing this watch.

That would be awesome if you had a clasp!! Thank you for looking.

Thank you!

Good advice, I will definitely not get it polished. I can't wait to see it with a new crystal. Thanks for kind words!

Thanks for the advice, I'm located in Orange County, California, U.S.. and would welcome some suggestions.

 

HEY! You deleted the assigned avatar! If you had replaced it with something of your own there'd be no issue, but having a blank one is what got you the company logo in the first place. It'll only get worse from here!

 

Put in a new avatar. I had added one before and then removed it because it was not fitting correctly (to large).

 

Nice find cpack - you've got yourself a very special watch there! If I'm not mistaken you've got the Mark II with the racing dial which in my opinion is the one to have. Get it serviced and you will have a cool watch with a great story!

 

Found the clasp, but it's got a broken tab so doesn't lock properly.
Can you take pics of all the parts of your clasp so I can see if I have another that will fit.
I need to know the style/shape where it connects to the bracelet links.

 

Here are some cell phone pics I took. It's attached to the inside of the clasp with a spring bar, and the outside attachment is just a cheesy nail/bar that goes across.

Thank you again for looking!

 

Very nice speed racing,the dial and hands are in amazing condition
The case need to be restored with the original sun polish.
the most difficult think is to find the watchmaker Who can do this job.
Omega do it on my Bullhead with a professionnal result