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My Early Seamaster 120 Divers. What to look for and what to avoid.

  1. christer12 Nov 17, 2016

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    Something wrong with this?

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  2. hmmmcamu Nov 17, 2016

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    side from age ... it looks omega parts are on and in it
     
  3. hmmmcamu Nov 17, 2016

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    though it looks like the ORIGINAL crystal is not installed on the watch .... [small omega logo dead centre of plexi] .....
     
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  4. christer12 Nov 17, 2016

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    So besides the crystal all seems legit? What's a fair price? According to the owner the watch is serviced at Swatch Group in Bangkok
     
  5. hmmmcamu Nov 17, 2016

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    what is the seller asking for it ?
     
  6. christer12 Nov 17, 2016

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    Around $1200
     
  7. hmmmcamu Nov 17, 2016

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    mmm .... have u looked around for a 120 elsewhere ... ?
     
  8. christer12 Nov 17, 2016

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    You think it's to much?
     
  9. hmmmcamu Nov 17, 2016

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    the condition .... obvious the case is polished ... crystal is not omega ..... bezel is worn .... i assume this would involve shipping and handling ? or is it included ?
     
  10. christer12 Nov 17, 2016

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    No shipping or handling. Will pick it up and can also look at it before. But as you say I can probably find another in better condition
     
  11. hmmmcamu Nov 17, 2016

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    best u look around and see if u can find a better one ... if not ... u know where u can buy one ..... yes try to look around to see if u can find another one in better condition ..... check out .... eBay ..... and check out YAHOO JAPAN
     
  12. pippy Mar 3, 2017

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    Looking for a 165.027 with 552. With your information found a fake on ebay. Thanks for all the info. Did not make a mistake.
     
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  13. pippy Mar 3, 2017

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    IMG_3197.JPG My 135.027 saying hi.:)
     
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  14. hmmmcamu Mar 3, 2017

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    135 . 027 ... modified hands [hour and minute hands from vintage Omega Geneve, second sweep hand taken from Omega Seamaster 300] .....
     
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  15. pippy Mar 3, 2017

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    Inherited watch. The best kind.:)
     
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  16. xgeryx Apr 19, 2017

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    Very informative discussion. Sorry for resurrecting this thread, but may I get some expert opinion on this 166.027 ref I found today? What makes it suspicious to me is the red sweeping hand. Is this really a 166.027 or some franken?

    Appreciate the input.

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  17. hmmmcamu Apr 19, 2017

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    ok initially ... case back is extremely polished, that said not a real deal killer. print on the dial seems legit ... case has NOTCH were the bezel / crown, and the case meet which is correct ... i can not see clearly if the hour and minute hands are silver [polished] if they are they also are correct and the minute hand seems to be the correct length .... the SECOND SWEEP HAND [red] could be that the previous owner replaced for example from another vintage OMEGA watch ... that does not mean the entire watch is bogus ... the movement cal 565 is correct for a vintage Omega 120 automatic with date ... the manual wind 120 would house a 601 movement .. the BEZEL and the triangle and the PIP seems to be original and in GREAT condition
     
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  18. hmmmcamu Apr 19, 2017

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    the LUME on the dial in ur photos .... come across as white [maybe re touched ?] or is that just because of ur upload ? or does it have some PATINA ?
     
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  19. xgeryx Apr 19, 2017

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    Thanks guys, actually I can't see that on the photos, not the best quality ones as they're from a swiss classified site. I asked the seller to provide some better quality photos. Actually I don't really like the red seconds hand, but let's see.

    he offers the watch at around $1300, it might be a bit far fetched, right?
     
  20. hmmmcamu Apr 19, 2017

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    dunno ... remember ... there is an asking price ... but there is also the compromised agreed upon price [if u can talk them down] ... negotiate ...
     
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