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JwRosenthal
·Given these shortcomings, I would rather pay a bit extra and go for a version that is complete, for instance this one: https://www.chrono24.nl/omega/seamaster-120-165027-automatic-no-date--id21587162.htm
My Early Seamaster 120 Divers. What to look for and what to avoid.
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iamvr
·A little steep
Yep, I'd love to replace my date with a non-date version, but not at this price. Well, it may never happen, which is also fine 😀
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Sa Calobra
·Yep, I'd love to replace my date with a non-date version, but not at this price. Well, it may never happen, which is also fine 😀
I agree with both of you that it's steep and that's why it was a pass for me. But compared to the previous option I'd rather go for this.
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redhed18
·Beautiful example, but I cannot get excited about the bracelet. The SM120 is so slender and as a vintage watch it really deserves to be worn on something else that let's you celebrate the watch case / dial / etc. Bracelet just makes it look like Robocop. IMHO!
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gmmy775
·Appreciate all the inside info. This reference is on my wish list, and I can see that buying one without looking back here first would be a mistake. thanx!
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Aerotuck
·Given these shortcomings, I would rather pay a bit extra and go for a version that is complete, for instance this one: https://www.chrono24.nl/omega/seamaster-120-165027-automatic-no-date--id21587162.htm
I just came here to ask about this watch... I am looking to buy it, since I see no obvious alerts (other than the steep price, which I agree it is). So the general consensus is that it is an untouched original, right?
I also agree with Redhed18, I would skip the bracelet as well 😀
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Sa Calobra
·I just came here to ask about this watch... I am looking to buy it, since I see no obvious alerts (other than the steep price, which I agree it is). So the general consensus is that it is an untouched original, right?
I also agree with Redhed18, I would skip the bracelet as well 😀
I think it's in a fair condition, but not perfect. The bezel and the case have some marks, that for me make it a bit expensive, especially if you don't care about having the original bracelet. But then again, not everyone has the patience to wait 😀.
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Aerotuck
·I think it's in a fair condition, but not perfect. The bezel and the case have some marks, that for me make it a bit expensive, especially if you don't care about having the original bracelet. But then again, not everyone has the patience to wait 😀.
I agree, and would have to add that I am expecting to negotiate and lower the price a bit. I don't need it to be in perfect condition, and I could live with this one as it shows. Also without it if the price doesn't go down 😉
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kaplan
·I almost bought this, but glad I got overbid - I'm 90% sure a $30 caseback restoration and a balance spring donation will be enough, but wasn't looking for the 10% where someone threw this watch like a throwing star and actually dented it
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Davidt
·Have you got a link. I can’t find it on eBay (presumably as it wouldn’t ship to UK)
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kaplan
·Have you got a link. I can’t find it on eBay (presumably as it wouldn’t ship to UK)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/2554838548...,osub=osub,crd=crd,segname=segname,chnl=mkcid
and
https://auctionstalker.com/search?q=omega&cat=260324&soon=true&sh1b=true
^ You can view worldwide auctions sorted by end date (I made it 😁)
This website may earn commission from Ebay sales.
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keepsonticking
·I’ve got a 166.027 from about 1969 with the cal 563 which I think is the quick date model. They had the slender hands. I may part with it soon. Great watch.
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JwRosenthal
·I’ve got a 166.027 from about 1969 with the cal 563 which I think is the quick date model. They had the slender hands. I may part with it soon. Great watch.
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keepsonticking
·I expect to sell it for considerably less than the price above.
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JwRosenthal
·I expect to sell it for considerably less than the price above.
You do have over 200 posts (congrats) so could post it here for a real price and avoid the eBay fees- which is like netting an additional 15%
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COYI
·I’ve got a 166.027 from about 1969 with the cal 563 which I think is the quick date model. They had the slender hands. I may part with it soon. Great watch.
Are you sure about the hands? As far as I'm aware they don't look correct
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sonicosa
·Are you sure about the hands? As far as I'm aware they don't look correct
I thought the same thing, but then I noticed this watch earlier on in this thread, that has the same hands, I think:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/my-...or-and-what-to-avoid.38032/page-2#post-541142
Looking at that watch and @keepsonticking 's listing, I'm pretty confident they are are not the same watch (looking at scratches to the case back and how the etching aligns with the notches). So, after seeing two examples with the same odd hands, I wouldn't feel certain saying these hands are incorrect, although they are certainly unusual.
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Scarecrow Boat
··Burt Macklin, FBILooking at that watch and @keepsonticking 's listing, I'm pretty confident they are are not the same watch
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sonicosa
·This might be pretty thin to go off of, but comparing the two, I do see some identical marks on the bezel
Good eye - I think you are on to something. I was looking at the case back etching, and after doing the below experiment, it is much more consistently-aligned with the notches on both watches than I originally thought. (Edit, or should I say "in both sets of pictures?")
I guess we know what my "pretty confident" is worth now
There is also the scratch above "...R-120" that I'm not seeing clearly on keeponticking's watch, but that could be the lighting. Maybe @keepsonticking can share their thoughts since they have the watch in-hand.
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JwRosenthal
·It really is funny how some watches are recognizable and we see them pop up a few times over the years. There was the early Speedy that had issues that was discussed here in ‘15ish and came up at auction a few months ago.
There was an Arnex chrono I saw on eBay last year being sold by a coin and jewelry place that looked very familiar- turns out it was the same watch a member here sold a few years earlier for half the price…how did that end up at a coin and jewelry!?
You would think that many of us look at thousands of watches a year, but each one due to age and wear can have a fingerprint that sticks in your memory.
There was an Arnex chrono I saw on eBay last year being sold by a coin and jewelry place that looked very familiar- turns out it was the same watch a member here sold a few years earlier for half the price…how did that end up at a coin and jewelry!?
You would think that many of us look at thousands of watches a year, but each one due to age and wear can have a fingerprint that sticks in your memory.
