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Could someone help me determine the value of these watches.Not for sale, i just need to know.
- Omega Seamaster automatic monoblock (probably 70s)
- sorry fo bad case-back photo ("waterproof 165026 tool 107")
- Watchmaker said that it has mechanism 238 (i don't what it means)
- glass replaced
 
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JwRosenthal
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Hi Ivan. Cosmics are usually only worth a few hundred- the dial damage on this is unfortunate. I would say $2-250US- maybe.
 
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Hi Ivan. Cosmics are usually only worth a few hundred- the dial damage on this is unfortunate. I would say $2-250US- maybe.
thank you for reply.
 
rcs914
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The dial looks like it is marble with that damage. I find it kind of attractive, but I know not all would.
 
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offrdmania offrdmania
Dial looks like it was struck by lightning

And therefore the "lightning dial" variant was coined...and the masses rejoiced...
 
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And therefore the "lightning dial" variant was coined...and the masses rejoiced...

We could even be fancy and call it a "Lichtenberg" dial.
 
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rcs914 rcs914
We could even be fancy and call it a "Lichtenberg" dial.
🙄 🤦

We will see this watch at ‘dinky for $5k next week with that title.
 
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Despite the lightning damage, that’s the first Cosmic dial I’ve seen with applied Arabic numerals.
 
redpcar
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I'm curious if the dial feet are located at 11:15 and 4:20. Maybe the dial was exposed to a high voltage shock.

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Despite the lightning damage, that’s the first Cosmic dial I’ve seen with applied Arabic numerals.
And the lume is fantastic- it really is a mystery what happened there.

edit- just saw some of the pips are missing or blown apart - but not mossy and green from moisture- maybe this thing did take a jolt of some kind
 
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I'm curious if the dial feet are located at 11:15 and 4:20. Maybe the dial was exposed to a high voltage shock.

Or someone tried to remove the dial without loosening the screws. If it is held in place by screws that is.
 
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Or someone tried to remove the dial without loosening the screws. If it is held in place by screws that is.

FOCUS! We're on the high voltage theme. 😉
 
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redpcar redpcar
I'm curious if the dial feet are located at 11:15 and 4:20. Maybe the dial was exposed to a high voltage shock.

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Such as trying to arc weld a broken dial foot back on?

We shall never know though.
 
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If it was a lightening strike (unlikely), that would add to the story but not the value.
 
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I'm curious if the dial feet are located at 11:15 and 4:20.

Yes...
 
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