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New acquisition Seamaster 2846

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I also just bought a BoR for mine 😁 While I still need the end links, I love the looks from pictures.
In my opinion, your deal wasn't that bad, especially if you're not that concerned with the redial or maybe a different one later.
Fingers crossed the movement won't be in too bad of condition!
 
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Mine is on a BOR. You can have it for a mere £1400 😉
 
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wolfrichter wolfrichter
I also just bought a BoR for mine 😁 While I still need the end links, I love the looks from pictures.
In my opinion, your deal wasn't that bad, especially if you're not that concerned with the redial or maybe a different one later.
Fingers crossed the movement won't be in too bad of condition!
wolfrichter wolfrichter
I also just bought a BoR for mine 😁 While I still need the end links, I love the looks from pictures.
In my opinion, your deal wasn't that bad, especially if you're not that concerned with the redial or maybe a different one later.
Fingers crossed the movement won't be in too bad of condition!

I think they look very classy and just that little bit different.
 
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Mine is on a BOR. You can have it for a mere £1400 😉

Haha, I was more thinking of a version of the BOR I have seen online for the moment. At £39.99 how bad can it be
 
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OK, so the watch came today. Here are my first impressions.

Case is in fairly good shape. Doesn't look overly polished.

A certain amount of gunk on the watch to suggest it has come from a house clearance or something. I don't think it's been through a watch enthusiasts hands.

The redial- Clean and something I can live with but why oh why did they leave out the Swiss made text. I thought it might have been hidden. It wasn't. I should have asked for more pics.

Ticking along so it is a runner.

Stem snapped in crown. Unfortunately I won't be strapping this straight on the wrist.

Movement looks OK to me. Possible rotor rub from marks inside the case but doesn't look a horror show.

No service marks that I can see.

An attractive piece. At £200 plus commission its not the steal I thought I might have had but I like the watch. It's my first Omega.
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What is the serial number? the 19J version of the 501 suggests 1955-56. Circa 15m?
 
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What is the serial number? the 19J version of the 501 suggests 1955-56. Circa 15m?


Hi, the serial number is 14643999. Don't know much about the numbers tbh. Will get it serviced at some point but need to save the funds for it. As I said I am a man of modest means
 
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Haha, I was more thinking of a version of the BOR I have seen online for the moment. At £39.99 how bad can it be
"A version"? The current Omega 3010/511 should be about that.
 
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"A version"? The current Omega 3010/511 should be about that.

Hi, most of the Omega BOR ones I have seen go for at least a couple of hundred quid. I was thinking that this one would do for me.
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Hi All
Hope everyone is doing OK during the current lockdown. I have been alleviating boredom by occasionally logging into live auctions. Mainly just to get a better understanding of prices and the watch business in general. Anyway, I have been disciplined untill today with no itchy trigger finger on the "bid now" button. That was until today where I bid on this Seamaster and got it for pounds £200 plus the commission. What have I done?!! My rationale was that the dial looked clean enough and I like the chunky case of this model. The watch does have issues, the crown is loose and it may need a service but I feel that if it's a turkey I won't be losing a fortune. On the other hand if I spend £200 getting it ship shape I have a decent Seamaster for around £490. It has a 501 movement and is dated to 1954/55 according to the auction report. I will post more pics when I get it in hand but I am keen to hear your thoughts. Regards Dan
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Danwales
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So my auction gamble Seamaster 2846 is now up and running. Whilst I liked the watch I was reluctant to throw a fortune at it as it is a redial piece and unlikely to be of interest to serious collectors and unlikely ever to be a valuable watch. With this in mind I set myself a little challenge of only spending money on it that I hade made from sales of charity ( thrift )store finds. A pair of loake shoes bought for £10 and sold for £35 allowed me to buy a Clover crown and stem from Gleave and Co and fortunately that was all that was needed for parts. A Smith 8 day clock bought for £15 and sold for £110 took care of the service. As for the bracelet. I had my heart set on a BOR but couldn't afford the Omega ones or even some of the new reproduction ones. Fortunately I spotted a box of old watch bracelets on Yahoo Japan and seen there were a couple of BOR bracelets in there, though I couldn't be sure of condition. I bid £60 and won.When the box came I was delighted to find two complete bracelets and a lot of old Seiko and Casio stuff which I will sell on. All in all I am happy with the watch. It's not a perfect example but it will be a nice piece to wear for more dressy occasions and cost me a quarter of the price of the watch I saw in a jewellers window that made me want a beefy lug Seamaster.
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@Danwales congrats on this project and on your serendipitous finds - it’s a nice looking watch and it’s all about enjoyment, wear it in good health👍
 
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Congratulations

Cheers. It's all small fry I know but I learned a little bit with this modest project .

1) A little bit on spotting a redial ( the lack of Swiss made was the main glaring error on my part), but not enough to be confident in spotting the better redials. I think you need a slightly more forensic mind than mine to spot those.

2) Omega parts are expensive. The crown was £25! I managed to source an entire functioning Cyma r459 movement for £20.

3) The parts themselves. Most of the parts from the 501 movement originate from the 330 or the 470 movement it seems

4) Auction postage. Good deals to be had when buying at auction but you can get stung with postage. Most auction houses use associated couriers and won't send via good old Royal Mail.Worth bearing in mind when buying cheap watches.

All in all though happy enough😀
 
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2) Omega parts are expensive. The crown was £25!

Lucky guy, my crown for the Cosmic was 90€....
 
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It looks very nice. Okay, as has been said earlier, a collector wouldn’t buy it but away from the rarified atmosphere on OF, most people will just see a very attractive Omega
 
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