What would be a good first luxury watch preferably an Omega in the 500-1000 dollar price range that I can be rest assured that it's legit original? Or there isn't one in this price range and i gotta put up another 1000 dollars.
The first step is that you have to figure what style of watch that you're interested in. There are plenty of nice omegas below $1000 and a few nice models that can still be had below $500. Here are some photos of Cosmics that I sold over the past few months. They're still budget friendly and you get a lot of bang for your buck. Similarly to the Omega Dynamics, these come in some fun, but more formal dial styles. All except the Turler dialed one sold at or below $500USD. If you're interested in a Cosmic, feel free to DM me as I've been trying to form a small collection of different dial styles and I've been selling the ones that I don't end up keeping.
Alternatively, look up these references:
- Seamaster De Ville Ref 166.020 (these are really popular and getting pricey)
- Seamaster Ref 166.010 (very popular design on Beads of Rice bracelet)
- Seamaster Cosmic Ref. 166.026 (Date Automatic variant as below)
- "Jumbo" Seamaster Ref 166.028 (this was my first vintage omega buy and I think these look very modern)
- Dynamic Ref. 166.039 (a little "odd" and "retro" but very fun in my opinion)
Obviously, there are plenty of nice options in your range, but these are just some of my personal recommendations to get you thinking about what you like and don't. Additionally, I have a bias toward automatics with date functions from the 60's and my recommendations reflect this.
