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·Hi everyone, I’ve always loved the OMEGA Seamaster and decided to get one. If anyone can shine some light on this piece. Opinions are welcome.
New OMEGA Owner
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Davidt
·Looks like a nice watch for someone new to vintage Omega and if you’re happy that’s all that matters.
It does however have some issues. Are you aware the dial has been repainted and the buckle is fake?
It does however have some issues. Are you aware the dial has been repainted and the buckle is fake?
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SkunkPrince
·Are you aware the dial has been repainted and the buckle is fake?
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·The font of “OMEGA” and “AUTOMATIC” is incorrect.
“Seamaster” isn’t quite right as well.
Some of the minute hashes aren’t perfectly aligned.
It also has that bitty, matte texture that many of these black redials have.
Finally, the hour markers have the little lume wells at the tips which should house little tritium dots, but a) they’re empty as a result of the dial being cleaned, and b) the Swiss Made has no T’s, even though the hands and hours markers clearly have spots for tritium.
“Seamaster” isn’t quite right as well.
Some of the minute hashes aren’t perfectly aligned.
It also has that bitty, matte texture that many of these black redials have.
Finally, the hour markers have the little lume wells at the tips which should house little tritium dots, but a) they’re empty as a result of the dial being cleaned, and b) the Swiss Made has no T’s, even though the hands and hours markers clearly have spots for tritium.
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RNC0305
·Looks like a nice watch for someone new to vintage Omega and if you’re happy that’s all that matters.
It does however have some issues. Are you aware the dial has been repainted and the buckle is fake?
- Brand: Omega
- Series: Seamaster
- Movement: Automatic 17 Jewels, Cal.550 (Overhauled recently, keeps time.)
- Dial/Face Color: Black, repainted and refurbished Black
- No Box/No Papers
- Case Material: Stainless Steel, polished to clean and remove scratches
- Case Width without Crown: 34.5 mm (1.36 inches)
- Case Width with Crown: 37.5 mm (1.48 inches)
- Case Height: 40.5 mm (1.59 inches)
- Case Thickness: 10.5 mm (0.41 inches)
- Band material: Leather. The band was replaced by a new generic
- Band Size: 17.5 ~ 21.5 cm ( 6.89 ~ 8.46 inches )
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Davidt
·So as long as you were aware the dial wasn’t original along with the buckle (from the description it seems you were) and didn’t pay too high a price, it’s a nice watch.
What’s your opinion? Are you happy with it?
What’s your opinion? Are you happy with it?
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RNC0305
·Like I said I’m new to this, all I own are Casio Squares. How about the serial numbers, do they seem legit for the watch. How much would you value this watch?
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RNC0305
·So as long as you were aware the dial wasn’t original along with the buckle (from the description it seems you were) and didn’t pay too high a price, it’s a nice watch.
What’s your opinion? Are you happy with it?
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Spruce
··Sunburst dial fanThe best way to get a value IMO is to look at eBay, for both for sale/sold, and Chrono24 sales (bearing in mind this site is often priced higher).
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·R RNC0305In what way is the dial not original? The fact that irl was redone or ont originate at all.
It’s likely the original dial was silver and in poor condition along with the the case. The seller has had the dial stripped back to bare brass and repainted/reprinted with the new black dial you see.
This is a huge no no for collectors as the dial is usually 50% of the value of the watch. The fact it’s the original brass plate is irrelevant. As such collectors almost exclusively avoid redials as they are no longer original in a very significant way.
On the other hand, for a person who wants to buy a single vintage watch which is nice, shiny and new looking it may not be a bad thing as long as they’re happy and didn’t pay too much. This is the critical point as redials are almost always worth significantly less than original dial in the open market but sellers prices do not always reflect this.
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Annapolis
·It’s probably going to be hard to get anyone here to give a value on the watch as a) “what’s it worth?” threads aren’t always smiled upon and b) few if anyone here would ever buy a redialed watch, as others have implied. In all candor, if you had posted pics of this before purchasing and asked for the forum’s thoughts, folks here would have advised you not to buy it.
But that’s coming from the collector perspective where people will gladly pay big money for an old watch that’s all original even if the case and crystal have scratches and the dial has damage (euphemistically called “patina”). So take the advice of the forum for what it’s worth. What you have is an attractive watch that’s got some original Omega features and some refinished ones. If you like it, then there’s nothing wrong with it and no one here has any right to tell you otherwise. I would say that the homage buckle is kind of silly *in my opinion* and it would bother me—I’d replace it with a generic one.
As for value… what I’d say is that anything more than $300-400 US would strike me as unrealistic. But others may disagree.
But that’s coming from the collector perspective where people will gladly pay big money for an old watch that’s all original even if the case and crystal have scratches and the dial has damage (euphemistically called “patina”). So take the advice of the forum for what it’s worth. What you have is an attractive watch that’s got some original Omega features and some refinished ones. If you like it, then there’s nothing wrong with it and no one here has any right to tell you otherwise. I would say that the homage buckle is kind of silly *in my opinion* and it would bother me—I’d replace it with a generic one.
As for value… what I’d say is that anything more than $300-400 US would strike me as unrealistic. But others may disagree.
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SkunkPrince
·(smart stuff redacted)
As for value… what I’d say is that anything more than $300-400 US would strike me as unrealistic. But others may disagree.
And, they're not wrong. Their goal is to spend the least amount to get the best. Also not wrong.
If I liked that style of watch, I would buy it. That dial is actually pretty good. If the price were right, I'd wear it. And that's what matters. If you like it, buy it and wear the heck out of it! Own it! Make it yours. Omega is selling a very nice buckle in the old style that is worth your time and money. Lots of strap-makers, big commercial or otherwise.
You make an informed choice, which we all strive to give. There is some hyperbole in the rhetoric, but that's how we roll. Don't let it freak you out.
