New user looking for impressions on this 1970 Omega Geneve 135.041

Hi All,

First post here, so first of all, I just wanted to say a big thanks to everyone for providing such amazing information, which I have been steadily absorbing over the past few weeks. This truly is an amazing resource.

I'm considering purchasing a vintage Omega for myself. I've so far had more accessible Seiko 5/Orient watches that I really enjoy but I am looking for a bit of a step up, and something with history to it is an added perk for me. I found this watch recently on Omega Vintage Watches UK, which I saw mentioned several times here but couldn't find a conclusive opinion on whether it is trusted or not. I'm not in a rush to get my next watch so I can take the time to make sure it is the right one. I know there are some great ones listed on this very forum. If I don't find something that absolutely 100% resonates with me for around $600 at the most, and I am reasonably confident in, I'll probably just wait and get a new Speedmaster at the end of the year.

Anyway, here is the one I am considering right now. This would be coming to me for $500 USD.

Relevant part of the description:
There's hardly a mark on the dial and certainly nothing to suggest that its 50 years old. Applied silver hour batons part topped in black. Silver hands with matching sweep seconds hand. Applied Omega logo and signed Omega, Geneve and Swiss Made in black. The acrylic is in good condition. This is a manual wind watch with the original signed crown.

The case has been polished and has only very minor dents and scratches. The screw-fit case back has a few marks where it has been opened. Inside the case-back, it is fully marked Omega.

The watch is powered by an excellent example of the Omega calibre 601.

So I am going in knowing that it is polished, and that isn't necessarily a dealbreaker to me - this one looks relatively sharp still, to my inexperienced eyes. I reviewed the "Learn to Fish" article earlier but I cannot tell if it has been redialled. It looks pretty clean, maybe too clean, but it isn't perfect so I don't know. Not sure about the different color around the edge of the crystal, either.

The price looks in line with other 135.041 examples I have seen. So with that, what do you think? Good deal at $500? Very thankful for any input.

Thanks again!

Thanks a lot for the input everyone. Not going to go through with this one...but I already see one or two in the sales thread...

I’d definitely advise staying away from eBay etc as a first time buyer - it seems an utter mind field without any expert advice. I recommend sticking around and keeping your eyes peeled in the for sale section on here. It’s your best way to get a genuine, honest watch.

500$ is way to expensive, it is one the cheapest Omega vintage models to buy and there were made many of these models (135.041/136.041/165.041/166.041)

Here is one of mine so you can see the difference in the condition of the case.

I like it ! Just too much expensive ...
I m wearing mine most of the Time these days , on a dirty gold nato ( hands and markers are gold on mine)...

Thanks for the input everyone. Really appreciated. How about this 166.001 for $500? The case looks a lot less polished to me.

Update for anyone following this - I pulled the trigger on the above. May have jumped the gun but I am hopeful this turns out to be a nice one.

Looks nice to me. Welcome to the Omega family... Enjoy it!

It is Nice ! The lack of lume inside hands is something very common , if it bothers you, you can take off the old lume, it will look cleaner, but you can also relume them by yourself, it is not so difficult on these kind of hands .

Wonderful input - thanks again everyone. Really looking forward to receiving it. Will definitely follow up if the lume becomes an issue.

This just arrived. I love it. Looks a lot better than I even expected. Afraid this may be the first of many...thanks again to everyone who helped steer me in the right direction.

I guarantee you'll buy more....Probably 2 by the end of the year.😁