I was in a similar position to you last November. Thinking of buying my first vintage watch, and apprehensive about the various pitfalls.
One idea is to identify a piece your interested in, and post pics of it asking opinions about condition, redialing and so on. The piece I found (pics
here and
here) had some refurbishment in the sense you mean (the crown and, I think, crystal). I am not a collector, so replacement parts were not a concern for me (as long as they were Omega parts).
I say stick with it, and as you are doing pay attention to the posting conventions here (loads of pics, and as much detail as you can), and you'll find plenty of friendly advice. Another tip - give posters plenty of opportunity to post pics to show off their own pieces for comparison to yours. One thing I've noticed - folks around here
love any excuse to post a pic of their own watches
Obviously, me too.
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