Omega 145.022-69 straight writing

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Damsko

·May 14, 2020

Hi everyone,

I have the opportunity to buy a 145.022-69 with the straight writing caseback, 32m serial and a 1039 bracelet with 516 endlinks. although the crystal is really scratched (easily fixes) it seems like a decent example

Do you guys see anything out of the ordinary or alarming? The price is 5000 euros, would that be fair?

 

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Barking mad

·May 14, 2020·Prolific Speedmaster Hoarder

Wow, it has certainly lived a life but all seems to be correct.
This is mine..

Old pic on a different strap.

 

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Damsko

·May 14, 2020

Yes it looks rough unfortunately, but i´m hoping that it would cleans up nicely after a service and plexi polish! If the watch and its parts are correct and the price is right i might go for it.

 

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gemini4

·May 14, 2020·Hoarder Of Speed et alia

A @Barking mad seal of approval. 🥰🥰

 

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Pipo1202

·May 14, 2020

It lived but that makes it’s charm!
The dial looks ok from what I can see. Was it relumed ?
I think a good service and clean up and the watch would be great.
The price is a bit high for me as you’ll have to service it and the bezel is not so good and bracelet is a bit tired.
Does it have an extract of archives?
If you can reduce from the selling price the service I’ll go for it.
It all depends on how you feel when you see it and have it in hands (if you can) and the budget you are willing to put to restore it.
What ever your choice it’s a good buy watch.
I recently bought a misprint 145.022-69 for 5100€ with extract and serviced.
Here is a picture with a DNN replacement bezel

and the original bezel:

 

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Seaborg

·May 14, 2020

Buy it. No question, buy it man. It looks stunning.
The bracelet alone is already 1000-1300€...

 

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Damsko

·May 14, 2020

Pipo1202

It lived but that makes it’s charm!
The dial looks ok from what I can see. Was it relumed ?

Honestly, I cant tell for sure from these pictures, they dont look relumed to me and the owner says they're original too.

 

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killer67

·May 14, 2020

For 5000 euros id say its a good buy. Doesn’t look relumed; case, bezel and dial are in good shape. Crown and pushers appear original. Minor crystal polish, maybe a bracelet tightening and you have a great find for less than 6000

 

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Socks

·May 14, 2020

That bracelet has done some work!

 

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queriver

·May 14, 2020

Lovely watch. Does anyone else see lume missing on the 11 and 12 plots or does it just appear that way due to the position of the light source in the lume photo? In one of the daylight shots those plots appear whiter but maybe it's my eyes playing tricks.

 

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Thommas

·May 14, 2020

Buy it! The dial and hands look quite nice under those scratches and it should clean up nicely and have plenty of stories to tell.

queriver

Lovely watch. Does anyone else see lume missing on the 11 and 12 plots or does it just appear that way due to the position of the light source in the lume photo? In one of the daylight shots those plots appear whiter but maybe it's my eyes playing tricks.

You can see some missing lume in the black light pic, but I don't think it should be a deal breaker.

 

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queriver

·May 14, 2020

Thommas

You can see some missing lume in the black light pic, but I don't think it should be a deal breaker.

Definitely not a deal breaker but a discussion/negotiation point between OP and the seller.

 

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ejj

·May 14, 2020

Looks good to me—hard to tell what is really under the crystal, but I like a vintage beat up watch.

 

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abrod520

·May 14, 2020

Case is fairly polished but overall I think it's charming, I don't know if it's worth 5k EUR with a bracelet in that bad condition, but I think it's worth negotiating.

 

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TexOmega

·May 14, 2020

$6k US? No wonder the thread on best 10K Speedmaster has fizzled.

But a nice new crystal will make it pop.

 

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pix98

·May 24, 2020

IMO you can find better deals here in the PRIVATE WATCH SALES