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Omega 168027, how much is it worth?

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Evening!

My grandfather passed a few months back and he left three watches for me, two are more off a sentimental value and this omega, he bought in the seventies and wore just a few times. Since it is not my style of watch and the two others are the ones that matter to me I wanted to see how much is it worth.

Could someone help me figure this out? I have already researched and went to a few antique stores here in Brazil but no one could tell me how much does one of these go for.
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Try eBay sold listings. You have the case number so it shouldn't be too hard to find what you want.

ps the dial has been repainted so lower your expectations to the smaller sold values.
 
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Try eBay sold listings. You have the case number so it shouldn't be too hard to find what you want.

ps the dial has been repainted so lower your expectations to the smaller sold values.
That is the problem, I've searched everywhere and found just one 168027 constellation that was sold so, not much of a parameter to follow...

How can you tell that the dial was repainted? I know nothing about watches, sorry!
 
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Try eBay sold listings. You have the case number so it shouldn't be too hard to find what you want.

ps the dial has been repainted so lower your expectations to the smaller sold values.
This is the 8 digit number btw 😀

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Assuming English is not your first language, ‘officially' on the dial should have two 'll'.

The 8 digit number gives the year the movement was made.

Look on eBay sold listings under 'Omega 166.027', which is the case number
 
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Spruce Spruce
Assuming English is not your first language, ‘officially' on the dial should have two 'll'.

The 8 digit number gives the year the movement was made.

Look on eBay sold listings under 'Omega 166.027', which is the case number
Yes, my main language is portuguese! Thank you for the explanation. I already looked but found no matches to my watch... I will keep digging!

Best regards,
 
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he bought in the seventies and wore just a few times.
Judging by what I see, it was worn WAY more than a "few times".
 
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Judging by what I see, it was worn WAY more than a "few times".
My grandfather was a civil engineer so, a few times is enough to damage the watch... I think that is why he sttopped using it. But my grandmother told me that after he stopped using it daily, he never really wore it anymore. I might take it for restoration
 
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Spruce Spruce
Assuming English is not your first language, ‘officially' on the dial should have two 'll'.

The 8 digit number gives the year the movement was made.

Look on eBay sold listings under 'Omega 166.027', which is the case number
It's a chronometer so it is in fact 168.027 as he suggested in the title. Omega caseback and serial engravings can be tricky to read.

He has already tried that but seemingly can't find any ebay sold hits. I just tried and get 3 hits with the lowest being at £638 for a watch sold in Australia. I see this as worth rather less because of the dial and crown condition.
 
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This is a redial watch and the bracelet seemed like a Franken to me, I think the value is like $400-500 at most - very little value to a collector
 
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