That’s a pretty rare and niche watch. The reference is 5950.32.03, and, unless the internet has misled me, it was one dial variant among a few that Omega did for the 1894/1994 centennial—this one specifically for the Japanese market. I’ve only seen one for sale in recent years—the same one Forster mentions in the article, at Crown & Caliber—and they don’t provide a historical record of their sale prices. You might be able to search concluded sales on eBay or Chrono24. To be clear, the $500 he mentioned paying in 1994 was for a real 1940s vintage gold Omega that used the caliber this special edition from the 90s was based on.
Hard to put a price on this, but other gold watches from the same limited edition (with other dials) seem to get listed in the 6 to 7k range, US. That said, if you’ve got a local seller who’s “only” looking to get way less than that, don’t get too excited thinking this will be a quick flip to make a profit. The luxury watch market has cooled significantly in recent months, and, again, this is a really niche watch—not something most people will want. People can ask whatever price they like, but I suspect you’d be hard pressed to find a buyer for this at anywhere near that number. (I personally wouldn’t touch it for more than 3k, and even for that I’d need to think.)
As for authenticating, it should have an exhibition caseback: if you post good clear pics of the dial and the movement, people here should be able to confirm it for you. Probably not the most likely candidate for forgery, but anything’s possible.
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