Omega 2914-3 - looking for advise

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I have been offered this watch and would like to ask you for your comments. I dont have any vintage Omega railmasters, and i can only rely on picture comparison so far. Obviously the hands have been relumed. And the pics of the crown is not clear.
I should get additional pictures and will post them once they are available.

All comments are welcome.

thanks,

Stefan
 
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For me the relumed hands are a big deal breaker I wouldnt buy it unless its on a relatively low price so that you can buy some other hands or get those relumed with a color that matches the watch face.
 
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Forget the hands. Easy fix. Lume removed from the lume wells. Wrong crystal with cut pressure ring. All fixable. Well worn, as they should be. Looks like the Portuguese customs stamp on the left upper lug. Depends on the price. I you want to discuss the value, send. PM. Kind regards. Achim
 
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I'll consider it if you pass on it. Is the watch still located in Portugal?
 
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Forget the hands. Easy fix. Lume removed from the lume wells. Wrong crystal with cut pressure ring. All fixable. Well worn, as they should be. Looks like the Portuguese customs stamp on the left upper lug. Depends on the price. I you want to discuss the value, send. PM. Kind regards. Achim

You can discuss openly as well. This is a community of collectors, is it not?
 
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Another request for advice where a most important piece of the puzzle is missing... price.
 
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Because the caliber 284 is seen in so many models, I would be careful and ask for better photos of the movement to see if the serial number is at least in range with correct 2914-3, or better yet, to try to get a confirmed extract if possible. Otherwise this is worth as just case, hands and dial, all of which are sadly in poor conditions.

I don't see the dust cover and the spacer ring either which in my opinion are the important features of this model.

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Looks like they removed some of the lume from the dial.
On first photo you can se that the index are to deep.
 
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For me the relumed hands are a big deal breaker I wouldnt buy it unless its on a relatively low price so that you can buy some other hands or get those relumed with a color that matches the watch face.
thanks for your comment. for sure i cant leave the hands as they are, i would have the professionally colour matched to the indexes.
 
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Forget the hands. Easy fix. Lume removed from the lume wells. Wrong crystal with cut pressure ring. All fixable. Well worn, as they should be. Looks like the Portuguese customs stamp on the left upper lug. Depends on the price. I you want to discuss the value, send. PM. Kind regards. Achim
thanks for the insight. I will send PM.
 
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I'll consider it if you pass on it. Is the watch still located in Portugal?
no, it is not. It is in south america
 
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Another request for advice where a most important piece of the puzzle is missing... price.
the puzzle is not compelte because the price has not been finalized. with the advise by the forum members on condition, i will be able to determine the correct price i can offer.
 
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Because the caliber 284 is seen in so many models, I would be careful and ask for better photos of the movement to see if the serial number is at least in range with correct 2914-3, or better yet, to try to get a confirmed extract if possible. Otherwise this is worth as just case, hands and dial, all of which are sadly in poor conditions.

I don't see the dust cover and the spacer ring either which in my opinion are the important features of this model.

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thanks for your comments and advise. I will ask for a close up on the movement for serial number identification.

As for the dust cover and spacer ring, is it fixed to the case back? The case back on the picture you shared looks different, and i cant identify the reference number due to the size picture. Is is a 2914-4?
 
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Looks like they removed some of the lume from the dial.
On first photo you can se that the index are to deep.
yes, i noted the same. But when comparing to other 2914 out there, i see similar dials.
 
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You can discuss openly as well. This is a community of collectors, is it not?
i am rather new to the forum, can we discuss prices openly? on other forums I am familiar, these seems a no go.....
 
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i am rather new to the forum, can we discuss prices openly? on other forums I am familiar, these seems a no go.....

Spacefruit has an entire website dedicated to evaluation and pricing of speedmasters, we openly discuss prices and auction results, we have a sales forum for members who are pricing their watches and trading within the community. You'll often find people saying "that's a great deal go for it" or "I don't think I would pay that much". Look for the helpers and ignore these selfish people who deal in bad faith for a buck.
 
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The ring does not attach to the case back. I can't identify the sub-reference number either but it is irrelevant because all 2914-s should have them regardless.
 
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Spacefruit has an entire website dedicated to evaluation and pricing of speedmasters, we openly discuss prices and auction results, we have a sales forum for members who are pricing their watches and trading within the community. You'll often find people saying "that's a great deal go for it" or "I don't think I would pay that much". Look for the helpers and ignore these selfish people who deal in bad faith for a buck.
thanks, good to know. and I am glad to join the OF community. I am considering to offer in the range of 4500 to 5000 USD for the 2914-3 considering there the few weak point of the piece. Also, i sent a inquiry to the Omega Museum to verify whether ther serial number of the watch is matching the reference.
 
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The ring does not attach to the case back. I can't identify the sub-reference number either but it is irrelevant because all 2914-s should have them regardless.
thanks! If it is not attached to the caseback at least it would explain why it is missing...
 
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thanks, good to know. and I am glad to join the OF community. I am considering to offer in the range of 4500 to 5000 USD for the 2914-3 considering there the few weak point of the piece. Also, i sent a inquiry to the Omega Museum to verify whether ther serial number of the watch is matching the reference.

Fair offer. In 2015😀