Omega Dynamic

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Dear Omega Enthusiast,

I've been looking at Omega Dynamic from 1970 s and I'm planning to buy one.(I already have a pre-seamaster and a seamaster from 1960). I have a few questions for the experts:
Is there any specific details/information that I should be aware of before getting one?
Is there only one type of caliber and is it reliable (as a 50 years old watch can be of course)?
What is the most desirable dial for you?
Are they all marked TOOL.107?
That's it for now...
Thanks for your replies
 
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The first resource you should check out about these is the article linked in Desmond's blog here. What would help is posting pictures of a piece you’re interested in here and asking for opinions before purchase. There are some real experts on these on here (I’m just an enthusiast) and they will be able to advise - though there’s lots of good stuff in the article.

The “Bull's Eye” style seems to be the most collectible, but not to my personal taste. Mark I Dynamics from the late 1960s tend to have a better rep than the later 70s models. The Mark I also has distinctive radial brushing on the case which is quite funky.

Movements in these tend to be solid workhorses - I have cal 565 in my Mark I, but there are manual wind and day/date variants. Lots of choices with these pieces, which have a distinctive style and are a lot of fun to wear.

They are all marked Tool 107 and are tricky to open. It means they are less likely to be messed with but you’ll need a watchmaker who knows what they are doing.

originally they came on faux leather Corfam straps. Originals of these are very scarce, but leather aftermarket versions of the distinctive strap are available on eBay. If you can get one with an original bracelet, so much the better, but I do prefer a strap. There are also adapters you can get to fit which will enable you to put on regular spring bars and straps.

Here's my Royal Blue Mk I:



Happy hunting!
 
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Salut Emmanuel!
there were over 1000,000 Dynamics produced in their lifetime..It proved to be a pretty popular watch. Personally I'm a fan of the first generation ones from 68-71 ish. The case was less chunky and had better brushed finishing. The dials were indeed often variations on Bullseyes and they came with added day and date complications. Particularly hard to find are red and green dials. Time hasn't been great to a lot of these dials , especially the lume on the indices, they are prone to flaking off. The 565 movement is generally accepted as an Omega classic. By the time the last dynamics were coming out Omega was just about to stop fitting their own in-house movements. The Quartz revolution was in full swing.
Soem folk like the later generation dynamics with their spider web design (amongst others) but they don't do it for me. I found this one on eBay.fr about 3 years ago. It needed fixing and the price was too good to pass up . People are asking a lot of money for them nowadays , but as they are plentiful be patient to get an original one. Also be aware that this is a model is often sold as a redial.
 
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Some fantastic advice has already been given above

the only additions i cant relay are

1) beware late night ebay sessions ( especially if you have had a few scoops before hand) - some sellers “fail” to mention size - Omega did a smaller ladies version, and you dont really want to end up with one of those!

2) look carefully at the bracelets - there are a lot of aftermarket ( ie NOT Omega) bracelets out there ( and some are actually very good)

3) would be nice to get the watch with the original box and papers, and the plastic bracelet removal tool if possible.

good luck, paul
 
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Thanks a lot for all the replies. I like the green dial.
I get back to you for advice when I see one i'd like to buy.