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Bryan mc
·Hi my dad left me this watch after he passed, I’m trying to see if it is worth while refurbishing it.I’ve attached a few photos in the hope someone on here knows a little more about it.Thankyou
Omega left to me by my dad after his passing.
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arturo7
·Very cool
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Foo2rama
··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...Value is secondary.
It’s a family heirloom first.
Oddly the paperwork states white gold though.
Reference is a 166.1561 that should show you the approx value with a little searching.
It’s a family heirloom first.
Oddly the paperwork states white gold though.
Reference is a 166.1561 that should show you the approx value with a little searching.
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uk_onega
·Similar one on eBay recently
https://ebay.us/m/7xYVXU
https://ebay.us/m/7xYVXU
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Porteroso
·Very cool watch. It's worth servicing and wearing. I'd expect a service to run 250-300.
I'd also get a leather strap for normal wear, and just put the bracelet on to dress it up. The bracelet looks plated, and won't really hold up to daily wear.
I'd also get a leather strap for normal wear, and just put the bracelet on to dress it up. The bracelet looks plated, and won't really hold up to daily wear.
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Fallout Boy
·quite rare gem 👍
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Bryan mc
·Very cool watch. It's worth servicing and wearing. I'd expect a service to run 250-300.
I'd also get a leather strap for normal wear, and just put the bracelet on to dress it up. The bracelet looks plated, and won't really hold up to daily wear.
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uk_onega
·Suggest looking at a decent independent watchmaker rather than omega who are very expensive.
Have seen this one who is reasonable and shows their work online but I haven't actually used
https://omega-independent.co.uk/price-list
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Foo2rama
··Nowhere near as grumpy as he used to be...Looks like maybe 9k gold rather than white gold?
9k was quite common in uk
The BC before the reference denotes white gold which is wierd. So I dove deeper as I was not aware of BL….
Except it’s actually BL which is rose/pink gold 9k. As per some old omega documents.
Mystery solved!!!!! Rose gold 9k paperwork is correct!!!
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uk_onega
·Paperwork states 9k.
The BC before the reference denotes white gold which is wierd. So I dove deeper as I was not aware of BL….
Except it’s actually BL which is rose/pink gold 9k. As per some old omega documents.
Mystery solved!!!!! Rose gold 9k paperwork is correct!!!
9k rode gold is unusual, from the photo it looks more yellow than rose colour!
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Dan S
·I would not send a vintage watch to Omega.
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Porteroso
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I'd do as onega said, and not have Omega service it, but instead a good independent watchmaker. It will be 250-300 plus parts for a service, and they can probably get the crystal looking nearly new.
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Clelow
·Definitely worth servicing. Nice remembrance of your father.
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Bryan mc
·Suggest looking at a decent independent watchmaker rather than omega who are very expensive.
Have seen this one who is reasonable and shows their work online but I haven't actually used
https://omega-independent.co.uk/price-list
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darkguyver
·A beautiful heirloom, condolences on your loss.
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KaiseRRuby
·Condolences on your loss, and i agree with @Dan S and others in this thread. A service at Omega will cost you at least 700 euro's (depending on where you are based). A independent watchmaker should be able to service this and fix it up a bit.
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!Suggest looking at a decent independent watchmaker rather than omega who are very expensive.
Have seen this one who is reasonable and shows their work online but I haven't actually used
https://omega-independent.co.uk/price-list
Id be a tad wary of that outfit personally. Having looked at the website I note there is no address or contact name at all on there. They are cheap it’s true but I’d rather use someone a bit more transparent.
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uk_onega
·Id be a tad wary of that outfit personally. Having looked at the website I note there is no address or contact name at all on there. They are cheap it’s true but I’d rather use someone a bit more transparent.
That's fair as your opinion.
Quite a few places do that for security info these days.
I watch his work on Instagram and he seems good from what I've seen
https://www.instagram.com/omega_independent_ltd?igsh=MThtcXZsMnE3ODh5dQ==
