Two beautiful watches to choose from and seems like you ended choosing the Tissot which is certainly the clever option here as it's more timelessly classic and can never go out of style.
I would probably have gone with the Omega, but I've always had a thing for that era of Omega with the funky angular cases. Still I would have probably have voted for the Tissot here as the better bet for longevity.
Ok as promised, here it is. All cleaned up and good to go. I blame you lol
Didn’t notice how similar it is to my seamaster Geneve.
I was surprised when these showed up in my late mother's things: My grandfather's Omega Geneve automatic ref. 166.0120 and Tissot Seastar manual wind ref. 42520, both from the early 70s. Both are in great cosmetic condition and still running (!) after 30+ years in storage, though both are badly in need of a service. I got rid of their nasty non-original metal bands and put leather straps on them. I know neither is of any real collectors' value. So the key question is: Which do you like better? I know my answer, but am curious about all of you.
Lovely. Mine is still at the watchmaker. The similarity doesn't surprise me. Tissot is Omega's entry level sister brand and no doubt they used the same dial and case manufacturers. The Omega likely would have a more sophisticated movement.
