Omega Railmaster questions from an enthusiast

kaiser_soze · Jun 22, 2025

Hi everyone and fellow omega enthusiasts!

I'd love to have your opinions about a deal that i'm contemplating and would seal if everything goes ok.
It's a private seller and they're asking for someting 2500ish usd for this lovely Railmaster. It comes with travel case and cards. What do you think about authenticity of this lovely timepiece and this deal in general?
Thanks in advance. I hope y'all have a nice one!

asrnj77 · Jun 22, 2025

Looks legit to me and that seems to be around the going rate for a denim railmaster. I guess the question is whether you’d rather have the bracelet.

dsio · Jun 22, 2025

Price is in the ballpark, I will say its hard to tell with these, the lack of a display back makes it harder to confirm whether the movement is legit, I'd try to get the serial and check it online but nothing in these photos looks off.

I wrote about these here: https://stories.omegaforums.net/modern-2017-railmaster-8806-good-watch-smothered-by-better/

Donn Chambers · Jun 23, 2025

The only thing that bothers me is the orientation of the case back. It uses a Naid lock system (see the note on it) that should lock the caseback to be perfectly vertical - and this one isn’t. Either it isn’t fully locked down, or it’s a fake that has the markings but a non-naid caseback.

That is the only red flag to me.

kaiser_soze · Jun 23, 2025

Yeah, i was thinking the same. I'll bring it to a reputable watchmaker to check but non aligned caseback is bothering me as well.

Omega Railmaster questions from an enthusiast

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