Omega ref.2846. Is this watch worth it?

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Hi everyone. You may have seen another post I made about wanting a new original dial for this watch.

Seller wants 500$ USD for this watch in this current state.

From what I can tell.
-Dial looks like it's been redone.
- Watch has not been serviced

I do like black dials on Omegas. So I do like it. But I'm not happy with the redial. So I would have to source a new dial for this watch which won't be an easy task.

My question is. Is it worth the gamble or should I walk away.

Thank you for reading and have a great day.

P.S. my apologies for the bad photos. I haven't bought the watch yet so these are just what the seller showed me.

 
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Looks like a bad redial to me as well, but sometimes phone cameras get creative when it comes to small details, so a better photo in natural light could help.

Assuming it's a redial, I would pass. Also, that broken stem looks pretty dark. Even if the dial looked fine, I wouldn't buy this watch for $500 without seeing a movement photo.
 
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With this type of pictures, there is not much you can assess. Yes, the font looks dodgy. There is no minute mark it seems. There is no Swiss Made, or at least not visible here. There is a hole for lume on the indices, but seemingly no lume on the hands. Plus the crown/stem. The case looks polished, although hard to tell to which degree. And no movement pic. In my opinion it’s a possible gamble at 200$ but there isn’t much upside at 500$.
 
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Run...no, make that sprint away! Soap bar case, redial, wrong hands, crown fallen out....
 
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Are you particular about wanting this reference?

If not, there is at least one lovely black dial Omega in the Private Watch Sales forum.
 
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Seller wants 500$ USD for this watch in this current state.

From what I can tell.
-Dial looks like it's been redone.
- Watch has not been serviced
I wouldn't pay $50, because the cost of the work it needs is more than the watch is worth.

I will delete your other thread to avoid confusion.
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