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Omega seamaster 176.007 restore or not

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Hi all, I recently purchased this seamaster as I fell in love with 176.007 when I first saw it and have been obsessed since. The watch is in need of a service and Im seriously considering sending it to Omega for a service and restoration as I dont know if I can live with the polished case and degraded dial, and It would be a clean slate to put my own history on it I suppose. As far as I'm aware an omega service is the only way I can get a replacement dial so an independent service isn't looking possible unless people know differently. What's your thoughts on a restoration, Will it reduce the value significantly , Thanks for reading.
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Omega service will cost more than Watch is worth and will decrease value for sure. I would look for a better one and enjoy this in meantime.
 
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Just to put it in perspective. These are selling for 2-3k in good condition. Replacing the dial, service, and refinishing the case, I would imagine costing at least 1.5k. That's if Omega still makes that dial, otherwise they're selling them for 1k+ on parts websites. That cost would hardly be worth it if you got the watch for free.

If I was in your place, I'd sell it for a fair price and start looking for one in decent shape. There's actually a good looking one for sale in this forum.
 
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IT is strange how much these do sell for on 'parts' websites.

I can not believe how much I have spent on incomplete landerons over the last few months. And still do not have a single working watch to show for it.

If it were not for the liability, I would so much like to do repair work (basic cleaning.) on crappy omegas. Somehow there are still enough others out there who can do basic cleaning. So there is a market for such watches. Even if they are not "collectable" or function as a fiduciary tool that holds value.
 
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Omega service will cost more than Watch is worth and will decrease value for sure. I would look for a better one and enjoy this in meantime.
Thanks for the feedback
 
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Just to put it in perspective. These are selling for 2-3k in good condition. Replacing the dial, service, and refinishing the case, I would imagine costing at least 1.5k. That's if Omega still makes that dial, otherwise they're selling them for 1k+ on parts websites. That cost would hardly be worth it if you got the watch for free.

If I was in your place, I'd sell it for a fair price and start looking for one in decent shape. There's actually a good looking one for sale in this forum.
I paid 1400 for the watch, A service is 800 and have been told by omega a dial is 260, its got the original bracelet so if they go for 2-3k in good condition I'm assuming the refinishing and new dial is where the devaluation comes from?
 
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IT is strange how much these do sell for on 'parts' websites.

I can not believe how much I have spent on incomplete landerons over the last few months. And still do not have a single working watch to show for it.

If it were not for the liability, I would so much like to do repair work (basic cleaning.) on crappy omegas. Somehow there are still enough others out there who can do basic cleaning. So there is a market for such watches. Even if they are not "collectable" or function as a fiduciary tool that holds value.
I couldn't strip it for parts, I think that would almost be blasphemous , I will keep it and wear it worst case sinario
 
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I have a slightly different take. An Omega service, with case refinishing and new cosmetic/case parts is an issue with a ‘good/excellent’ vintage watch.
With ‘average/poor’ examples, the replacement parts and refinishing are less of an issue as a poor/average watch will never be good/excellent anyway.

With examples at the lower end it becomes more a question of overall cost. If purchase price + service is within a reasonable total price, I say go for it.

As a rough guide, “reasonable total price” for me would ideally be no more than the market value of the wqtxh. If you got the wqtch cheap, this could potentially be viable.
 
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Davidt Davidt
I have a slightly different take. An Omega service, with case refinishing and new cosmetic/case parts is an issue with a ‘good/excellent’ vintage watch.
With ‘average/poor’ examples, the replacement parts and refinishing are less of an issue as a poor/average watch will never be good/excellent anyway.

With examples at the lower end it becomes more a question of overall cost. If purchase price + service is within a reasonable total price, I say go for it.

As a rough guide, “reasonable total price” for me would ideally be no more than the market value of the wqtxh. If you got the wqtch cheap, this could potentially be viable.
Davidt Davidt
I have a slightly different take. An Omega service, with case refinishing and new cosmetic/case parts is an issue with a ‘good/excellent’ vintage watch.
With ‘average/poor’ examples, the replacement parts and refinishing are less of an issue as a poor/average watch will never be good/excellent anyway.

With examples at the lower end it becomes more a question of overall cost. If purchase price + service is within a reasonable total price, I say go for it.

As a rough guide, “reasonable total price” for me would ideally be no more than the market value of the wqtxh. If you got the wqtch cheap, this could potentially be viable.
I was thinking this to be honest, At a purchase price of 1400 I think I have some room to manoeuvre and ultimately if I'm down a few hundred I'm not overly bothered
 
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Davidt Davidt
I have a slightly different take. An Omega service, with case refinishing and new cosmetic/case parts is an issue with a ‘good/excellent’ vintage watch.
With ‘average/poor’ examples, the replacement parts and refinishing are less of an issue as a poor/average watch will never be good/excellent anyway.

With examples at the lower end it becomes more a question of overall cost. If purchase price + service is within a reasonable total price, I say go for it.

As a rough guide, “reasonable total price” for me would ideally be no more than the market value of the wqtxh. If you got the wqtch cheap, this could potentially be viable.
I’m with Dave, plus I believe that if this is the reference you want, it’s your call. You could sell and hold out for a better example, or double down and go down the service route. Whichever route you take, it’s worth having an example that you’re proud to wear, or you just won’t.

You might want to check out this thread, where another member went through the service route (different dial configuration).
 
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