Hi guys, first post here, but long time lurker an have been collecting Omegas for a couple of years now, so if I have done anything wrong creating this thread I am sorry! First of all, I apologise for the pictures which are not great. If they are too bad I can ask for some more, but I think some should be okay for a starting point. I am considering buying this watch, the asking price is a little over £1000. It comes with an extract from the archives, obviously the bezel isn't in great shape, and the second hand looks non original (to my eye at least). The seller insists that the caseback has been redone removing the military markings, but I don't know how true that is, everything nowadays seems to have some sort of alleged military connection. I'm not sure why but something seems off about this watch. I havn't really kept up with the prices of these, but is this an okay price for it? Thanks for all your help!
You should probably read this thread first https://omegaforums.net/threads/hel...r-300-165-024-big-triangle.63585/#post-796365
I got in contact with my friend who gave me the Email address. He said he found it on craigslist and thought I might be interested as he knows I like watches. This is where it is for sale https://london.craigslist.co.uk/atd/d/watch-military-issued-omega/6257915128.html
Without extract it may be possible but if somebody knows about that they will also know this is not a 1k watch
The description alone would be enough to put me off from the watch. If someone knew all of that about the watch, they'd know it's not worth less than $2K. That said, I usually like to have a little fun with these guys. Make them think they're about to hook me and then just lay into them.