Omega Seamaster Cosmic, 166.036, 752, 18K

Hello everyone,

first of all, greetings from Austria - and sorry if my English isn't perfect.
Not too long ago, I got gifted an Omega Seamaster Cosmic by my father in law.
Because I rather liked it, I brought it to a watchmaker who cleaned it completely, oiled it, and changed the glass (which was difficult ..), as well as the strap.
The glass only got changed, because it broke while trying to open the watch, even though the watchmaker used the exact tool by Omega which is necessary .
However, eventually everything turned out well and I have been very satisfied.
There was no polishing or whatsoever done, because I liked it in its shape which (for its age) was in extremely good condition. (the watch spent decades in a drawer, so there are no major scratches or anything)
I think, it is a nice piece of history.

Omega Seamaster Cosmic (Day-Date, in German)
Casematerial: 18k Gold
Movement: 166.036
Caliber: 752
Year: 1968

The main reason for this post is, to preserve the information also for other people who might be searching for information about this particular watch, or this movement, etc.
Unfortunately I did not find anything about this watch (combination of exactly that movement and dial in an 18k case)
As far as I know, there is not a single identical watch on the internet.

I want to share some photos, including some of the watchmaker:





Have a nice day!

tekarun

Servus 😀
Thats a lovely looking watch!

Servus und daunksche 😉
Thanks!

Btw. when I got the watch, it was on a third party 14k mesh strap which I wasn't really a fan of.
That's why I got rid of it and ordered this leather strap together with that vintage pin buckle which is only gold plated because the 18k buckles are stupid expensive.

Have a nice day!

The edges are still in wonderful condition, I just photographed them in order to show.
Also you can see the narrow surface with its polished appearance.

Very nice watch!

Thanks

I will not sell it, because it has highest emotional value to me and I will pass it to my children one day.

However, I would like to know an approx value, so I can make a note for the 2024 value.
- Freshly serviced
- Super condition
- No polishing done
- Movement also as new

Anyone a brief guess?

Anyone an idea?

Understood, thank you very much for your comment.
This would mean, from today's perspective, approx EUR 1200 for the gold + 400-500 = EUR 1600-1700

I don't know of how good as a reference chrono24 is, but there are approx 10 Seamaster Cosmics in STEEL which are more expensive than EUR 1600,-
There are listed only 4 watches in solid 18k total, all of them in worse condition than mine, starting at EUR 2.800 - 6.000.
I think, that on such site, there is some room for negotiation calculated, and in the end of the day it only matters how much a potential buyer will pay.

Seems quite difficult with such "rare and not really collectable" watches.
Furthermore, I was not aware that a day-date complication might decrease price (??) as you are mentioning.

Thanks guys, your input is highly appreciated.
Since I don't want to sell the watch, it is not that important.
I will write down a note for the 2024 value at around EUR 1.800-2.200 as this should be realistic.

My goal was, to find out the realistic value, and that's a quite difficult task for me since I'm really not much into this vintage-world.
However, I just started doing research and I must say, I really like vintage watches though it is super difficult and someone can make a lot of mistakes.
Personally, I also understand the point with a clean dial (without day-date), it was just that I thought that a complication might increase the value.
I rather also would pick a watch with a clean dial when it comes to some models, not all though.

So, thank you again everybody.

Thank you padders.
And indeed, you have good eyes ..
It is my Junghans J15 from 1923 in a 14k gold case.
Nothing too special, but super rare in gold and in perfect condition.

I will look for the correct thread to post pictures.