Omega Seamster in french case - what should i do with her?

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Andreas-am

·Apr 15, 2023

Hello all,

I bought an Omega on ebay some time ago. The pictures were very bad, but the price was only a little more than the gold price, so the risk seemed low to me.

When the watch came I noticed that the watch has a French case. Since the rose gold case is beautiful and the watch is also a great size at 36mm, I kept it and my watchmaker revised the movement. Unfortunately, the watch has a redial (i my mind) and i never worn it.

What would you do with the watch? Or do you have an idea how I would get a suitable dial?

PS: I took the pictures of the movement before the revision.

Best, Andreas

Edited: Apr 15, 2023

 

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mac_omega

·Apr 16, 2023

Andreas-am

Unfortunately, the watch has a redial

I am not so sure about that. maybe it was a swap from a swiss-cased SM because of the absence of "Fab. Suisse"

I would keep it as is and wear the hell out of it, its a nice watch and has a good wearable size.

Edited: Apr 16, 2023

 

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S.H.

·Apr 16, 2023

Not sure it is a redial either. It looks genuine to me, maybe not original to the case, but who knows...

 

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p4ul

·Apr 16, 2023

Plus one for wearing it to death.

 

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watchyouwant

·Apr 16, 2023

Even if it is a re dial .... Short answer: Wear and enjoy !

 

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bonzodog

·Apr 16, 2023

It’s nice,I would just wear it.

 

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Andreas-am

·Apr 16, 2023

Oh, it would be great if it is not a redial 😀. I suspected that because the "A" in Omega is a bit blurred.

I'll have to think about keeping it then. Or maybe trade it in for another watch if. It cost me 750€ plus 200€ for the revision. How do you estimate the value? Find the few comparable offers.

 

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speedb

·Apr 16, 2023

The blurring is relegated to such a small area, so it is probably due to improper cleaning.
For valuations it would be best to check the sold section on ebay for 18k manual winds. I don't think people are going to be very open about the price since you've just admitted that you want to flip it.

 

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Andreas-am

·Apr 16, 2023

Thanks for the info, I'll see if it stays. I've not been active here long but I hope it's clear from my posts that I didn't just want to pick up info on the watch to sell it - if I had, I would have written that directly 😀.

 

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hoipolloi

·Apr 16, 2023

Andreas-am

How do you estimate the value?

I would say from $900 to $1200.

 

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Andreas-am

·Apr 16, 2023

That would be great, then maybe I won't put anything on it. Will post it here for exchange for another watch when I have enough posts 😀.

 

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Dan S

·Apr 16, 2023

My feeling is that there is a small repair to the "A", but it is not completely refinished.

 

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gatorcpa

·Apr 16, 2023·ΩF InvestiGator

Looks like a botched cleaning attempt on the dial. I vote original. Case is very nice.
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