Omega trench watch - yes, no, thoughts please for the naive?

STANDY · May 9, 2020

Kiwibloke
I didn't see one there last time I looked - good idea tho...
You never know until you ask do you...learned something in the process and clearly our man @JimInOz is another great 'local' source of intel that I can add to my list of folk to bother with silly questions! I'm told that there are a lot of nice watches in Oz-land (or the West Island as we know it in NZ) - do let me know if there are other folk that I should connect with..
Thanks again, Martin

There was plenty of watches on the South Island in the numerous antique shops. Had a job in “The city of lights” Reefton (first street in the world with electric lights IIRC) a while back. I uncovered a old Rolex pocket watch at one.

JwRosenthal · May 9, 2020

Kiwibloke
Ouch! The sum of the parts (needed) could be much greater than the whole... I've already got a car that's in that category so don't really need to start collecting watches of the same ilk!...

We have all learned that the hard way- it all comes down to how much you enjoy the process (and frustration), not the goal.
I have had several projects (cars, watches, vintage cameras, stereo equipment ) that were projects which requires patience and hunting, blood sweat and tears and lots of money thrown at them- but the education I gained was priceless. And there are the ones that no matter how much I threw at them, they were just a loss and ended up going out for parts. It all depends on if you are process driven or goal driven.
My first vintage BMW I paid $4k for, dumped $20k and hundreds of hours into- and sold for $4.5k 5 years later. The next one I paid $20k for and was turnkey- and I still own it....lesson learned.

Deafboy · May 9, 2020

JimInOz
If the balance and hairspring were sound I think it would be OK, but it may turn into a money pit and the parts hard to find.
The dial also has a few cracks which lessens the value to me.

The lume and case are nice but I'm in full agreement here. Being in North America I tend to favor American watches of that era. Parts are plentiful too. If you are interested in a trench watch with no hassle then fellah has a good rotation of watches for sale. He tends to shine the watches rather than favor patina.

Archer · May 9, 2020

Deafboy
The lume and case are nice but I'm in full agreement here. Being in North America I tend to favor American watches of that era. Parts are plentiful too. If you are interested in a trench watch with no hassle then fellah has a good rotation of watches for sale. He tends to shine the watches rather than favor patina.

When he first started out, he was removing all lume from dial, poking the lume out of the hands, and polishing the cases to within an inch of their lives. Nice to see he has toned it down somewhat in the last decade or so. Seems like he might be reluming the dials and hands now, and not taking everything to the polishing wheel, so an improvement.

Omega trench watch - yes, no, thoughts please for the naive?

STANDY

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Deafboy

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