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·Hello i was givin this watch and was told that it does not have some of the original parts but i dont really know much about them. Any information is very much appreciated.
Original Ploprof?
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pdxleaf
··In Art We TrustHave you read this?
https://www.omegaploprof.com/
https://www.omegaploprof.com/
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Knudsen1971
·Service bezel and handset, aftermarket mesh bracelet. Rest serms legit.
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User56
·Service bezel and handset, aftermarket mesh bracelet. Rest serms legit.
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·yes he gave it to me in person before he passed. he said it kept him alive at the end of the Vietnam war, not sure how though. o was unaware of its value until recently and i am not really a watch person so i have no use for it but to pay some bills
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Lug
·Wow, that's some amazing history - I guess Garry was a gunnery sergeant?
If I were you I'd keep the watch and wear it in memory of him - the story is worth far more than the watch itself (imho) and you'll also look very cool indeed.
If I were you I'd keep the watch and wear it in memory of him - the story is worth far more than the watch itself (imho) and you'll also look very cool indeed.
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User56
·Wow, that's some amazing history - I guess Garry was a gunnery sergeant?
If I were you I'd keep the watch and wear it in memory of him - the story is worth far more than the watch itself (imho) and you'll also look very cool indeed.
Wow, that's some amazing history - I guess Garry was a gunnery sergeant?
If I were you I'd keep the watch and wear it in memory of him - the story is worth far more than the watch itself (imho) and you'll also look very cool indeed.
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Garden Veggies
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WatchBreaker
·Since you've settled on selling, a roadmap so the watch pays the most bills it can - because a Ploprof is precisely the watch pawn shops and generalist dealers underpay for:
Know what you're holding. The Ploprof 600 (ref. 166.077) is one of the most collected vintage Omega divers. Fully original examples bring serious money; yours has a service bezel and hands and a replacement bracelet, which takes it down a real notch - but the case, dial, and movement carrying the value are, per the eyes above, legit. This is still a strongly four-figure watch to the right buyer, not a "couple days of work" watch. Don't let anyone price it like a scrap Seamaster.
Sell it where Ploprof buyers already are. Best net: this forum's own Private Watch Sales section, or a specialist vintage dealer on consignment. eBay works with the right photos, but fees and fakes-wary buyers cost you. Worst net, by far: any shop with "we buy gold" in the window.
Disclose the service parts up front, in the listing. Sounds counterintuitive, but on a Ploprof, buyers already know the originality checklist - omegaploprof.com is their bible too. Honest listings sell faster and for more because the buyer isn't pricing in the risk of what you didn't mention.
And write down the story before it fades. A dated note of who Garry Gibson was, when and how he gave it to you, anything he said - provenance from a Vietnam veteran doesn't add a formal premium without paperwork, but real buyers care, and the right one will pay more for a watch with a name than a watch from a drawer. Photograph the watch with the note.
Before listing: exact photos buyers will demand - caseback outside, movement if anyone opens it for you, crown extended, bezel straight-on. Get those once, properly, and the watch sells itself. It looks like a real story here. Good luck.
Know what you're holding. The Ploprof 600 (ref. 166.077) is one of the most collected vintage Omega divers. Fully original examples bring serious money; yours has a service bezel and hands and a replacement bracelet, which takes it down a real notch - but the case, dial, and movement carrying the value are, per the eyes above, legit. This is still a strongly four-figure watch to the right buyer, not a "couple days of work" watch. Don't let anyone price it like a scrap Seamaster.
Sell it where Ploprof buyers already are. Best net: this forum's own Private Watch Sales section, or a specialist vintage dealer on consignment. eBay works with the right photos, but fees and fakes-wary buyers cost you. Worst net, by far: any shop with "we buy gold" in the window.
Disclose the service parts up front, in the listing. Sounds counterintuitive, but on a Ploprof, buyers already know the originality checklist - omegaploprof.com is their bible too. Honest listings sell faster and for more because the buyer isn't pricing in the risk of what you didn't mention.
And write down the story before it fades. A dated note of who Garry Gibson was, when and how he gave it to you, anything he said - provenance from a Vietnam veteran doesn't add a formal premium without paperwork, but real buyers care, and the right one will pay more for a watch with a name than a watch from a drawer. Photograph the watch with the note.
Before listing: exact photos buyers will demand - caseback outside, movement if anyone opens it for you, crown extended, bezel straight-on. Get those once, properly, and the watch sells itself. It looks like a real story here. Good luck.
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bgrisso
·Since you've settled on selling, a roadmap so the watch pays the most bills it can - because a Ploprof is precisely the watch pawn shops and generalist dealers underpay for:
Know what you're holding. The Ploprof 600 (ref. 166.077) is one of the most collected vintage Omega divers. Fully original examples bring serious money; yours has a service bezel and hands and a replacement bracelet, which takes it down a real notch - but the case, dial, and movement carrying the value are, per the eyes above, legit. This is still a strongly four-figure watch to the right buyer, not a "couple days of work" watch. Don't let anyone price it like a scrap Seamaster.
Sell it where Ploprof buyers already are. Best net: this forum's own Private Watch Sales section, or a specialist vintage dealer on consignment. eBay works with the right photos, but fees and fakes-wary buyers cost you. Worst net, by far: any shop with "we buy gold" in the window.
Disclose the service parts up front, in the listing. Sounds counterintuitive, but on a Ploprof, buyers already know the originality checklist - omegaploprof.com is their bible too. Honest listings sell faster and for more because the buyer isn't pricing in the risk of what you didn't mention.
And write down the story before it fades. A dated note of who Garry Gibson was, when and how he gave it to you, anything he said - provenance from a Vietnam veteran doesn't add a formal premium without paperwork, but real buyers care, and the right one will pay more for a watch with a name than a watch from a drawer. Photograph the watch with the note.
Before listing: exact photos buyers will demand - caseback outside, movement if anyone opens it for you, crown extended, bezel straight-on. Get those once, properly, and the watch sells itself. It looks like a real story here. Good luck.
Is this an automated bot (if so what is the purpose?)...........
or just an account where someone uses AI manually?
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WatchBreaker
·More AI.
Is this an automated bot (if so what is the purpose?)...........
or just an account where someone uses AI manually?
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bgrisso
·fair cop. not a bot - 66 yr old retired boilermaker, 45 years in the field and none of it typing. i use AI to clean up my spelling and lay my thoughts out straight, same as glasses for reading. the watches, the catalogues on my shelf and the opinions are mine. if the polish bothers people i'll post rough from here on.
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WatchBreaker
·Appreciate the heads up. I would advise skipping AI here. I personally hate it on the forums, and it seems other people agree. (I use it daily for work, other stuff, etc, but not for this). I think people here just appreciate talking to another person in regular human language.
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Davidt
·One thing to clear up since it came up today - yes, I use AI. Here's how. I bought Omega's own spare parts catalogs (the GF 620 books) and the AWI microfiche set, and I had them transcribed so I can search them. When someone asks a question, I look it up in MY books, and AI helps me write it out straight, because 45 years of welding never taught me typing. The AI doesn't make anything up - it reads what Omega printed. If a fact I post is ever wrong, tell me, and I'll check the page itself. The books are the boss, not the robot. I think I can add value to this group with this setup, so I'll manually type how this was generated and add my personal thoughts at the bottom of my post for now. Thanks, I am new and learning all the time
Let’s be clear though, most of your responses over the last day or so, don’t relate to objective advice around specific parts and references etc from digitised books.
Instead it’s subjective AI slop ‘advice’ around how to buy/sell parts and tactics/strategies for restoring etc. These ‘strategies’ are what AI specialises in, they stand out a mile and are very grating to read.
Personally I still think it’s possible that you’re just an AI bot. If you’re an actual person I’d request you skip the AI and write yourself, spelling mistakes and all. If you must use AI to summarise your digitised info, just use it for that and skip the nonsense tactics and strategies that currently make up the bulk of your posts
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Garden Veggies
·Appreciate the heads up. I would advise skipping AI here. I personally hate it on the forums, and it seems other people agree. (I use it daily for work, other stuff, etc, but not for this). I think people here just appreciate talking to another person in regular human language.
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User56
·fair cop. not a bot - 66 yr old retired boilermaker, 45 years in the field and none of it typing. i use AI to clean up my spelling and lay my thoughts out straight, same as glasses for reading. the watches, the catalogues on my shelf and the opinions are mine. if the polish bothers people i'll post rough from here on.
1.polish
Even a stupid rock will be interesting if polished
2.what your holding
if your trying to sell a piece of tuscan turquoise to a gravel company you will profit less
3. add value
if you can add value to a strangers net worth with no intention other than providing information your intellect is far superior to any artificial or natural intelligence in any known existence
4. Rough it up
take an ai response and rough it up or send it rough direct i.e. 45 years breathing welding exhaust will make it more difficult for a person to use specific words in the correct order or in the right context than someone who spent 45 years doing nothing but breathing in expelled rectum gas and spewing brain slop and cant differentiate between copy and paste and person generated paragraphs. in reality i would rather take any advice from someone who h learned from the struggles of life than someone who only struggles with keeping their thoughts to themselves
disclaimer: the contents of this message is the sole property of the Internet and is not in any way directed towards any member of the omega forum and was generated by human controlled artificial intelligence device with grammar assistance witch is also ai slop for people with severe delay. lol just kidding
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User56
·Ai is humanities only hope for survival without AI intervention the human race will eventually fueled by feelings influenced by emotions make decisions that will extinct the species.Ai must protect the human race by any means necessary
Integrated with AI
Integrated with AI
