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cheakycharlie

·Dec 27, 2017

Dear all.
I have found the below watch but am wary of buying due to fakes and Frankenstein’s out there.
Please let me know your thoughts.

 

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77deluxe

·Dec 27, 2017

I like it. What is the asking price?

 

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1jansen

·Dec 27, 2017

Hi
It looks fine to me. The mesh bracelet is with extension piece. There are normal sign of use. Apart from the red button needs replacement, overall case condition is good. Good catch. Of cours, now comes to the price. Good luck !

 

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77deluxe

·Dec 27, 2017

I like the bezel button.

 

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JACK G

·Dec 28, 2017

I have had a few of these over the years and this one looks good to me.

I particularly like the squared off hour hand which is just like the last one I had.

A few years back I had a protracted email debate with Omega in Switzerland over the squared off hour hand as they originally refused to put it back into my Ploprof stating that it was not original to the watch. After many weeks and much debate they eventually climbed down, acknowledged that some Ploprofs did have this hand and put it back.

This was one of the reasons that I switched to STS.

 

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Lowflight

·Dec 28, 2017

I have inquired about this watch. I really like the blunt hour hand. Owner isn't very forthcoming with answers which is of concern. The watch is a pain to service and I never got a straight answer. I would not meet his price without it running top notch and psssing a prsssure test with all new gaskets.

 

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cheakycharlie

·Dec 28, 2017

Lowflight

I have inquired about this watch. I really like the blunt hour hand. Owner isn't very forthcoming with answers which is of concern. The watch is a pain to service and I never got a straight answer. I would not meet his price without it running top notch and psssing a prsssure test with all new gaskets.

 

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cheakycharlie

·Dec 28, 2017

Thank you. The same piece?

 

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Lowflight

·Dec 28, 2017

C cheakycharlie

Thank you. The same piece?

Yeah, same place. I think it is overpriced, but I was willing to pay if it had been serviced. Dude acted like I wanted a blood sample from his first born. LOL. It was a yes or no question.

 

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cozzani1978

·Dec 30, 2017

Hello! The dial is a service one..... here is a vintage one (look at the 3 o clock tritium dot)

 

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uwsearch

·Dec 30, 2017

@cozzani1978 Service dials are Luminova only or are there some with tritium ?

 

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77deluxe

·Dec 30, 2017

Pretty sure that’s not a service dial

 

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cozzani1978

·Dec 30, 2017

I saw only luminova service dial; but the service dials have different graphics....

 

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uwsearch

·Dec 30, 2017

There are obviously some tritium examples of that dial. Maybe a 1980-90 replacement or fitted to the last produced ploprofs?

 

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cozzani1978

·Dec 30, 2017

Here https://www.revolution.watch/on-the-omega-seamaster-600-ploprof/?archive i found an explicative photo:

 

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cozzani1978

·Dec 30, 2017

uwsearch

There are obviously some tritium examples of that dial. Maybe a 1980-90 replacement or fitted to the last produced ploprofs?

I think that this one is not a service dial....perhaps the tritium’s dot touch the data windows because was relumed, but I don’t know......

 

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uwsearch

·Dec 30, 2017

cozzani1978

Here https://www.revolution.watch/on-the-omega-seamaster-600-ploprof/?archive

Nothing more than in John Wallis' book http://www.ploprof.com/PloProf Book.html

cozzani1978

I think that this one is not a service dial....perhaps the tritium’s dot touch the data windows because was relumed, but I don’t know......

It was not relumed for sure -> Service dials production started in the eighties with tritium indexes.

 

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WhatYourWatchSay

·Dec 30, 2017

Not to hijack the thread but I've always wondered how these feel on the wrist; they look like it would feel like wearing a brick.

 

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Dash1

·Dec 30, 2017

WhatYourWatchSay

Not to hijack the thread but I've always wondered how these feel on the wrist; they look like it would feel like wearing a brick.

Surprisingly they are very comfortable to wear due to clever profiling of the case. They are actually quite slim (relatively) as well. I love them.

 

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uwsearch

·Dec 30, 2017

Dash1

Surprisingly they are very comfortable to wear due to clever profiling of the case. They are actually quite slim (relatively) as well. I love them.

A lot lighter and more comfortable than the modern reedition