Questions about 4 Omegas.

E EmmaLR

Good Afternoon.

I have been asked to sell 4 Omegas from my Fathers estate and, despite scanning the usual auction
outlets, I've gained little idea of their true worth. (Cheap to highy optimistic!)

I know I cannot advertise on here but would appreciate some advise.

E EmmaLR

No1 is a Speedmaster Mk2 1973. (Accodrding to thewarranty.)
Bought off it's original owner. Who wore it occasionally until 1989, then had it serviced by Omega and it has sat in a draw
ever since.

Claven2

Wrong hands on the speedy, definitely, so it's just another refurbed mkii. $1600 to 2000 usd imho.

Lurk41

Agreed about the pics of the 2 others! Worst case scenario, people here will confirm to you they only worth their weight but at least you'll know for sure 😉


Won't the warranty card and box add a bit to its value? It is a full set. Quite rare for a watch of that age..

@EmmaLR
I think it is worth to service the Mark II again - by a reputable watchmaker - and use this opportunity to fit it with its proper tritium hands.
The service will be needed anyway given the last one was done 30 years ago.
I am pretty sure you will gain a bit to do it, especially as you could also sell its current hands (@all: those are original Mark II Racing, right?)

You could decide to not service it and let its new owner handle this. You won't have to wait long before it is bought, only at a lower price.

If you decide for a service, just don't ask Omega to do it. The watch will look pristine but Omega won't fit it with original tritium hands and may also replace the dial because of the - now forbidden - tritium... Service (luminova) hands and dial instead of original Tritium ones will both decrease the watch value instead of increasing it

E EmmaLR

Good Afternoon.

I have been asked to sell 4 Omegas from my Fathers estate and, despite scanning the usual auction
outlets, I've gained little idea of their true worth. (Cheap to highy optimistic!)

I know I cannot advertise on here but would appreciate some advise.

Is that OK?

Regards
ELR

Claven2

Also, a chrono service will run $500+ usd for that watch, locating correct hands a couple hundred more if you are lucky, etc.

Dan S

I agree. Servicing and restoring a watch is not generally financially worthwhile for a seller.
[...] Things could be found during a service that would require additional costs ... yadda, yadda. Just sell it as-is.

Dan S

And in this case, where the seller is not a collector or an expert, finding someone to do the work correctly and for a fair price would probably involve a lot of time and effort.