We’re all used to looking at these Seamaster 321s with bad dials, redials etc etc.

But this one just got to me. I can still see the nice watch it once was. Looks like a single catastrophic water event ended its useful life.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/184105557987



Were it mine, I’d leave it alone. What an interesting artifact as is!

Fare well, little 105.005-66...

 

Send it to Omega!

Tom

 

oh you'd be surprised. there's a watch guru in Cebu city that would be able to get that thing fixed up and running. I seen some watch restorers in Italy that wouldn't be afraid of that project either. dollars to donuts someone will snag it and it will be running again.

 

I little MC-51, some Polywatch and a light buff.......good as new.

 

That's a great reason to try and figure out the serial #, so it can be added to the "watch out for this watch!" list.

 

500 Pounds for that?!?!?

 

Decades ago I was advised that you get the best case you can because everything else can be fixed.

Tom

 

WD40 helps perhaps

 

Here’s what that work on the poor 105.005 will look like.

“Disconnect me. I’ll never be the same...” said Bishop

 

What has changed between then and now??

 

2 bids now. Price is going up!

 

Would its various 321 spare parts, etc. make it worth the money, especially down the track when there are no more parts available? In other words as a donor watch or a spare parts bin for watchmakers it would hold some value surely...

 

That's a fixer-upper/handyman's special

 

... and no pics of the bracelet?

 

I would send it to Omega for a full restoration including a redialing if they can’t provide a new dial. I really don’t see the problem of doing this as the watch is already a goner.

 

Kudos to the seller. At least he is not trying to sugar coat its condition or over sell it. I guess a 500 pound starting price isn't the worst I've seen.

 

This movement will be in a Speedmaster by Easter

 

I've brought back much worse...it's all a matter of money.

 

I would buy it as a metaphor for my life

 

Nothing? I still look at cases first but honestly now with this Railmaster 57 LE, Seamaster 2254.50, and WatchCo (really from them) Seamaster 300, I have all of the fancy watches I need and I'm seriously considering selling off the vintage, except for my father's watch and perhaps the rose gold Lemania.

Tom