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Brett2444
·Hi all!
When we all start into the vintage omega game, I think it seems to be a right of passage to get burnt atleast once.
I am a software engineer by day, and retraining through BHI to one day become a watch service technician and therefore I have been practicing in my spare time.
I have owned many vintage omegas in the past, and modern ones but this time i decided to buy a broken seamaster on ebay to fix up as a restoration project, and for experience.
My big mistake? Trusting ebay and not participating in the great wealth of knowledge here first.
I will admit, this does not seem to be a horrendous burn but we will see.
Here is the reference from the Omega Database:
https://www.omegawatches.com/watch-omega-seamaster-de-ville-omega-ck-14910
Dial looks suspicious, So I assume it is definitely a repainted dial, the lume pips dont look correct.
although, it was originally mentioned in another thread the hands could be replacement, but looking at the omega database they look correct? However I heard that Lume dial means hands should be lumed, so one of these is not like the other...
Crown could be originial, although it does not look great.
Serviced not long ago, although the mainspring is blown...
Atleast it came on a nice fake omega buckle.
Cal 565 movement looks decent other than the blown mainspring I'll have fun giving it a service.
Overall I dont think I did terrible with this one, but I would love to hear your opinions on it.
I am pondering if its worth doing the service and leaving as is, or find a new dial?
Happy posting!
When we all start into the vintage omega game, I think it seems to be a right of passage to get burnt atleast once.
I am a software engineer by day, and retraining through BHI to one day become a watch service technician and therefore I have been practicing in my spare time.
I have owned many vintage omegas in the past, and modern ones but this time i decided to buy a broken seamaster on ebay to fix up as a restoration project, and for experience.
My big mistake? Trusting ebay and not participating in the great wealth of knowledge here first.
I will admit, this does not seem to be a horrendous burn but we will see.
Here is the reference from the Omega Database:
https://www.omegawatches.com/watch-omega-seamaster-de-ville-omega-ck-14910
Dial looks suspicious, So I assume it is definitely a repainted dial, the lume pips dont look correct.
although, it was originally mentioned in another thread the hands could be replacement, but looking at the omega database they look correct? However I heard that Lume dial means hands should be lumed, so one of these is not like the other...
Crown could be originial, although it does not look great.
Serviced not long ago, although the mainspring is blown...
Atleast it came on a nice fake omega buckle.
Cal 565 movement looks decent other than the blown mainspring I'll have fun giving it a service.
Overall I dont think I did terrible with this one, but I would love to hear your opinions on it.
I am pondering if its worth doing the service and leaving as is, or find a new dial?
Happy posting!
