Hi guys, I have a question concerning one watch. It is not on ebay but polish allegro and it is Seemaster from 66, cal 562. I'm not a pro but fell in love with one, can you help me and tell is it real or fake? http://allegro.pl/ss-14k-omega-automatic-seamaster-chronometer-66-r-i3432816781.html Thanks a lot!
Its real, but dial is refinished its NOT a chronometer, rotor bridge is clearly from a different movement.
Moved your post to a new thread. Watch is real, but the dial has been repainted and the case looks heavily polished.
Thanks a lot. Is that bad it has painted dial and polished case? I'm asking because I want to buy it and have it for many years. And what about this cal mechanism is it a good one?
It is made of Omega parts but it is somewhat frankened...movement has been doctored, parts exchanged,and dial has been redone not very well. This makes it not original and affects value greatly (in negative way). you can do better!
It's a rotten trick to play, isn't it? The photography is marvellous, the watch at first glance looks like new, and somewhere in the description you have that evil little hook - "would make an ideal gift". You can imagine the heartbreak a gift like this might cause, further down the line.
Damn... So I see it is not a good choice... The seller got my heart with beautiful pictures but I don't have a knowledge about watches so I thought to ask you guys. So to sum up this is a crap as watch or it is just a crap from a Omega collector's point of view?
It's a solid movement and a decent looking watch if you aren't fussy about originality or correctness. No Omega collector would want it, but if you could get it for $400 - $500 it would serve you well..... unless you became a collector down the road.
It's crap from your point of view if you ever want to sell it in the future. Especially if you pay too much for it now . . . John
I wouldn't buy it! I would say its crap from both perspectives...I buy my vintage watches to wear and I wouldn't wear this...you can find a nice original watch that you can be proud to wear at a reasonable cost. If you purchased this watch in the back of your mind you would always know it wasn't right!
Thanks a lot guys. It went for 900 USD and I didn't buy it. I think I understood the idea of the vintage watch thank to your comments
I found this one on ebay - what you think? http://www.ebay.com/itm/1952-Stunni...148152961?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item4175bc5c81Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
Dial looks OK but crown looks replaced...lets wait for more experienced members to look really. Let me ask you...you do know there is a whole thread with trusted sellers and another one with suggested eBay listings, don't you? Truly this is your best bet!
I know it will sound retarded but... no I'm here from Saturday and I dont know the forum really well. How to get to those threads? Should I just search for them in a search bar?
Over polished and over priced. That's getting into solid gold territory and it's only a gold filled case. You could get a much better example for that money. So I'm guessing you want a 50's or 60's Seamaster?
Top of the page in the vintage forum you will see a thread called Recommended Vintage Omega Watches on Ebay (Not enquiries)
Yes, I would love to buy a vintage watch that looks very nice and also with a good mechanism (to work for 50 more years if possible) - I've read somwhere that the best mechanisms are 3xx, 5xx, and 7xx series is that correct?
You might need to be a little more specific. The 3xx bumpers are getting hard to find parts for, depending on the series. The 5xx can be tricky too. The 500 had a touchy winding system, and got subsequently better as the numbers went up (501 to 503 was fine, and the higher 504 and 505 chronometers are pretty sought after). The 591 was a stop gap between the 50x and 55x/56x series but was very capable of excellent performance. It was only made for a little over a year and is much less common than the others. Wouldn't say it commands a premium, but would be a nice snag. Then we come to the 55x/56x - some of, if not the, best production movements of the era. The 55x doesn't have a date, the 56x does, and the 75x are the day / date versions. As always, chronometers fetch the most.