Something’s fishy...

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drhombus24

·Jan 5, 2018

Hello, just found this and It just seems like something is off (besides dial). Seems to be a 14k gold case, but Ive mostly seen 18k for these kind of cases. I didn’t see a “gold filled” anywhere so I am under the impression it’s a solid gold case. Movement looks a lot like a 511 (from my google searches). I wouldn’t buy something like this, but I was just wondering what (if anything) is wrong with it. Just for practice...and also because I want to know whether my initial suspicions were justified. If it helps, going price is $650

 

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X350 XJR

·Jan 5, 2018·Vintage Omega Aficionado

Typical mid 1950s US market Jonell cased Omega, looks fine to me.

 

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drhombus24

·Jan 5, 2018

X350 XJR

Typical mid 1950s US market Jonell cased Omega, looks fine to me.

Do you think it’s plated or solid gold?

 

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X350 XJR

·Jan 5, 2018·Vintage Omega Aficionado

Its solid 14k gold, and a caliber 420.

 

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drhombus24

·Jan 5, 2018

Isn’t the dial wrong too? Maybe now I’ll consider it. Do you think 650 is a fair price?

 

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Caliber561

·Jan 5, 2018

I'm not too sure about the dial since I'm not familiar with the US-cased Omegas, but I'd probably aim for 300-400$ due to a low gold content (thin case) and a manual movement.

 

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X350 XJR

·Jan 5, 2018·Vintage Omega Aficionado

Can't comment on the dial from the provided photo, not large enough or clear enough.

Even it it is original price seems high by at least $150 or so. This is a relatively small watch maybe 32-33-mm.

 

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X350 XJR

·Jan 5, 2018·Vintage Omega Aficionado

Caliber561

I'm not too sure about the dial since I'm not familiar with the US-cased Omegas, but I'd probably aim for 300-400$ due to a low gold content (thin case) and a manual movement.

Jonell cases are generally fairly substantial not like a off brand case from South America or the like.

 

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drhombus24

·Jan 5, 2018

X350 XJR

This is a relatively small watch maybe 32-33-mm.

Yikes, That’s too small for me! Moving on... thanks for the help