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·Some of you might have heard the entry to the story before…
I live in Denmark and I collect watches and browse fleamarkets or did (Covid-19) and in September 2015 I did my round on a professional Copenhagen fleamarket. This was before the mass-interest in vintage watches and prices were still very friendly.
I looked through a box of a few hundred watches and found an eterna-matic 3000 in 18k gold, which I paid around €25 for as the thought it wasn’t gold as the gold had worn of the crown. It was a commemorative watch for 40 years of service at GM motors in Denmark. I was very happy with the find but decided to have another look in the box.
This was when my heart jumped a beat. I couldn’t believe it and first dismissed it as a copy but became more and more sure that I had found an early Seamaster 300. It didn’t run, but I could set the hands. I asked the price and the vendor said €80. I repeated the €80 to her, ready to pay, but she heard it as I perhaps thought it was a little much for a not running watch and imidiately replied €65 then - it is an Omega. I paid the €65 walked to the car to calm myself. After coming to the car I thought I have to document it! So I went inside again and took a picture of where I found it. The first two pictures are from when I found it.
I called my friend and told him I found a grail and drove over to show him.
Getting back home I opened the back to confirm I had found an Omega Seamaster 14755-62. I had it serviced and the watchmaker confirmed it had probably never been opened, polished or serviced before. Very happy and now the hunt for a bezel insert and an original box and perhaps a strap or a perhaps a bracelet. Which was much harder than I first thought it would be.
After 3 year looking for a bezel insert not wanting to send my bezel to Aldo fearing losing it and wanting to keep it original I found a guy in Vietnam who made a close to an exact match and shortly after an original box.
Until now I settled for an original but modern 19mm alligator with deployant clasp as I haven’t been able to find an exact match of bracelet to the watch being a 7912 1/63 or 4/62 according to the extract - I thought I had found one finding a 3/62 lately but reseaching a bit more it wouldn’t be right for my watch. Browsing and browsing I’ve now found and bought this - An original 19mm 1960s NOS omega folded leather strap. I am very happy with it matching the lumen very nicely!
All I need now is to find a 18mm inside 1960’s Omega buckle - I know they are about as common as unicorns but I am still hoping to find one! Debating if I should settle for a SpeedyTuesday remake brushed till I do…
(Having no knowledge of Omega bracelets back in 2015 I waited until a couple of years ago when the prices are high to consider them - luckily if the right one pops up I can (probably) afford it, but I still beat myself from time to time thinking the bracelet might have been there in the junk with the watches…)
Good evening to you!
I live in Denmark and I collect watches and browse fleamarkets or did (Covid-19) and in September 2015 I did my round on a professional Copenhagen fleamarket. This was before the mass-interest in vintage watches and prices were still very friendly.
I looked through a box of a few hundred watches and found an eterna-matic 3000 in 18k gold, which I paid around €25 for as the thought it wasn’t gold as the gold had worn of the crown. It was a commemorative watch for 40 years of service at GM motors in Denmark. I was very happy with the find but decided to have another look in the box.
This was when my heart jumped a beat. I couldn’t believe it and first dismissed it as a copy but became more and more sure that I had found an early Seamaster 300. It didn’t run, but I could set the hands. I asked the price and the vendor said €80. I repeated the €80 to her, ready to pay, but she heard it as I perhaps thought it was a little much for a not running watch and imidiately replied €65 then - it is an Omega. I paid the €65 walked to the car to calm myself. After coming to the car I thought I have to document it! So I went inside again and took a picture of where I found it. The first two pictures are from when I found it.
I called my friend and told him I found a grail and drove over to show him.
Getting back home I opened the back to confirm I had found an Omega Seamaster 14755-62. I had it serviced and the watchmaker confirmed it had probably never been opened, polished or serviced before. Very happy and now the hunt for a bezel insert and an original box and perhaps a strap or a perhaps a bracelet. Which was much harder than I first thought it would be.
After 3 year looking for a bezel insert not wanting to send my bezel to Aldo fearing losing it and wanting to keep it original I found a guy in Vietnam who made a close to an exact match and shortly after an original box.
Until now I settled for an original but modern 19mm alligator with deployant clasp as I haven’t been able to find an exact match of bracelet to the watch being a 7912 1/63 or 4/62 according to the extract - I thought I had found one finding a 3/62 lately but reseaching a bit more it wouldn’t be right for my watch. Browsing and browsing I’ve now found and bought this - An original 19mm 1960s NOS omega folded leather strap. I am very happy with it matching the lumen very nicely!
All I need now is to find a 18mm inside 1960’s Omega buckle - I know they are about as common as unicorns but I am still hoping to find one! Debating if I should settle for a SpeedyTuesday remake brushed till I do…
(Having no knowledge of Omega bracelets back in 2015 I waited until a couple of years ago when the prices are high to consider them - luckily if the right one pops up I can (probably) afford it, but I still beat myself from time to time thinking the bracelet might have been there in the junk with the watches…)
Good evening to you!
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