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jaguar11
·What are your thoughts?
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gbesq
·Sir, as several members here have tried to gently tell you, we are not a vintage watch evaluation service. We expect you to do your homework and then come to OF and tell us what YOUR research has uncovered and what YOU think about the watch. At that point, we will try to help you, but you are never going to understand how to identify and purchase a good vintage watch if you don't put in the time and effort to learn.
Start with this: Learn How To Fish | Omega Forums
Start with this: Learn How To Fish | Omega Forums
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redpcar
·Maybe it has a 30T2 inside. Otherwise 😲
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X350 XJR
··Vintage Omega AficionadoPiece of shit. There I said it.
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Corsie
·Sir, as several members here have tried to gently tell you, we are not a vintage watch evaluation service. We expect you to do your homework and then come to OF and tell us what YOUR research has uncovered and what YOU think about the watch. At that point, we will try to help you, but you are never going to understand how to identify and purchase a good vintage watch if you don't put in the time and effort to learn.
Start with this: Learn How To Fish | Omega Forums
Thank you.
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gbesq
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Ok, so it’s your watch. That means that you should be able to answer some basic questions. Where did you get it? When did you get it? From whom did you get it? If you didn’t inherit it, how much did you pay for it? Did any paperwork come with it? Have you done a reverse image search on Google to try to identify it? Have you opened the case back or had a watchmaker open the case back to try to see if there is any identifying information on the inside of the case back? Have you examined the writing on the movement? Which caliber is it? What is the serial number?
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janice&fred
·Jeez tough crowd today.
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gbesq
·Jeez tough crowd today.
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Dear OP, this itself should tell you something. Even if you have looked for information in the way that some members here have kindly and politely suggested to you, there is still a significant reason you have failed in your quest. You have been unable to see more examples, not because the watch is rare and special, but because it is unfortunately the opposite of that. I do understand that not everyone will have many opportunities to study the real thing, to appreciate their quality. But the pictures and some of the commentary on OF can help you a great deal in that regard, and to avoid posting pieces that are just not even in a reviewable state. Do as @gbesq has suggested, and you will soon see the wisdom - good luck with your hunting!
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sathomasga
·I'm sorry, but I am confused. If this is your watch, what do you want from forum members? Just asking for "thoughts" is awfully vague.
Do you want to know if other members like the watch? I don't, but why do you care whether or not I like it? If you like it, that's what really matters.
Do you want to know if it is authentic? It is clearly not.
Do want to know its value? The forum doesn't generally provide valuations, but given the previous paragraph, objectively not much. It may have sentimental value to you depending on how you acquired it, but that's not something other members can estimate.
There is plenty of information available here and elsewhere on the internet that you can read or watch for free. Availing yourself of those resources would likely be a much more effective use of your time. But I will suggest a bit of common sense: although Omega is not a member of the holy trinity of swiss watchmakers, they have always made very fine watches. The watch pictured in this thread is clearly not a very fine watch. If that isn't obvious to you, then you might be spending too much time looking at junk. Instead, spend your time looking at authentic Omega (or Rolex, or JLC, or Longines, or Tudor, ...) so that you become minimally familiar with fine watches.
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sheepdoll
·... although Omega is not a member of the holy trinity of swiss watchmakers, they have always made very fine watches ...
I think Omega is the very definition of Swiss watchmaking. Yes there are other brands that tend to fetch more in value. Some even have a couple hundred years of history (Like Breguet.) Others have good marketing. Perhaps they are not high end watches. They do remain practical and affordable.
Of course the OP's watch is as fake as they come. So the OP could have taken time to look for other examples. Once one sees the good examples. The bad ones start to become clear.
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaI think it's a particularly unattractive watch from an Omega Collector perspective.
While Omega has in the past, used "Non Magnetic" on their dials, I have never seen
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To add any further "Omega authenticity" to your watch, I'd like to see a photo of the inside of the caseback and a photo of the movement.
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sathomasga
·Oh?
I think Omega is the very definition of Swiss watchmaking.
“Holy trinity” has a very specific meaning in the world of watches.
https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/resources/holy-trinity-watches.html
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Shabbaz
·Jeez tough crowd today.
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janice&fred
·The forum doesn't generally provide valuations
Is that so? There are plenty of discussions and advice on valuations on this forum. The OP is a beginner. Ok so he asks a lot of questions on various watches. Maybe try answering those questions rather than interrogating and scolding the guy over what you feel is proper forum etiquette. Perhaps he enjoys real-time conversation rather than researching. If everyone stuck to researching there wouldn't be much to talk about and not many new members sticking around.
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sheepdoll
·“Holy trinity” has a very specific meaning in the world of watches.
https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-blog/resources/holy-trinity-watches.html
But not practical watches. Granted PP has been around the block. The others are just bling. I also do not trust anything that has Rolex in the title of the link. It is all marketing fluff. Any Swiss maker before 1870 or so was making London 'fakes' anyway or selling watches through London (Or Coventry) anyway. History gets re-written a lot.
Just my personal opinion based on 30 years of experience. 😉
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gbesq
·Is that so? There are plenty of discussions and advice on valuations on this forum. The OP is a beginner. Ok so he asks a lot of questions on various watches. Maybe try answering those questions rather than interrogating and scolding the guy over what you feel is proper forum etiquette. Perhaps he enjoys real-time conversation rather than researching. If everyone stuck to researching there wouldn't be much to talk about and not many new members sticking around.
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·Fred, your point is fair and well taken. That being said, neither I nor any of the other members who have scolded the OP are trying to banish him from the forum. What we are trying to do is to urge him to do at least some level of cursory work so that he learns from the process and, of equal importance, so that we can better assist him once he provides us wiith something beyond "What do you guys think of this watch?" It's not too much to ask him to open the case back or have a watchmaker do it, is it?
