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  1. CanberraOmega Rabbitohs and Whisky Supporter Jul 11, 2013

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    Hi all,
    I'm negotiating on this gold sparkly. I can see the lugs have been lightly polished, but generally they seem ok? views?
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    daniel
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  2. ulackfocus Jul 11, 2013

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    Looks like a winner to me after a cursory glance, but I'd want to see the internals if possible.
     
  3. kyle L Grasshopper Staff Member Jul 11, 2013

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    Bezel might have been redone, but it looks like a decent job. Case is a little polished but ok. You can probably find a decent one for half of the buy it now price, but I actually haven't seen a real nice one come up recently...probably because Mike has most of them in his collection. :p I would love to own the 751 version with the gold dial. :thumbsup:
     
  4. MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Jul 11, 2013

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    That's an omega_addict watch that has had the case refinished - a non-starter for me. And for this model, I would recommend going for the stainless steel version since the gold plating on these is quite thin.
     
  5. CanberraOmega Rabbitohs and Whisky Supporter Jul 11, 2013

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    In theory I've got an SS one (it has been with steve for almost 6 months :() and wanted to add a gold one to the collection. I know Tim sometimes refinishes, but I thought this one looked like a reasonable job. But if you guys can pick it so quickly, I'll probably pass.
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  6. Lex4TDI4Life Jul 11, 2013

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    By "refinish", do you mean merely the polishing on the lugs or did he somehow recapture the brushing on the bezel?
     
  7. MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Jul 11, 2013

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    Brushing in bezel and case both redone.
     
  8. Lex4TDI4Life Jul 11, 2013

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    Such a shame that so many of his watches are close to, but not quite, original. Makes you wonder how bad they really were before he got his hands on them.
     
  9. MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Jul 11, 2013

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    That's Tim's business model - buy $100-300 omegas, refinish them extensively then sell for $600-1200. Not my cup of tea his watches but I'm not the customer his business model caters to.
     
  10. ulackfocus Jul 11, 2013

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    Bingo - most buyers are not collectors (yet). They want "oooo, shiny!" and at least Tim is one of the better sellers for originality as far as parts matching up to case references. He does occasionally have a piece or two that interests one of us though. The problem is that many of us like our drawer watches, or what the car community calls a barn find. Mike and Erich lead the pack by far, but Steve, Kyle, Evan, me, and a few others have a handful of these watches that sat in their box for decades and end up on eBay or elsewhere after the original owner passes away and their relatives sell them due to a lack of interest.
     
  11. CanberraOmega Rabbitohs and Whisky Supporter Jul 12, 2013

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    i bought my salmonn guilloche dial from him and Im very happy with it.
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  12. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Jul 14, 2013

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    Tim tells you what he is selling, it's up to you to know what you're buying. :D
     
  13. CanberraOmega Rabbitohs and Whisky Supporter Jul 14, 2013

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    I decided to pass on this. Thanks all

    Edit; I should say I decided to pass based on this advice.