Need an experts eye on this Omega on the bay....I am bidding on it but not sure how far to go or indeed weather to pull out on it...any advice most gratefully accepted..

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Thanks adam78....I will maybe ask the seller for a picture of the movement, as you point out.

 

They have just replied quoting the serial number as "serial no. is 13139996 dating the piece to 1952."

 

But no photo? Hmm.

 

It sounds like they are just an antique type seller on the bay so suspect they don't want to or can't take the back off...still, leaves some suspicion there I think?...I will try again....

 

Reply regarding movement picture....

Thank you for your reply. I'm afraid our watchmaker is away on holiday at the moment and won't be back in time before the auction ends to open the case to photograph it - please accept our apologies for this inconvenience.

Kind Regards
Sophia Burlington
Flyte Antiques

 

Those hour markers look really loooong for the era, circa 1952... Compare with this sampling of similar watches.

Nice watch though.

 

The hands are definitely wrong. The reference number in the listing is wrong. The listing has has the watch as a 1952 and a 1954; one is wrong. Buying this, IMHO, would also be wrong.

 

Thanks efauser...looks like there is a bit of 'shell bidding' going on as well.....some guy with only feedback of 8 has been the only bidding against me since £60 so its off the list.....thanks very much friend....

 

Franken watch. Dennison case, which has housed a 30t2PC. Now they put in a slightly later 265 and added an early 60ies dial.

Avoid IMO

 

I find these statements infuriating. "...our watchmaker...". Give me a break! Is he the only one in the place allowed to use the pocket knife? Or is he, which is more likely, completely made-up? An online seller pretending to run an established antiques "house". Pretentious pricks, the lot of them.

 

I don't buy unless I can see the condition of the movement, inside case back and case edges for corrosion etc. to make sure I'm not buying a mess.

Once they start giving excuses for not showing something. I don't bother bidding

DON

 

Run...