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Thanks!
I'll have all the info about the watch after the service, including the serial number. Reall happy about it so far!
You’re welcome to share the info and any other pics you have of the watch.
 
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You’re welcome to share the info and any other pics you have of the watch. As I said before, got it from private seller on Chrono24 for 1100 euros.
Photo of the back is mine, other photos are from the seller...have no reason to doubt them😀
Non-Omega crown, wound it up yesterday evening a bit and I noticed crown is a tiny bit wobbley when pushed in so i didn't wanna force it further-don't know if it is because of non-original crown or something else. Stopped after about 10 hours. I'll wear it today, lay it flat overnight and see tomorrow morning how it behaves.
Seller says it has original Omega signed acrylic crystal (I am total noob and there is no way I can tell if that is true).
Non-original vintage leather strap (obvious but I gotta mention it 😀 ).
In very good condition with few scratches but doesn't bother me a bit, on the contrary, love the sign of a wear. You can't expect 60 year old watch to be in pristine condition 😀

 
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You can see the Omega symbol in the centre of your crystal- it is the narrower (contemporaneous) style.
What about the movt serial?
 
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You can see the Omega symbol in the centre of your crystal- it is the narrower (contemporaneous) style.
What about the movt serial?
Don't have the pic of it, watch came with no paperwork.
 
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Don't have the pic of it, watch came with no paperwork.
How did you date the watch?
 
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How did you date the watch?
Trusted the seller who said it's from the 1960s, said it is cal 561 and the ref number inside the back case.
 
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The watch is all good - just trying to pin down the date for you.
 
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The watch is all good - just trying to pin down the date for you.
Appreciate it! Will definitely post all the findings after the official check at the watch centre.
 
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First info from the service center: watch in fact has 564 movement, it is 168.004, in an excellent condition but needs through service (cleaning, replacement of the rubber seal, etc.), glass is an original Omega which is pretty unusual for a watch that old, original crown will be put in and it'll take around 4-5 weeks and 500 euros. Gentleman at the service center says I pretty much underpaid for it 😀
 
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This makes your .004 quite interesting as there are only a relatively small number of .004s with a cal564 movt.
(There is a dedicated thread I started about this)
It also means it is a very late .004 not a very early one as you first thought.
Around 1967.
Do you have the movt serial number yet?

Original crystals are not uncommon on these watches.

You will get a replacement crown which is slightly expressed, unlike the original hidden crown - not original but much easier to use.
 
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This makes your .004 quite interesting as there are only a relatively small number of .004s with a cal564 movt.
(There is a dedicated thread I started about this)
It also means it is a very late .004 not a very early one as you first thought.
Around 1967.
Do you have the movt serial number yet?

Original crystals are not uncommon on these watches.

You will get a replacement crown which is slightly expressed, unlike the original hidden crown - not original but much easier to use.
Didn't wanna bother the watch master too much with extra questions since it was busy in the centre but I will get all the data about the watch after the full service.
 
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Didn't wanna bother the watch master too much with extra questions since it was busy in the centre but I will get all the data about the watch after the full service.

If he’s worth his salt he will take pictures before and after service.
 
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If he’s worth his salt he will take pictures before and after service.
Not so sure...he is in his seventies 😀