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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.
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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Peemacgee
··Purrrr-veyor of luxury cat box loungersYou can see the Omega symbol in the centre of your crystal- it is the narrower (contemporaneous) style.
What about the movt serial?
What about the movt serial?
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Peemacgee
··Purrrr-veyor of luxury cat box loungersThe watch is all good - just trying to pin down the date for you.
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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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··Purrrr-veyor of luxury cat box loungersThis 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.
(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.
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·If he’s worth his salt he will take pictures before and after service.
Polished, cleaned, with a new original crown and a new crystal (watch master said it is produced by a German company that is authorized for all kind of brand crystals, Omega included).
It's official: 168.004 with Cal 561, produced in 1966.
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YYTIN
·Two new comers here : very sharp 168.005 coming from a very nice OF member 😎
Joining the crew
11 is not so far from 12 : a rose gold and / or a special textured dial will be welcome.
Thanks OF for this !
Edit : sorry for the bad quality pictures …
Joining the crew
11 is not so far from 12 : a rose gold and / or a special textured dial will be welcome.
Thanks OF for this !
Edit : sorry for the bad quality pictures …
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amuscare87
·Ref 2852 arrowhead indices and a TON of patina
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·This is my 168.005.
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