Vintage Omega Seamaster

tamura

Because of the poor quality of your pictures I would not bid.

Davidt

I do think a nice 165.010 or 166.010, in good condition with good clear pictures, sold by an established and trusted seller would sell for significantly more than 400. However, specific to the this watch, the OP doesn’t tick most of these boxes and this will impact any price achieved.
This is exactly why my advise to the OP isn’t to mess around with watchmaker assessments but rather to focus on taking some good quality, well lit, clear pictures. This will be the best way to increase the likely sale price. Otherwise, as @tamura said, many people won’t gamble on such poor pictures which will hold the price back.

MtV

This is such an important point that is regularly missed.

If you'll allow me to use you as an example, @Davidt : A nice 166.010, good overall condition with your usual well-lit and clear pictures plus a detailed description, offered by yourself here, a very active user that's been around for ages, with ~8k posts who's obviously regarded as 100% trustworthy by anyone who's been on OF for a couple of days would easily sell for >600€ within a very short time. Probably hours rather than days.

The same watch, sold by someone with no history here and/or in selling watches and possibly worse pictures could even have a detailed description - interested parties wouldnt put as much trust in it as they would in one by a well-known seller. And thus, the final price might well drop to something like 400€.

Why? Because security costs money.

So to anyone out there who aims to sell a watch and has never done so/isn't an active member of a watch community in any way: You will not achieve anywhere near the same price as established sellers or even dealers will - because you offer less to the buyer.

Davidt

A watchmaker will tell you if there are any obvious issues but won’t be able to give it a clean bill of health without a full strip down and service. A cost which at best you’ll just about recoup when it comes to selling or more likely you’ll gain less than you’ve spent.

I’d just list it on eBay in an auction perhaps in November. That’s the best balance between effor and return.

The best thing you can do is take good wel lit photos so buyers have confidence in the dial and case condition. That’s isn’t possible with the ones you’ve taken this far.

bananapeanut

I'd buy it from him. PM sent 😉 Do you really need 200+ posts after all to sell here? I mean he pretty much just listed it for sale.

Dan S

Instead of asking the same question five times, try a search.

bananapeanut

Yes. Just use a rubber ball to unscrew the back without damage.

R Rederic967

Any particular kind of rubber ball?
Like a squash ball?
Racquetball?

MtV

Yeah, the value of a BoR is never really recouped when sold attached to a watch.

krogerfoot

I go back and forth with this. When I tried to sell a 2759 and a 166.010 on regular straps the only attention they got was someone critiquing the dial of the 2759. When I added a bracelet to the 166.010 I got offers immediately, as with other Seamasters and Constellations on bracelets. Then again we can get good-condition BoR bracelets in Japan fairly cheap with the yen in the state it’s in.

R Rederic967

Kind of interesting because this watch came from Japan, my ex-wife’s fathers..
Even though I only wear it once or twice per year,
I really like it..
I would not be considering selling it, except for the fact That I’ve been travelling around Europe for the last four years in my camping car… Depleted most of my funds and have now experienced significant mechanical issue with my camping car-
So, the utility of the cash is greater than the sentimentality of the watch.. At least it is if I would receive 500+