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Vintage Omega Watch - Help In Identification Pls!

Mitchellburns
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Hi guys - this is my first thread on here 馃榾

I have inherited an Omega Seamaster De Ville, a pretty bad condition one at that.

The watch was first looked at by a close friend who is a jeweler and he thought it was solid 18k :-0

I鈥檝e then had it sent to Swatch by Ernest Jones for a repair which was a nightmare, and was being charged 拢500! However they told me is ref 135.020 and after doing some research I notice this comes back more often to a 2 tone gold plated omega :-(

So really I鈥檓 just a bit confused on what I have and in turn how much I should pay for a service as I鈥檇 like to keep the watch for some time (hopefully increases in value)

Does anyone know what carat gold and if it鈥檚 solid and also is it 100% ref 135.020

thanks guys!!!
 
Mitchellburns
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Ooh here is the photos
Dimitris Dimitris
I think some photos would be helpful for everyone !

Hi I鈥檓 having problems with photos :-( I鈥檓 just trying to figure it out!
 
MtV
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Hi and welcome,

aside of pictures which would definitely help, may I ask what you had repaired on the watch that cost 500拢 and didn鈥檛 include a service, as you鈥檙e asking for information to have one done? Or did I misunderstand?
 
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MtV MtV
Hi and welcome,

aside of pictures which would definitely help, may I ask what you had repaired on the watch that cost 500拢 and didn鈥檛 include a service, as you鈥檙e asking for information to have one done? Or did I misunderstand?

This was only a quote for a service, strap and buckle... I didn鈥檛 go through with it in the end as the communication was really bad and I was scared off because they said they was going to put a gold plated buckle on! They told what the serial number was and then I began to wonder if the watch was of lesser value than I expected, of course the value isn鈥檛 the point I just wanted to be sure on what I had and they wouldn鈥檛 send me photos of the caseback (which is opened face side)
 
watchyouwant
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Oh dear.....so: 1) you did good to get it back. 2) all Infos are inside your case back. 3) find a watchmaker. Give him 5 pounds. Tell him to open your case back. Take good pictures from the inside of the case back and movement. Tell him, it is for an insurance quote. Have him close the back . 4) tell us, exactly where you live in the UK. Members here will tell you, which watchmaker will do the service for half price. 5) forget the strap. 5 million straps are waiting for you.... 6) find your strap online or somewhere else, pay for the service, smile and be happy. Kind regards. Achim
 
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If you take the strap off is there anything written behind ?

A watchmaker should not have that much of an issue with a front loader. ( might cost more than $5 )


Or just tell us where you are and you will get recommended a good watchmaker who will do it and reveal all so you can enjoy the fine watch for the next 5 years.
 
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watchyouwant watchyouwant
Oh dear.....so: 1) you did good to get it back. 2) all Infos are inside your case back. 3) find a watchmaker. Give him 5 pounds. Tell him to open your case back. Take good pictures from the inside of the case back and movement. Tell him, it is for an insurance quote. Have him close the back . 4) tell us, exactly where you live in the UK. Members here will tell you, which watchmaker will do the service for half price. 5) forget the strap. 5 million straps are waiting for you.... 6) find your strap online or somewhere else, pay for the service, smile and be happy. Kind regards. Achim

No matter how long this thread gets, you won't get better help than this 馃榾
 
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Mitchellburns Mitchellburns
This was only a quote for a service, strap and buckle... I didn鈥檛 go through with it in the end as the communication was really bad and I was scared off because they said they was going to put a gold plated buckle on! They told what the serial number was and then I began to wonder if the watch was of lesser value than I expected, of course the value isn鈥檛 the point I just wanted to be sure on what I had and they wouldn鈥檛 send me photos of the caseback (which is opened face side)

Ah, that's good news. @watchyouwant really summed it up, you won't need any more information right now. If you're not used to handling watches and don't even want to take of the strap yourself that can literally be done by any watchmaker out there. Only for a proper service you should be selective and have members here recommend you a good watchmaker somewhere in your area. Once you have the pictures of the inside of the caseback and the movement (make sure they are in good resolution so that all numbers can be read) post them here. 馃榾 Good luck!
 
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Mitchellburns Mitchellburns
a pretty bad condition one at that.

I think it's great. Needing a service is nothing unusual and doesn't mean bad condition. Do as Achim said and you got yourself a helluva nice start in vintage watches. 馃憤
 
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watchyouwant watchyouwant
Oh dear.....so: 1) you did good to get it back. 2) all Infos are inside your case back. 3) find a watchmaker. Give him 5 pounds. Tell him to open your case back. Take good pictures from the inside of the case back and movement. Tell him, it is for an insurance quote. Have him close the back . 4) tell us, exactly where you live in the UK. Members here will tell you, which watchmaker will do the service for half price. 5) forget the strap. 5 million straps are waiting for you.... 6) find your strap online or somewhere else, pay for the service, smile and be happy. Kind regards. Achim

thank you! - I am going to update this thread when I have got some pics and info - and hopefully a final update when the watch is serviced with new strap! I鈥檓 so exited and thanks so much for your help what a great community 馃榾
 
SkunkPrince
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If it's marked 18K then it's 18K. Omega used the same case number for different metals, usually identified by a two-letter code in catalogs. You shouldn't fear that it is anything except what it is, a nice manually-wound Seamster De Ville.
 
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