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·As always, if you want to get a nice original vintage watch at a fair price, one needs to be patient.
What model can this be? Worth buying?
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S.H.
·For less than 400eur (as is, without service or warranty), you can land these things regularly:
Bought it two weeks ago (auction online), bought one like this with an uncomplete bor 6 months ago. Saw one even cheaper last week. All original (plexi and crown), just needs a service.
Also, here for example:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/vin...ir-dial-2828-stainless-steel-1958-450.128598/
If you really think a worn out, tarted up omega is worth 500GBP, well ... you may have to learn how to better fish yourself, or find a dependable seller who will do the work for you (I do that for my clients sometimes). It will cost you 3-500 more, but you will end up with a proper watch that is actually worth something, and is nice to look at...
And for the record, I don't think a Chinese kickstarter watch with a 80eur movement inside, without any service network or long term maintenance capability, is worth 500eur either.
Bought it two weeks ago (auction online), bought one like this with an uncomplete bor 6 months ago. Saw one even cheaper last week. All original (plexi and crown), just needs a service.
Also, here for example:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/vin...ir-dial-2828-stainless-steel-1958-450.128598/
If you really think a worn out, tarted up omega is worth 500GBP, well ... you may have to learn how to better fish yourself, or find a dependable seller who will do the work for you (I do that for my clients sometimes). It will cost you 3-500 more, but you will end up with a proper watch that is actually worth something, and is nice to look at...
And for the record, I don't think a Chinese kickstarter watch with a 80eur movement inside, without any service network or long term maintenance capability, is worth 500eur either.
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Danwales
·The watch the chap is considering buying is fully serviced. Knowing that you won't have to shell out an extra £150 in the near future is reassuring. The price the chap said was in euros and not pounds. In pounds this watch costs around £427. With regards to a the micro brand watch, please see the Hong Kong made Timefactors Smiths below. Believe me when I say the owner of the company can't put them out fast enough and they often ( almost always)sell for 30% of the rrp on ebay.
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·The watch the chap is considering buying is fully serviced. Knowing that you won't have to shell out an extra £150 in the near future is reassuring. The price the chap said was in euros and not pounds. In pounds this watch costs around £427. With regards to a the micro brand watch, please see the Hong Kong made Timefactors Smiths below. Believe me when I say the owner of the company can't put them out fast enough and they often ( almost always)sell for 30% of the rrp on ebay.
30%more than the rrp
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S.H.
·The watch the chap is considering buying is fully serviced.
If it has been serviced by the same guy who did the polishing I'd hit the "abort" button pretty hard. Thing is, I've handled many vintage watches, and overpolish/redial usually mean moisture damage and worn out parts, which are solvable issues, but not cheap. So there is a not unsignificant risk that the innards of this watch aren't very pretty. Good watchmakers who sell watches usually don't want to be seen in the same room than a thing like this, let alone have it in their inventory.
Also, over the internet and not knowing the seller, "serviced" means everything and nothing.
So, significant risk, for a bad return anyway. I'd pass, but that is my advice, nothing more.
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!I found this online at around 500 euros, but I have no clue as to what model Omega this is - it is dated to 1951. Does anyone know? On the first photo the '6' looks somewhat lighter in colour, but the other photos seem to be OK.
It was serviced this year and seems to be in good working order. Not sure about the dail (refinished?), but what are your thoughts? Thanks so much!
This is the second polished obvious redial you have posted. If you like the look of a given watch then who the hell is anyone else to tell you not to buy it, go on ahead. But in asking asking for options here, a collector forum you are asking for the opinion of collectors and presumably value that advice. If so then I suggest you take a step back and do some research, starting with the following which will help you to identify if a watch is original or not.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/learn-how-to-fish.52603/
ps you also need to start taking claims of 'recently serviced' and 'running well' with a pinch of salt (unless of course supported by valid paperwork) since very often they are out and out lies.
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Read the sticky thread “learn how to fish” and you will understand better. But if you’d rather spend money now, it’s your money and you’re free to do whatever you want with it.
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·If hecbought
If it has been serviced by the same guy who did the polishing I'd hit the "abort" button pretty hard. Thing is, I've handled many vintage watches, and overpolish/redial usually mean moisture damage and worn out parts, which are solvable issues, but not cheap. So there is a not unsignificant risk that the innards of this watch aren't very pretty. Good watchmakers who sell watches usually don't want to be seen in the same room than a thing like this, let alone have it in their inventory.
Also, over the internet and not knowing the seller, "serviced" means everything and nothing.
So, significant risk, for a bad return anyway. I'd pass, but that is my advice, nothing more.[/QU
I don't believe the risk is significant. Buy the watch for £427 wear it. If you like it great. You are into Omega. If its completely dud send it back, ebay money back guarantee. If you change your mind in about it in a years time. Sell it on ebay and possibly take a hit of about £100, price of a meal for two in a half decent restaurant. I once bought a watch off a dealer for £850, it was lit up beautifully in his shop window, came in a beautiful package and was mint. When I sold it it went for £650. He was a professional watch salesman with a nice storefront and I wasn't. A lot of store is put into value and investment but under the £1000 mark the returns and losses are usually negligible.
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