No known history as stated in op, no etch in crystal, no symbol on crown. Kept time for the half day it was with me. Ebay numbers were vary varied so why I asked on here.
I would have had it to keep not flip but it seems the blokes daughter has now been on Ebay, seen the highest BIN and expects that and more! Where I was trying to help if I offer a price now I'd guess she'd think I was trying to rob them because it would have to be far less than their search has put in their mind and any justification I give may be seen in the wrong way so I'll be keeping out of it now.
I would have had it to keep not flip but it seems the blokes daughter has now been on Ebay, seen the highest BIN and expects that and more! Where I was trying to help if I offer a price now I'd guess she'd think I was trying to rob them because it would have to be far less than their search has put in their mind and any justification I give may be seen in the wrong way so I'll be keeping out of it now.
This happens all the time. An inexperienced seller looks on Chrono24 and gets an unrealistic idea of value, then gets angry when you make a fair offer. Sometimes deals just get soured and you have to walk away.
Funny story. There is a watch I tried to buy locally in late 2019, the seller was originally asking $1900 and I told him I'd buy it. Somehow, before we closed the deal, he started looking around and got the idea that it was worth more because he was looking at the highest asking prices and also didn't understand the impact of some flaws in condition. He contacted Christies and they told him they would put a $4k estimate on it, so he upped his asking price to $4k. I offered $2500, but he turned it down. The he tried to sell it in a Christie's auction, but it didn't reach the reserve. Now he has it back again and has been listing it on Craigslist for months. He started at $6k and reduces the price each week, he's now down to $4200. This is almost three years later. I still like the watch, and might even go as high as $3k at this point, but I still think we're too far apart so I haven't contacted him. Maybe a few months from now he will be ready.
I would have had it to keep not flip but it seems the blokes daughter has now been on Ebay, seen the highest BIN and expects that and more! Where I was trying to help if I offer a price now I'd guess she'd think I was trying to rob them because it would have to be far less than their search has put in their mind and any justification I give may be seen in the wrong way so I'll be keeping out of it now.
Although I'll not be able to have this one I found the crown does have the Omega symbol on it and searches of many pics of the seamaster 600 611 model none have the symbol in the crystal, so to ad to the pain it does seem a fairly good example, oh well if it's not to be.
I would have had it to keep not flip but it seems the blokes daughter has now been on Ebay, seen the highest BIN and expects that and more! Where I was trying to help if I offer a price now I'd guess she'd think I was trying to rob them because it would have to be far less than their search has put in their mind and any justification I give may be seen in the wrong way so I'll be keeping out of it now.
