What would you pay?

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studeb

·Jun 23, 2024

Rather than discuss auctions of watches some of us can ill afford, how about a discussion of lesser objects?
I saw this at the Chelsea flea market today. I was with my son and thought it was the most “buy worthy” object d’art there. It has been a while since I bought a watch at a flea market, so was not sure of the correct price. 14k gold filled, likely US cased, runs when wound, no rattle and no brassing under the lugs.

What would you offer?

 

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X350 XJR

·Jun 23, 2024·Vintage Omega Aficionado

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$200?

 

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sheepdoll

·Jun 23, 2024

Three dollars and fifty cents.

Well that is the lowest I have paid for an omega (620)

There are actually too many options for low end omega. Especially when one self services the rusty parts.

Curiously I recently got a complete, almost ticking 550 watch, no missing parts for a bit under 200USD. Then I forgot a bit about it. I also got a rusty mess, with missing parts. The latter gets all the attention. I wanted to see if I could get a complete watch for the same as one of the Rust rat specials I so enjoy.

At the moment it is a buyers market for sub $200 Omega watches. Especially when one gets parts watches or parts to complete the prior parts watch. Sometimes the parts watch is in better shape than the one the parts are wanted for.

 

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Canuck

·Jun 23, 2024

Perhaps better you should ask “if you were to offer it for sale, what would your asking price be”?

 

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Vitezi

·Jun 23, 2024

Has a nice "florentine" bezel - great late '50s/early '60s design element 👍

 

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KeyWestPaw

·Jun 23, 2024

Love that bracelet

 

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studeb

·Jun 23, 2024

Canuck

Perhaps better you should ask “if you were to offer it for sale, what would your asking price be”?

no, because we would have a better idea of what we had, and would look on eBay for similar sold listings.
But I get your point.

 

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studeb

·Jun 23, 2024

Vitezi

Has a nice "florentine" bezel - great late '50s/early '60s design element 👍

When I first saw it I thought it was super dna grunge and continued looking. When I came back to it I realised the bezel. It is much clearer in the photo than in person.

 

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Canuck

·Jun 23, 2024

Someone quoted a price of less than $10.00, and someone else suggested $200.00. What price was the vendor offering the watch for? You are the only one who could make the decision as to what it would be worth to you, based on the asking price. A sense of value to a potential buyer is most often far less than the sense of value of the seller. Their item, their asking price. Buy it or don’t.

 

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studeb

·Jun 23, 2024

they were asking $600. I used it to show my son what to look for when evaluating a watch, and returned it. I guess I was too obvious, when the girl beside me asked to see it was $700. And from the conversation I heard she will probably pay that tomorrow at the vendors brick and mortar store.

I thought under $300 was okay, I did like the bezel and dial condition.

 

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Canuck

·Jun 23, 2024

Throughout this thread, I have been wondering about whether the case is actually gold filled. Applying a textured “florentine” over a gold filled case in my opinion would be unusual. Did you actually determine that case is gold filled and not karat gold?

 

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studeb

·Jun 24, 2024

Canuck

Throughout this thread, I have been wondering about whether the case is actually gold filled. Applying a textured “florentine” over a gold filled case in my opinion would be unusual. Did you actually determine that case is gold filled and not karat gold?

Good question. The caseback was steel, with 14k gold filled marked on it. I did not notice a hallmark on the case. I assumed the bezel is separate from the case, but had not thought of it being karat gold.