Theres a seller on eBay who has LOTS of vintage Omegas. They have great feedback but i still find it odd how one person can get hold of so many similar vintage Omegas. I am in no way saying theres anything dodgy about this seller, in fact ive my eye on one of the listings. But looking at the sold items, how would they have gotten all those?

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The one you linked to is an over-polished turd as are pretty much all of their other listings. I gave up trying to find a nice watch after seeing the first half dozen of their previous sales.

Read this if you haven't.

https://omegaforums.net/threads/learn-how-to-fish.52603/

 

Wow ok, so ive a lot to learn. Thanks for reply.

 

Strange selection. Particularly the one with Arabic (?) writing and another with gold indices but non-gold hands.

@X350 XJR seems to have put it fairly and succinctly.

 

Agreed. You need to spend some time learning more about vintage watches before you rush out and buy one. With some limited exceptions, modern Genèves are not particularly collectible. Older Geneves, particularly those from the 1950s and early 1960s are another story. To give you an idea of the difference, here’s a photo of my 1959 Geneve reference 2903:

 

The past...

 

Thanks for the advice. So i had a bit of spare and thought i would like a old omega and wiling to pay a fair price. Not looking for a museum piece or anything immaculate but would like something i can wear, and maybe in 10 years it will be worth the same or a bit more. Looking early 70s as i like 70s things and they don't appear over priced. But this appears to be a minefield.

 

It is a minefield but my simple basic rules are:
1. Do read the 'learn how to fish'.
2 Avoid black dialled Omegas (for the time being).
3. Don’t dive into Constellations (even I don’t risk going into that particular minefield).
4. Start off, if you like them, with Omega Geneve - either handwind calibre 601 or 613 or automatic 552 or 565.
All collectible and available for around £400, give or take.

 

And...try to pick something from the sales section on this site. Fairly safe place for pickins

 

I've been considering this for a while but I'm wondering if it's better for someone to get a newer Omega as their first watch. Say nothing before 1990? See how you like the mechanical experience? Darn near all of them seemed to have held their value, and you can always sell (for example) a 2254.50.00 Seamaster Professional Chronometer for what you paid....

 

Coward!

 

I do know one somewhat elderly gent near me who for whatever reason began 'collecting' Omegas back in his teens - closer to hoarding them. Long story short, he came from a family of antiques dealers, went into antiques himself, and now has 250+ Seamasters alone ranging from museum pieces to daily wear, but all work. Very few are redials. He does not allow pics of his personal watches, refuses to use a website even for his business, and literally has a handwritten list of people interested in the Omega collection when he "kicks it", as he puts it, ready for his wife. I once asked him didn't he have at least one Speedmaster? He just sorta smirked and told me we could 'talk about those another time'.

So it is possible for one person to end up with a huge selection of choice pieces, albeit unlikely (even in my acquaintance's position, how many people would actually from childhood love Omega specifically and just stack them?).

Also, the American South is still a strange, strange place with a lot of interesting characters.

I concur with the recommendation of a Geneve as a solid starting point - just be sure to research whatever you find before clicking buy - welcome to Omegas and the wacky world of watch collecting!

 

You could be right, i already have some old non omega automatics and a brand new rado one so im quite happy using them, and ive been looking at newer seamasters maybe thats the way to go.

 

Wow look who has a new name and background to take pictures.

 

Lots of great vintage Tool watches apart from Speedmasters' out there to enjoy. Personally, hard to go wrong with a 2254.50, more so before they became the icon they are now.

 

Check out the Knife thread. Collector here chimes in and begins to say he collects Barry Wood knives.
Has 120 of them.
Then shows three more posts of others.

(the math on value of just a few early Barry Woods knives would be mind boggling)

 

If you like vintage and are interested in learning more then go for vintage. But, take your time, hang around here a bit, and do some research. There will still be plenty of good vintage for sale in six months or a year from now. At which point you can rely upon some built up knowledge rather than luck.