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mac_omega
·"Hello, good morning, please, thank you" are magic words that might help...
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Vanallard
·There’s a good chance that both the bracelet and case are aftermarket/not Omega original so the value wouldn’t be much higher than the scrap gold value. A watchmaker will be able to confirm my suspicion if they open the case.
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!What’s with the marks on the bracelet? Looks like someone danced on it in stilettos.
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Cornishcarlos
·"Hello, good morning, please, thank you" are magic words that might help...
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Cornishcarlos
·There’s a good chance that both the bracelet and case are aftermarket/not Omega original so the value wouldn’t be much higher than the scrap gold value. A watchmaker will be able to confirm my suspicion if they open the case.
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Cornishcarlos
·What’s with the marks on the bracelet? Looks like someone danced on it in stilettos.
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!Apparently it was designed like that !!
Is it 34mm or smaller?
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Motik
·If it is indeed solid gold there will be hallmarks. The "750" on the clasp is one of them.
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DON
·I call these old men watches. Lot of men after a certain age like to have these all gold mesh type watches.
What some do is have the lugs removed from the case and have bracelets welded on. Of course it then makes the whole thing pretty useless as it's designed to fit only a set sized wrist.
You could have a goldsmith make new lugs and weld them on, but it won't add any value to the watch as the original lugs are gone
As long as the bracelets are not damaged are worth about 10 - 20% over scrap value as it's still saleable to the horads of seniors looking for a watch like this
DON
What some do is have the lugs removed from the case and have bracelets welded on. Of course it then makes the whole thing pretty useless as it's designed to fit only a set sized wrist.
You could have a goldsmith make new lugs and weld them on, but it won't add any value to the watch as the original lugs are gone
As long as the bracelets are not damaged are worth about 10 - 20% over scrap value as it's still saleable to the horads of seniors looking for a watch like this
DON
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·I call these old men watches. Lot of men after a certain age like to have these all gold mesh type watches.
What some do is have the lugs removed from the case and have bracelets welded on. Of course it then makes the whole thing pretty useless as it's designed to fit only a set sized wrist.
You could have a goldsmith make new lugs and weld them on, but it won't add any value to the watch as the original lugs are gone
As long as the bracelets are not damaged are worth about 10 - 20% over scrap value as it's still saleable to the horads of seniors looking for a watch like this
DON
With gold prices at all time high the best bet is to scrap it and put the money towards something more useful, and attractive.
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wristpirate
·I'm not a "senior" and am a fan of integrated gold bracelet watches.
They are a tricky collectible as the bracelets are sized to a particular wrist and resizing down is a chore. Resizing up is a pain.
They are a tricky collectible as the bracelets are sized to a particular wrist and resizing down is a chore. Resizing up is a pain.
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Cornishcarlos
·Yup, it was an old man's watch... I see what you mean now about the lugs, hadn't really looked at it properly until now. I'll send some photos to Omega UK and see if they can shed any light on it..
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·The bark pattern looks original but not the random indentations. Then again if it’s aftermarket I guess anything goes. Whatever, I too think the value of the gold will outweigh its value as a watch ie you are looking at melt value here so I wouldn’t spend 100s or 1000s getting it running.
Is it 34mm or smaller?
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·Is there any logo on the clasp, you didn't show that side of it?
750 denotes 18k white gold.
Hand hammered, tho an unusual pattern I have never seen before. Somebody took some time to make it tho, it wasn't hammered as a finished piece as the individual bricks aren't deformed at their edges, which tells me it was first assembled, then hammered, taken back apart, each brick filed and finished, then reassembled. The labor to build it would have probably equalled the gold cost when built.
750 denotes 18k white gold.
Hand hammered, tho an unusual pattern I have never seen before. Somebody took some time to make it tho, it wasn't hammered as a finished piece as the individual bricks aren't deformed at their edges, which tells me it was first assembled, then hammered, taken back apart, each brick filed and finished, then reassembled. The labor to build it would have probably equalled the gold cost when built.
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·Is there any logo on the clasp, you didn't show that side of it?
750 denotes 18k white gold.
Hand hammered, tho an unusual pattern I have never seen before. Somebody took some time to make it tho, it wasn't hammered as a finished piece as the individual bricks aren't deformed at their edges, which tells me it was first assembled, then hammered, taken back apart, each brick filed and finished, then reassembled. The labor to build it would have probably equalled the gold cost when built.
According to my Mum, she took it to a few jewellers more than 10yrs back and they were all very interested. She was told then in the range of £8k !!
I've sent some photos to a few places including an auction house for initial valuation and information.
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DON
·I'm in your 'old man' demographic and would have ZERO desire to wear a watch like this
But you weren't this age in 60's/70's when they were popular.
My father had one made in his 60's and my uncle bought a Geneve model with tigers eye dial
Today. Its big watches. In 10 years its who knows what
DON
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ConElPueblo
·I call these old men watches. Lot of men after a certain age like to have these all gold mesh type watches.
What some do is have the lugs removed from the case and have bracelets welded on. Of course it then makes the whole thing pretty useless as it's designed to fit only a set sized wrist.
You could have a goldsmith make new lugs and weld them on, but it won't add any value to the watch as the original lugs are gone
As long as the bracelets are not damaged are worth about 10 - 20% over scrap value as it's still saleable to the horads of seniors looking for a watch like this
DON
...I think it could be an English made case (I believe we have seen a few of these here on OF with integrated bracelets) in which case it is original, but not Swiss made which has a small impact on value/collectability.
The £8k the OP's mother was quoted has to be an insurance appraisal which is based on what a similar model would cost today if it needed to be replaced. In terms of market value there isn't a whole lot more than the cost of gold in it.
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