Would appreciate advice re this SM300 CK2913/3 I am thinking of buying

Porteroso

I have nothing to add, except go for it! In my limited experience, taking on a project will turn into more than initially thought, so I'd offer at the low range of what has been suggested. Say a correct bezel comes up on ebay, you will want to be able to pay a lot for it, and not feel like you are underwater on the watch. So I'd offer at the very low end.

And if you read the forum a lot, you will have seen the advice to spend a little more for a better example, rather than pay less for a project.

Good luck and please update us with pics if you go down the project route.

hansaboy

I can only agree with you about this watch, it is an amazing one (with an amazing price...)!

The question (questions) is what you want to achieve with the watch that you have asked about?

You have mentioned a new crystal and bezel, both aftermarket/replicas.
The watch is also in need for a full service.

With the possible price that you will pay, and with the costs above,
you will have a cool and unusual watch!
👍

But will you be satisfied once this is done, and will the watch please you every time you look at it?

I have a pair of easy ways to value (not money) a watch:

1/
Do You like the Watchometer?

2/
Do I Want it (Thanks @Davidt )?


My two öre.....😀

Keep us posted!

T Tbonez-perth

I also have the 2913-3 reference from 1958 mate , when I bought the watch it had a replacement crystal ( I’ve since re-installed the original crystal )that come with the watch but also no bezel .luckily I Managed to source this beauty with original Bakelite on eBay from Israel for $2000aud , I did to get the watch itself for a decent price so I had a bit of justified room 🫣 to spend a bit on the bezel , it was missing the pip/tab so I had one made and sent to me and I’ve installed with epoxy chemical weld to avoid heating the bezel insert up and potentially destroying it ( advice I had received on here also ) ,

All original factory besides the bezel of course , original naiad crown and all radium lume , a bit of burn on the dial but I’ve learned to love it regardless aha . I’d love to get an extract when omega commit and bring that back for the family aha ! This year ?? Any one got a man on the inside ahah

Nice watch you have there though from what I’ve learned so far in some cases mentioned the ck2913(-3) reference was the most collectible of the (1-8) references but I am no expert , just stumbled across my dads 1967-165.024 in a box of tech screws cleaning it up a few years ago and now I’m hooked on this dial / models in particular . I’ve also read the -3 references have been released from factory with the lollipop seconds as at the time the watchmaker installing them would just pick what was available to them but don’t hold me to that aha ! That’s the only thing I would consider changing on any original parts if I managed to source one with the correct radium lume .

Shabbaz

Without beeing a expert on these I would be happy to pay around eur 3000ish for that one. But this also depends on what a replacement insert will cost. You could ask @mcgyver if I'm not mistaking. A couple of hundred for a service, a crystal and maybe some lumework for the hands and maybe you end up at around eur 4000ish. That's not to bad for a watch like this. But again, I did'nt do any research and I love this model.

Bing813

I would love to add it to my collection 👍