MasterOfPuppets Posted March 12, 2009 Report Posted March 12, 2009 (edited) chech THIS out! this is too cheap to be true and why does it say james bond?! Edited March 13, 2009 by MasterOfPuppets
MasterOfPuppets Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Posted March 13, 2009 sorry about that, try now!!!
Shundi Posted March 13, 2009 Report Posted March 13, 2009 The bond thing sounds like [censored] to me but the movement does look to be a Calibre 564 (I own one- superb movement) BUT there is a tendency for dishonest sellers to take the scrap rotor and winding bridges from Chronometer series 564s and put them on lower 17 jewel movements...not nec. the case but sometimes you can tell by the coloring of the bridges. As to "cheap"- the reserve hasn't been met yet...for all we know it could be $2000... The bond thing is weird...I may pass the link to Desmond Guilfoyle for review...
MasterOfPuppets Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Posted March 13, 2009 thx Shundi they do look suspiciouse, thats why i wanted expert opinions if u type "omega vintage" into the search bar on ebay, weird things will come up like vintage seamasters for $30! i dont get it!
maxman Posted March 13, 2009 Report Posted March 13, 2009 Maybe it's me but something just does not smell right about this sale. Mike
Shundi Posted March 13, 2009 Report Posted March 13, 2009 Well the vintage Omegas are also more valuable if they have certain in-house chronometer movements like the 561, 564, and 751.... 35x bumper autos vary in price...it's a buyer's market in the vintage watch arena...I just picked up a Girard Perraguex HF (high frequency) chronometer 39 (functional) jewels, 36,000 vph in-house movement in great condition (being shipped to me right now hopefully lol...paid today) for....wait for it. Under $200. Now, it'll probably need a servicing but that's a small price to pay... I've forwarded the link for the Omega to noted expert Desmond Guilfoyle (whose articles on vintage Constellations are amazing...to say the least...and can be found in my review of my vintage Omega) for review...I'll keep the forum posted.
MasterOfPuppets Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Posted March 13, 2009 thats a beautiful watch u got there, and what a steal! lets see what what ur expert says about this thx for ur interest
Shundi Posted March 13, 2009 Report Posted March 13, 2009 Np...I have a place in my heart for great vintages and the Constellation/Seamasters with 5xx/7xx movements are some of the best!
Shundi Posted March 13, 2009 Report Posted March 13, 2009 A reply from Desmond: ...Fishy I guess is as good a word to use for this Ukranian confection! The case is actually from an Omega Geneve, the movement is probably a concoction of parts and James Bond got about as close to this Seamaster as Richard Nixon did integrity. A fabrication from go to whoa. Thanks for sharing! Cheers Desmond As suspected. Remember: it's a jungle out there!!
MasterOfPuppets Posted March 13, 2009 Author Report Posted March 13, 2009 WOW! u live u learn! so i guess that this applies to all the other vintage omega's on ebay? thx
Shundi Posted March 13, 2009 Report Posted March 13, 2009 WOW! u live u learn! so i guess that this applies to all the other vintage omega's on ebay? Not nec... you need to be smart, do your research, and buy from established, trusted sellers. Nice piece shundi Thanks! Antsy to get it...
MasterOfPuppets Posted March 14, 2009 Author Report Posted March 14, 2009 Not nec... you need to be smart, do your research, and buy from established, trusted sellers. thats why i posted this for me research = RWG no better place to find the truth from real experts, ans thats the process of becoming one still a long road ahead of me, but the journey is amazing so far!! thank u for ur time
Shundi Posted March 14, 2009 Report Posted March 14, 2009 thats why i posted this for me research = RWG no better place to find the truth from real experts, ans thats the process of becoming one still a long road ahead of me, but the journey is amazing so far!! thank u for ur time No problem...just paying it forward (as LordRasta- who seems to have been absent for some time- said in a wonderfully worded post)
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