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: Any help will be appreciated. I am intending to
: sell these as long as they are worth
: selling. That's why I want to identify them.
: Thanks a lot in advance.
I’m afraid that I don’t think that the OMEGA Automatic is an Omega – the words “Unbreakable mainsprong” (or even “mainspring”) never appeared on the face of an Omega watch. Neither did the word “Antimagnetic”. The red date is more than unusual too… and even at this distance, the Omega sign below the 12 looks a little too long for its own good.
The most valuable part of this watch is the Speidel band – saleable at about $20 -$30 if in good condition.
However, the better news is that there is a picture of the OMEGA Megaquartz 32 KHz Geneve at http://www.faszination.ch/armb2_e.htm and it looks very similar to yours. You will be in a better position to compare them, but from what I see, yours looks genuine.
You will see that the asking price for the OMEGA Megaquartz 32 KHz Geneve is 480 Euro (~$780 or £345) – I think that is a little optimistic but you should be looking for about half to two thirds of that depending upon the condition. But, as they say, your mileage may vary…
First thing is to have the battery changed. An old battery can leak and that could be the end of the watch. Likewise quartz movements do not go on for ever and ever, so it needs checking and a change of battery is the cheapest way to do this.
Whilst the watchmaker has the back open to do this, ask to see the movement. It should say “OMEGA” on it (in upper case letters) and have the OMEGA sign.
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