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Re: Vintage Seamaster

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: dating it to approx 1956. Would this watch
: be worth sending back to Omega to be
: restored to original specs?

Probably not, unless the watch is a very rare model or has significant sentimental value.

Realize that for restoration, you are paying 2004 labor and parts prices for custom work. The cost of restoration can very quickly exceed the value of that watch.

Without more specifics, I'd guess your vintage Seamaster to be worth $200-400 in average, needs-restoration condition. Factory restoration could easily run $750-1000, yet would leave you with a watch worth only about $800.

So better to sell the watch you have, add the money you would have spent for restoration, and buy a new or better-condition vintage OMEGA to replace it.

Or, take it to a local jeweler and see how much to "just clean it up" -- instead of tackling a full restoration.

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