: See comments interspersed below. Please post photos if you can.
: Guidance on how is at the top of the forum "index of
: posts" page
: The best indicator of value is completed public transactions.
: There are few sources more public and more accessible than Ebay.
: You should watch completed sales of similar watches to gain an
: understanding of the market.
: While you may be unlikely to find an 18k gold example, a comparable
: stainless steel watch's pricing is still helpful.
: A minimum for your value can be derived by estimating the scrap
: value of the watch from its gold content.
: Obtain the weight of the watch in grams, deduct the estimated
: weight of the movement, face, hands and non-gold components, and
: reduce the resulting figure to 75% (18k gold is 75% gold).
: Gold prices are quoted in troy ounces, which are 31.1 grams, so
: divide your gram weight by 31.1 to yield the estimated gold
: content.
: Scrap prices are seldom a high percentage of the current market
: price of gold.
: Reduce the current price of gold per troy ounce to about 60%, and
: you have a reasonable estimate of the price the watch would
: bring if sold for the scrap value of gold
: Presumably, the intact watch would be worth somewhat more
: The calibre 267 is a "subsecond" design movement
: was introduced in 1956. Omega is famous for its 30mm manual
: winding movements.
: The WWII era 30mm T2 movements are prized by collectors and were
: very successful in chronometer (timekeeping) competitions.
: (Prior to 1949, Omega calibre designations were not numeric
: codes like 267.)
: These movements were very successful, very durable, very easy to
: work on and very accurate. Variations of the movement were
: produced by Omega for an incredibly long time, from 1939 to 1963
: (Imagine a motor vehicle engine produced for that time period,
: essentially unchanged.)
: The 267 is also designated as the 30 T4 PC AM 17p, meaning that it
: is the 4th technical improvement of the 30mm design, with shock
: protection (PC), antimagnetic components (AM) and 17 jewels (p).
: The 17 million serial number dates the watch to approximately 1961.
:
: As the case was not supplied by Omega, further information
: is not included in the Omega Vintage Database the manufacturer
: has graciously made available.
: I have no successful suggestions from my experience to advise you,
: but Dennison or the retailer may have records. It can't hurt to
: ask.
: Congratulations on the new watch
: Hewybaby aka Sam
:
Thank most informative but to clarify are you saying the watch is popular because of the movement
