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Thanks, now if I can only convince my wife.
In Response To: 100% - looks great! *PIC* ()

Ive been looking for one like this for a while. I personally feel that there is no better dress watch than a nice clean Omega Vintage. We'll see what the general says about it. Thanks for the reply Ryan.

: Looks great.
: New-looking gasket inside the caseback is reassuring as it would
: tend to indicate the service was actually performed as stated
: (not all sellers are scrupulous) and movement is clean and
: bright, no corrosion. No signs of rotor rubbing on the bridges
: tends to indicate it hasn't been neglected.
: Ref. #, Caliber#, and movt. ser.# match.
: Doesn't look like a redial to me. See no outward indicators of
: such, and I'd think it unlikely that the re-dialer would have
: bothered to recreate the applied minute index markers or have
: been able to achieve it so precisely. If it's a redial it's a
: darn good'un.
: Crown is correct, and think the hands are correct and original too;
: they just might look funny as they're not as commonly seen as
: the luminous or onyx Dauphine style.
: Omega buckle is a plus too.
: Pricing seems reasonable, good feedback rating, reasonable shipping
: etc.
: Very reasonable deal on an iconic-looking '50s full-rotor auto
: beefy lug Seamaster. :)

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Vintage Omega for review
100% - looks great! *PIC*
Looks like its missing a case holding screw
Thanks, now if I can only convince my wife.
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