Offering for sale a vintage Omega Geneve reference 166.070 with lovely original dial in very good condition, a nice sharp case and solid 565 movement which is running well.
I only bought this a month or so ago as these are perfect for larger wrists a…
Vintage Eterna Matic Kontiki 20 130FTT with Blue Dial GF Bracelet and Box
Offering for sale my Eterna Matic Kontiki 20 with beautiful blue sunburst dial, 37mm case, box and Gay Freres bracelet.
Details:
Price: £795 GBP net to me.
UK shipping included, worldwide at cost.
Watch is in UK. No returns.
Dial:
Beautiful facto…
Vintage 36mm Omega Seamaster 166.0172 ‘Jumbo’ with Beads of Rice Bracelet
Offering for sale a vintage Omega Seamaster 166.0172 with the larger 36mm case, effectively a jumbo version of the 166.010 as the case shape is almost identical.
This one is in very good condition with a beautiful dial and all original, including crys…
Ultrasonic cleaning of case with crystal in situ
I occasionally give some of my watches an ultrasonic to get the grime out of nooks and crannies. Usually I strip the case down, so bracelet off, case back off, movement/dial out, bezel off if applicable and crystal out.
However, today I was wondering…
Continue readingLet’s see those Blacked Dialled Seamaster Companion & Technic / Technical Dials
There are various standalone threads on these less commonly seen black dialed variants so let’s create a reference thread for them all.
Continue readingThey are usually marked Seamaster 600, Seamaster, or Geneve, although some seem to simply be marked Omega.
Usual References are:
135.011 – manual, no date with cal 601. 34mm diameter.
136.011 – manual, with date with cal 611. 34mm diameter.
165.002 – auto, no date with cal 552. 34mm diameter.
166.002 – auto, with date with cal 562. 34mm diameter.
Less…
5 Digit Oyster Bracelet Center Link Wear/Repair
I have an Explorer 114270 with 78690 Oyster bracelet. Some of the centre links are worn at the corners from rubbing against the outer links.
Obviously a full bracelet replacement is an option but is there a way to refurbish these links?
Could they be…
Continue reading2x Inner clasp for vintage Omega and Eterna 18mm beads of rice bracelets
Twice in the last few weeks I’ve had a bracelet break at the clasp. Same failure type (Eterna shown on pics but the Omega is the same failure). One GF Eterna bracelet and one Omega beads of rice.
So, I’m looking for both a genuine Eterna and an Omega…
Continue readingVintage Omega Seamaster ‘SM300 Companion’ 165.002 Matte Black with Lumed Second Hand – Serviced
My 2025 Seamaster sell off continues. Here we have an uncommon Seamaster ‘300 Companion’, so called as it has a very similar layout to the Seamaster 300, This one also has the rare, fully lumed seconds hand. These Seamaster 300 Companions are very hard…
Continue readingVintage Omega Seamaster cal.562 Ref 166.002 with Silver Dial and Beautiful Lume
Over the next few months I’ll be listing several mid-late 60’s Seamasters, particularly references 166.002, 166.020 Seamaster Devilles, Sparkle Dials and a couple Technic and Seamaster/Speedmaster Companion dials.
First on the block is this nice orig…
Continue readingWhat are you watch collecting aims for 2025?
@MtV has posted his annual retrospective look at the year https://omegaforums.net/threads/what-were-your-favorite-acquisitions-in-2024-watches.179362/ which is one of my favourite threads.
This always gets me thinking about my collection, where I’d l…
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