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Tag Heuer Moonphase – any good?

hi all

I very much like the dial of this watch, esp. the moonphase. It is a Tag Heuer 188.205 Edward Heuer Lemania Chronograph for the brand's 125th Anniversary (1985). From what I have found there are 4 refs with small variations.

Anyway, I am …

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Help with De Ville cal. 565

I am considering getting this watch. It is an Omega De Ville cal. 565. It is monocoque and requires Tool 106. I do not know as much about the De Ville line so I thought I would turn to this forum for some help.

As far as I can tell, crystal and crown …

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Seamaster ribbon dial conundrum

I came across this watch, a 1960s Seamaster cal. 562, and found the dial very interesting! New to this hobby, I started digging, reverse image searching, and generally researching.

I think it is called a ribbon dial (?) – although various textured dia…

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Help with: Omega Seamaster cal. 565 166.037

Hi everyone!

I wanted to get a second opinion on this Seamaster. To my untrained eye, and from what I have been learning on here, it looks generally fine. I am confused with the dial, esp. towards the bottom. Is that discoloration/ fading or just a g…

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Omega Seamaster – dent back of the case

I am looking into getting an Omega Seamaster cal. 565 and found a watch that looks decent. But it has quite a dent/ break (?) on the back of the case.

Could anyone with more experience take a look at the picture and let me know if it is a big deal/ wo…

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Vintage Speedmaster .. is it rust?

Longtime lurker – I have learnt a lot from this forum!

I recently decided to get a vintage Speedmaster cal. 565 and have been looking at listings that pop up. I am considering the below, a 1965 with ref. 166.003. U195.

If you zoom in, there is brown…

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