Help finding the right Omega

[j0nb0y]

Hi all, having spent my youth wearing Swatch watches and then a fair part of my middle age wearing nothing I have decided that its high time I had myself a decent watch.
Having searched high and low for something I want as a daily wearer I keep coming back to the same watch that I really like the look of and thats the Omega 2254.50.00 . The trouble is they seem a bit thin on the ground and the ones I have seen are either missing the cards/box/history or are over priced.

So my question is how do I find the right watch for the right price with out getting stitched up?

[RobM83]

There is one for sale on TZ-UK at the moment, if you're registered on there?

[j0nb0y]

Unfortunately I am not registered. If its in the for sale forum then I believe I need 50 posts to access.

[Chicane-UK]

This any good?

http://www.parkersjewellers.co.uk/store/omega/omeg...

[Jaged]

http://www.blowers-jewellers.co.uk/omega_gents_ste...

[j0nb0y]

Chicane-UK said:

This any good?

http://www.parkersjewellers.co.uk/store/omega/omeg...

They have it on Ebay but I dont like the scratch on the back of it, looks like someone slipped with a screwdriver.

Jaged said:

http://www.blowers-jewellers.co.uk/omega_gents_ste...

Perfect, unfortunately its sold.


I shall exercise patience as Im sure the right one will appear in time.

[gareth h]

Buy soon, the price of these is only going in one direction with Omega hiking all of their new prices, I've got a mid size which is for sale at the mo, if it had been full size it would prob be buried with me!

[PIGINAWIG]

I too have a mid size the same as that - mine is quartz though. Are you going for an auto or quartz? A quartz in good nick with all box and papers will cost north of £700.00. I'd imagine an auto will be well over a grand.

Nice looking timepiece.

[j0nb0y]

Full size auto for me.

[Jaged]

Could this one tempt you?

http://www.blowers-jewellers.co.uk/Seamaster_Profe...

[CardShark]

Another came up on TZ yesterday, the first one is now on hold.

Seems like £1250 (give or take) is about the going rate for a full set in good condition which is around £200 or so more than what they were fetching a year or so ago.

I'd have one myself but only if I was to raise funds by passing on some watches that I'm not prepared to let go of just yet. One day, one day...

[Podie]

I managed to find a NOS 2255.80 before Christmas. Lovely watch, as is the 2254.