"CounterTorqueSteer" (countertorquesteer)
02/01/2016 at 18:48 • Filed to: Watchlopnik, Omega
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"CounterTorqueSteer" (countertorquesteer)
02/01/2016 at 18:48 • Filed to: Watchlopnik, Omega | 5
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A few days ago, I asked for your help and suggestions regarding a purchase of an everyday business watch. After lots of research, I decided to look into purchasing my first pre-owned/vintage watch.
Today, I took the dive and purchased a 1970's Omega Seamaster cal.1020. The one in the pictures is the actual watch. It has been recently serviced and has a repainted dial. Best of all, it fit in my budget! Vintage ftw. Thank you all for your help.
Chariotoflove
> CounterTorqueSteer
02/01/2016 at 18:50 |
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Classic design. It says “automatic” on it. As in kinetic? If so, I’d be interested to see how accurate it stays over time.
ttyymmnn
> CounterTorqueSteer
02/01/2016 at 18:51 |
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Nice! I like it!
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CounterTorqueSteer
> Chariotoflove
02/01/2016 at 18:53 |
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According to what I've read, it should stay + or - about 7 seconds per day, assuming it's been serviced well.
gin-san - shitpost specialist
> CounterTorqueSteer
02/01/2016 at 19:00 |
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Blue dials are sweet. Looks very nice, too, since everything has been polished and put back together.
Also, even if it’s a off buy several seconds each day, if you have a few watches, you’ll probably end up winding it again every few days when you actually want to wear it. There’s something fascinating about a nice automatic watch, especially since everything I use relies on some kind of battery, for better or for worse.
ZHP Sparky, the 5th
> CounterTorqueSteer
02/01/2016 at 19:29 |
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Awesome choice. I was going to comment when I saw the original post but got caught up at work. That vintage watch is gorgeous and a much better buy than anything else you could’ve found in the brand new market for that price range.
Curious where you bought it and what kind of research you did, points you looked out for etc. ?
Cajun Ginger
> CounterTorqueSteer
02/01/2016 at 19:37 |
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Congratulations. It's a beauty.
Conan
> CounterTorqueSteer
02/01/2016 at 19:37 |
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Those are nice watches. They maintain value quite well at that point too, if well maintained. I sold mine in a rough period of joblessness and got back more than what I paid for it.
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CounterTorqueSteer
> ZHP Sparky, the 5th
02/01/2016 at 19:43 |
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Thanks! As scary as it seems, I bought it on EBAY. I went through the Omega and other watch forums to gather as much information about the model as possible. Then I asked the seller to send me more photos, so that I knew that he wasn’t using stock photos. I asked him many questions and he was prompt with responses. Specifically, I looked for marks on the watch case and band. I also made sure that everything on the dial was correct.
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CounterTorqueSteer
> Cajun Ginger
02/01/2016 at 19:44 |
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Thank you
ranwhenparked
> CounterTorqueSteer
02/01/2016 at 19:54 |
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Beautiful choice. Timeless designs stay in style forever.
Party-vi
> CounterTorqueSteer
02/01/2016 at 21:25 |
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I hate to say this, but the caseback looks a bit suspect. I’ve never seen one with such undefined lettering on the back. Did you get photos of the movement or the inside of the caseback?
ETA: Also, the “Automatic” wording should be under the “Seamaster”, not under “OMEGA”. You may want to get this looked at...
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CounterTorqueSteer
> Party-vi
02/01/2016 at 21:35 |
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Damn, you're right.
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Party-vi
> CounterTorqueSteer
02/01/2016 at 21:42 |
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The case and the dial look right, so it could just be using a crappy caseback for the restoration, and the misplaced lettering was probably a mistake. Still, you need to pop that open and make sure it’s got an OMEGA movement and identification on the inside of the caseback. If it’s been serviced you should see the date scratched into the caseback or drawn with marker, and the movement should look clean.
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CounterTorqueSteer
> Party-vi
02/01/2016 at 21:44 |
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After you mentioned the dial letting, I visited the Omega forums and saw many examples where automatic is written underneath Omega.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/show-y…
You are right about the case back though. It does look kinda undefined.
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Party-vi
> CounterTorqueSteer
02/01/2016 at 21:47 |
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Seems odd that they would be so careless about that. It’s gorgeous, but I’d still get it checked out to be sure. I’m sure it’s real, but damn that’s an awful looking caseback.
PatBateman
> CounterTorqueSteer
02/02/2016 at 00:22 |
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As the owner (and daily wearer) of an Omega Constellation, I think that you made a great choice.
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CounterTorqueSteer
> PatBateman
02/02/2016 at 01:26 |
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Thank you. The Constellations are amazing.
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CounterTorqueSteer
> Party-vi
02/02/2016 at 05:54 |
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I asked the seller for a shot of the movement. He also sent me one of the case back showing the service mark. Thanks for looking out for me.
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Party-vi
> CounterTorqueSteer
02/02/2016 at 07:16 |
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Good deal. Again, congratulations on the purchase - that’s quite a classy watch.
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ZHP Sparky, the 5th
> CounterTorqueSteer
02/02/2016 at 11:10 |
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Congrats on the purchase, great move! Someday!
Matt Nichelson
> CounterTorqueSteer
02/09/2016 at 20:30 |
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Damn how did I miss this post?
Lovely watch you ended up with. I see the conversation has already happened on the case back, so at least it is legit from the sound of it. That blue face is beautiful. Congrats!
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CounterTorqueSteer
> Matt Nichelson
02/09/2016 at 20:54 |
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Thanks! I took it to a watchmaker this afternoon to have the case opened. The case back looked much worse in the pictures than in person. It is the original case back.
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Matt Nichelson
> CounterTorqueSteer
02/09/2016 at 21:38 |
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That’s good. It looks like whoever owned it before took care of it. As long as you do the same, it will be a great piece for years to come.