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pre owned price guide
ON-LINE VINTAGE PRICE GUIDE
CLICK HERE, HADLEY ROMA LEATHER STRAPS!  GOOD PRICES, CLICK HERE
SS Blue Dialed 24j Omega Seamaster Cosmic {$569} Item #6116  Serviced
Beautiful 23j Bulova Automatic Calendar {$479} Item #6109 Serviced HOLD
Scarce SS Certina 21j Automatic {$249} Item #6111 AS FOUND
Sweet Stainless Steel Omega Seamaster Date {$699} Item #6010 Serviced HOLD
Gorgeous Swiss Ladies Langendorf Vintage Wrist Watch in 14k Solid White Gold {$299} Item #6113  Serviced
Vintage Rolex Rivet Oyster Bracelet {$379} Item #6114
Gorgeous Wire Lug Illinois Wrist Watch {$569} Item #5365 Serviced HOLD
Ladies E. borel Cocktail Watch {$299} Item #6115
Nice Stainless Steel Bulova Alarm {$269} Item #6043 HOLD
Stainless Steel Hand Wound Universal Geneve Ultra Thin {$329} Item #6108 HOLD
1969 SS Bulova Accutron Astronaut Mark II {$299} Item #6107 HOLD
Sweet 1970's SS Wittnauer 2000 calendar automatic {$269} Item #6101 HOLD
pre-owned invicta subaqua {$399} Item #6095
Pre-Owned Ritmo Mvndo Automatic {$369} Item #6096 HOLD
Sovereign Aluminum combat issue {$169} Item #5939
beautiful 1940'S ss hand wound Jlc {$699} Item #6100 Serviced HOLD
Like new in box Fortis Square {$1179} Item #6097
15j waltham pocket watch, circa 1902 {$129} Item #6092
Pink Gruen Dress Watch, Serviced {$289} Item #5966
Seiko 6309-7040 vintage diver {$199} Item #6093
pre-owned daniel jean richard automatic chronoscope {$669} Item #6094 HOLD
hamilton raf 6bb geneve, Military issue circa 1974 {$369} Item #3938 HOLD
Stocker and Yale quartz sandy 590 Military issue {$79} Item #5941 HOLD
Seiko sgd449p1 military, like new in box {$89} Item #6091 HOLD
Fine 14k gold Ladies Vintage jules jurgensen hand wind serviced {$289} Item #6089 HOLD

 

Beautiful Illinois Chieftain PW, Circa 1881 {$329} Item #5817
Elgin Trench watch w/general pershing dial {$499} Item #6081 HOLD
vintage mido multifort power wind mackenzie I, killer dial, original boxes, papers, all signed {$469} Item #6028
pre-owned 23j seiko diashock, japan market auto {$379} Item #6087
classic Cartier must de in rare white(20 micron gold plate) {$590} Item #5996 Serviced HOLD
hand wound stainless Girard Perregaux Seahawk {$269} Item #6003
RARE B-UHREN STOWA PILOT'S WATCH {$4275} Item #6081 HOLD
RARE Form SS Waterproof Longines, circa 1941 {$690} Item #6007 HOLD 

Title: Authentic Factory Omega Buckles

Description: MINT condition. We have 16 mm and 18 mm in polished steel, brushed steel and gold plated steel. 20 mm in polished steel only. Comes in original Omega packaging. {$39 each/any} Item #NewOmgbuckle

Title: Ladies 18k White Gold Cartier Strap Buckle

Description: NEARMINT condition. 14 mm size for any standard leather strap where the buckle end measures 14 mm. Fully marked and hallmarked several times. Heavy and thick with a couple of faint scratches probably from coming off the last strap it was on. Total weight is almost 7 grams. {$375} Item #5663

Title: Cool Empire Up/Down Swiss Chronograph

Description: GOOD condition. Pretty nice 1940's vintage flat pusher, snap back Empire chronograph with sub dials at 12 and 6 which is where the term up/down comes from. A little bit rarer than chronos with sub dials at 3 and 9. Overall in decent shape and keeping good time. The time works good too. Original dial. A lot of fancy websites would ask two or three times this amount. Measures 33 mm wide (not including the crown) x 38 mm long x 12.5 mm thick. {$279} Item #5442 STOLEN BY CREDIT CARD THIEF TODD SANTORO OF GREEN BAY WISCONSIN

Title: Nice Baroque Freshwater Pearl Bracelets

Description: These are a special purchase I made while on a trip recently and come from freshwater mussels in Asia. These are real pearls, cultured/grown overseas and very affordable. Good size but odd shapes, called Baroque in the jewelry industry. I purchased these and a few others for gifts, not for resale but I have a lot of them so in small quantities I am passing them on to my current customers. About 8 inches long with two barrel shaped bracelets and two roundish shaped pearl bracelets. Pink and purple. Sized around 8 to 9 mm in diameter with the barrel shapes a little larger. The round pink pearls on the far left have sold. {$29 each} Item #pearlbrac

pre owned price guide
ON-LINE VINTAGE PRICE GUIDE

Title: Example Of Fake Omega Seamaster 300

Description: This is a Seamaster  one piece case (genuine) with a refinished or new (not original) Seamaster 300 dial. Sold by another greedy, unscrupulous watch dealer north of the border as an "early Seamaster 300" and at about three times the cost for a plain ol' Seamaster. First we check previous Omega Seamaster 300's and their history to determine the case style and the case reference numbers. They have divers cases, not thin one piece Seamaster cases. Look here for an example...LINK.  And the reference numbers won't match either. Then we notice that the dial has been refinished. Looking at the finer detail in the text we can see inconsistencies and just a general sloppiness with the tiniest print. So, if you have a watch or are looking at a watch which has a refinished dial then you must assume the original dial was not as you see it. For instance, many dealers will refinish a plain Jane (say Omega) dial and have it done with additional text like "Tiffany and Co." This adds value from their perspective yet in reality the conscientious buyer will not want a "put together" timepiece which is historically inaccurate. This is a "put-together" Omega which was made to deceive the customer. This is the worst kind of theft. When one buys a fake, cheaply made Rolex or Omega one knows it is junk but...with a watch like this we see pure deception. We posted this watch on Watchnet.com in the Deal Watch section which is for complaints. Watchnet removed all links. The dealer who sold the watch to a friend and customer pretty much explained it away like this... quote from e-mail "Roman dials are sold on Oyster cases. We all sell them as re-dials. No one is trying to rip anyone off." Derik D. Let me explain how this is dirty. When you re-finish a dial you MUST refinish "as original" or you must disclose to your clients what the original dial was. For instance, the dealer calls California bubbleback dials Roman but he means a California dial. A very rare original BB dial with half Arabic numerals and half Roman. To refinish a stick dial or plain BB dial to a Cally dial is dishonest if you don't reveal the original details. He claims to have sold the watch as a Seamaster with a refinished dial. Not according to the buyer who lost several hundred bucks on the deal. He thought and was given the impression the watch was an original Seamaster 300. Not out of line with his character this dealer also included a fake Omega strap, fake Omega base metal buckle and fake Omega crown, all marked but made in Asia. Of course, he did not disclose this fact to the buyer. Finally, the piece was sold as serviced but it does not run accurately and was dirty. Another dishonest crook simply out for profit. OK, enough of this but you should know that the old saying "Buy the Dealer" is more important than you might think. Call or e-mail us if you want the dirty dealers website. There are a pair of them up north which operate with the principles I have described. Often changing dials to fit a more expensive watch and who knows what else. Finally, if you would like to lend support to our effort in this issue or just the website in general you can post on Watchnet's "Good Guys" forum. A couple of customers have already posted there. {value $250} Buyer paid over three times that. Not for sale.

WARNING FOR PAY PAL THIEF DAVE L or WATCHES14K@YAHOO.COM
ON-LINE VINTAGE PRICE GUIDE

Title: Another Example of a Fake Omega

Description:  I really don't know what these dealers are thinking. This is from the other unscrupulous dealer up north and although he say's it is "not for sale" I am not sure why else he would post the watch knowing full well it was just made, here in America. In fact, he has two! Of course, Omega never made anything like this, the markings are inaccurate and the case work is of poor quality (not bad for a silversmith I guess but way below Omega's standard). We do know where these come from so this is not just conjecture. They have been made in significant numbers and pop up on ebay occasionally selling for around $300. The movement in the watch is an Omega movement and worth a few bucks but beyond that this is what I consider a novelty watch although I think the Omega symbol should be scraped out/off. Here is the dirty dealer's text from the watch. I am sure he is fishing for a private sale or two from this. "Here is a little something I just restored and wanted to share with all you Omega freaks. Sterling silver case signed Omega and the movement is the R-17 Omega cut off cornered movement. Circa 1940's. This is a manual wind and WOW did I pay for this one but well worth it. It's probably a prototype. Now you may SLURPPPP! all over the key board!" As you can see he represents this as an original "prototype" Omega even though he purchased them with the knowledge of their recent manufacture. Dishonest? You tell me. Caveat Emptor!

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