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ezb57
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Sorry, looks like a bad fake to me. 60s/70s tourist trap grade.
The movement doesn't look right but, it is stamped 18k so take it to a pawnshop or jeweler and have the "gold" tested.
Add: The reason I mentioned having it tested for gold is because a few years ago I had a fake Rolex come into the pawn shop and it was also stamped 18k and it was really 18k gold.
Add: The reason I mentioned having it tested for gold is because a few years ago I had a fake Rolex come into the pawn shop and it was also stamped 18k and it was really 18k gold.
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Jon651
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The 18K (0.750) hallmark is for the case only, not the movement. I dropped a post in the recent discussion about pocket watches saying it was common to find expensive gold cases with cheaper low-grade movements inside them because the owner was more concerned with "form over function" - and this watch appears to follow that rule!
The movement is possibly the cheapest I've ever seen in an expensive watch - only a very few jewels, the balance wheel is not compensated and cannot be poised, and no precise adjustment for regulation - just a step or so above a "dollar watch". The value here lies in two areas - the gold and jewels in the case, and any family history it might have. As a watch you would probably get more selling it for the value of the gold, especially since gold is near an all-time high and possibly going higher very soon. As an Omega collectible, I cannot tell if the movement is an actual Omega or an inexpensive replacement that a previous owner had put in instead of fixing the original - which was sometimes a much less expensive alternative, especially for a watch that wouldn't see much use.
The movement is possibly the cheapest I've ever seen in an expensive watch - only a very few jewels, the balance wheel is not compensated and cannot be poised, and no precise adjustment for regulation - just a step or so above a "dollar watch". The value here lies in two areas - the gold and jewels in the case, and any family history it might have. As a watch you would probably get more selling it for the value of the gold, especially since gold is near an all-time high and possibly going higher very soon. As an Omega collectible, I cannot tell if the movement is an actual Omega or an inexpensive replacement that a previous owner had put in instead of fixing the original - which was sometimes a much less expensive alternative, especially for a watch that wouldn't see much use.
deadin
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If they faked the movement, why wouldn't they fake the case and jewels??
Appears to be a fake.
“Not worth the effort to make photos. It is a fake, absolutely free of any value.
Omega never has the number of jewels mentioned on the dial, and the Omega
signature and gold hallmark are always inside the back.
Be sure that the gold hallmark on the back is not the only true detail of the
watch, and that it is not made of gold. Even the gold plating is very thin.
Regards, Roland Ranfft“
Omega watch real or fake? | WatchUSeek Watch Forums
“Not worth the effort to make photos. It is a fake, absolutely free of any value.
Omega never has the number of jewels mentioned on the dial, and the Omega
signature and gold hallmark are always inside the back.
Be sure that the gold hallmark on the back is not the only true detail of the
watch, and that it is not made of gold. Even the gold plating is very thin.
Regards, Roland Ranfft“
Omega watch real or fake? | WatchUSeek Watch Forums
About 30 or so years ago, you could have bought a Rolex or Omega in midtown Manhattan from competing vendors for $25-50. The good ol days. 
About 30 or so years ago, you could have bought a Rolex or Omega in midtown Manhattan from competing vendors for $25-50. The good ol days.
Same in Kuala Lumpur. Got my first Rolex for $50, just outside the Petronas Towers, where inside they were going for $10K to $100K. Amazing deal!
DWalt
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I was working in various places throughout the Persian Gulf area in the early 1980s. A new Rolex, and several other luxury brands, could be had in the jewelry souks for less than $100. I didn’t buy any.
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