mrsnak
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Australia in particular
Watchadoo and Watchco seem to have them periodically and have parts for them. I know that Marcus at Watchco travels the world looking for NOS parts.
I only see parts for sale on the 'Bay at the moment. Ofrei has bezels, dials and hands.
There are Ploprof fakes and certainly frankens out there.
Vintage Omega Seamaster 1000..... too many new looking
examples show up lately. anybody with news about them ? where does all that NOS come from ? newly assembled from parts ? any insight would be welcomed ! kind regards from down under. achim
Australia in particular
Watchadoo and Watchco seem to have them periodically and have parts for them. I know that Marcus at Watchco travels the world looking for NOS parts. I only see parts for sale on the 'Bay at the moment. Ofrei has bezels, dials and hands. There are Ploprof ...
hmmm...., have not seen a like new seamster 1000 ( not 300)....
out of australia in a while. only beat up ones , but very seldom. the NOS seamaster´s 1000 seem to come from switzerland. kind regards.- achim
It raises a question when something is too "new"
Hi Achim Take a closer look when something is too new.... or at best mint dial and hands and very aged movement ... just does not add up. I always like to see some wear.... Good Hunting Bill Sohne
This is a big problem with Ploprofs
Since it's well know that fake cases and bezels are being made for them. The 1000 surprises me that NOS specimens seem to be appearing, but I guess with the renewed interest in Ploprof, these are starting to get attention. I still think these are probably...
SMP1000s
All one has to do is send their SMP1000 in to Bienne and the case will be refinished and come back looking as-new. Unfortunately, I think that gets done fairly often. I have a Grand on which the case was poorly refinished and the edges were lost a bit. I ...