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i've done it again, another Omega from 1964 has entered the family

i have been trying not to buy anything else for a while not that any of you will have noticed any slowing down

this one was an absolute bargain which it would have been rude to ignore. a seamaster 600 ref 136.011 with the 611 date movement. i thought this would be nice to keep my 601 non date model company.

it was advertised as having been stored for 30 years, working, winding, but occasionally stopping. i was happy to take the risk that it just needed a service and the auction ended up at far less than most people pay for a strap. it arrived yesterday and i was mightily impressed. the only reason i could see that it was stopping was that the back end of the second hand was sticking on the minute hand and either moving the minute hand or stopping the movement. i played with the crown a bit to move the hands around to try to readjust the second hand which seemed to work and its been working pretty much perfectly all night on my wrist and now on the table beside me. its off for a service tomorrow, but here are some pics of it as it stands now.

excellent dial with just a very small amount of spotting. 

its got a few scratches on the back, but hey, i remember when i was pleased to wake up with the same thing

a virtually spotless movement.

it just shows that if you know where to look you dont have to spend a lot of money to buy a nice watch. this is the main reason i am being steered back to vintage pieces because all the new pieces are way out of my budget. i know some might say it is better to have a small number of high quality pieces rather than a large number of cheaper pieces. each to his own i say and i would also argue that 1960's Omegas are good quality pieces so i get the best of both worlds, quality and quantity.

enjoy

Graham