zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: Hi

: I'd like to ask the advice of the omega
: flightmaster experts.
: I'm not sure anyone is an expert, but I have
: an unhealthy interest in flightmasters. I'll
: see if I can help.
:

: I've seen a new old stock omega flightmaster
: for sale,with the red sticker still in place
: on the case back,it as all the right
: coloured pushers and is an unworn watch,the
: watch is a cal 911 with no box or papers.
: OK. I've never seen a NOS flightmaster, so I
: have no Idea if they came with the a red
: sticker on them or not.

: Is it NOS or does it look like NOS there is a
: difference.

: Also, It's not a problem, but I often wonder
: where the box & papers go for all these
: NOS watches that popup.
:

: The price is 1600 GB pounds.
: So that's about 2400 Euros or $3000 US

:
: Is this to much even for nos? or am i better
: off buying an old example ,getting it
: refurbished ie new dial hands pushes? will
: this work out more cost effective?
: I don't usually like answering "what is
: it worth" questions. It would be too
: much for me.

: I had my flightmaster completely rebuilt to NOS
: standard for about 500 GBP , by Omega
: Switzerland.

: So I'm sure you can do the maths.

: Here is a link to a post about my watch

: BUT here is where the "IT DEPENDS"
: comes in.

: My watch is NOT NOS. It looks like it, but it
: has a non-Tritium dial ( It just says
: "Swiss Made" at the bottom &
: not "T Swiss Made T" ) &
: plenty of new parts in it. That doesn't
: bother me, but it may bother some other
: collectors & THAT may make a genuine
: NOS watch worth a LOT more. ( as I said, not
: to me though )

: It's up to you to decide what is important
: & what you want to spend your money on.

: If you decide to go for the NOS watch, I would
: be 100& certain it is NOS. a simple test
: is the dial MUST be marked "T SWISS
: MADE T" otherwise it is a refurbished
: watch.

: If possible, ask the seller if he can open it
: up & you can see if there are any
: watchmakers engravings on the inside of the
: rear cover. If there are, a watchmaker has
: been in there & I would doubt it is NOS.

: Obviously a seller might not want to open up
: the watch.

:
: I think the flightmaster is such a great
: looking watch and i only want the best one i
: can find.
: Understood. I agree 100%

:
: I think it even looks better than my huge 3 reg
: anakin seamaster who is also a great watch
: but im unsure about the dial?
: Doubly understood. I had an Anakin for a
: couple of months & disliked it
: intensley, purely due to the dial. IMHO the
: subdials look like they have been hand
: painted by a drunken beginner.

: any help on these matters ,id be so grateful.

: Darren.
: I hope this has helped.

: Good luck with your decision & let us know
: what you decide & how you get on.

: Finally I'd be interested in seeing the
: "red Sticker" you are referring to
: on the case back. Any chance of a pic ?

: All the Best

: Steve
Hi steve thanks for the advice.Now the subject of the new old stock flightmaster.Iwas told earler today by swiss time sevices .com that the watch was nos,they said i quote ITS NEVER BEEN ON A WRIST! they also said it ha its re sticker on the back of the case and all the correct pushes.But you have made a very good point about the T swiss made T which i agree should be on the dial of a nos!.Looking at the picture on there site,now its quite hard to see but it apears the white writing is unbroken indicating that it is only swiss made on dial.but i guess this now makes sense as they do work on these watches?.So now im thinking of buying a cheap beat up watch and having the whole lot done,much like your superb example you kindly showed me,taking into account now all the coloured pushers are available.Can i ask do you get a choice of colored hands? i think the bright reds go better.
Tanks again Darren
PS swiss time are emailing detailed photos in a couple of days,so il share these with you,and hopefully we will get to the bottom of the NEVER BEEN ON A WRIST NOS FLIGHTER.
best Darren