Sell Your Omega in Birmingham
Omega is where the ordinary high street gets closest to being right and still leaves money behind, because an Omega tends to be priced as a used watch rather than as a specific calibre and generation. On Speedmasters and vintage Seamasters that gap is the whole point of coming to a specialist.
We buy Omega — Speedmaster, Seamaster, Constellation, De Ville and the Swatch collaborations — from Hatton Garden. Send the reference and a few photographs and you will have a no-obligation figure the same day, with payment by transfer once the watch is authenticated.
What moves the number on a Omega
The same desk prices both counters, so this is what is being looked at whether you come to Birmingham or to Hatton Garden.
Calibre and generation
The movement is often the whole story. A hand-wound Moonwatch, a co-axial Seamaster and a quartz De Ville are three unrelated markets, and the caseback and calibre number tell the desk which one it is holding.
Vintage originality
On anything pre-1980 the dial is the value. An original dial with even patina is worth substantially more than a redial, and a redial is usually obvious to a specialist and invisible to everyone else.
Limited and collaboration pieces
Limited editions, anniversary Speedmasters and the MoonSwatch collaborations trade on their own terms rather than on Omega's general market. The edition number and the completeness of the set both count.
Bracelet and end links
Correct, period-appropriate bracelets and end links are scarce on vintage Omega and are worth real money. An incorrect bracelet is not a problem, but a correct one is a bonus worth mentioning.
Omega references we buy
Not a complete list — we buy the whole catalogue. These are the ones the desk is asked about most.
- Speedmaster
- Professional Moonwatch, Reduced, Racing and the limited editions. Calibre and caseback identify it.
- Seamaster
- Diver 300M, Planet Ocean, Aqua Terra and the vintage 300. Four different markets under one name.
- Constellation
- Both the modern Manhattan and the vintage pie-pan. Vintage is priced on dial originality.
- De Ville
- Dress references, often gold. Metal sets the floor; the calibre sets the rest.
- Vintage Omega
- 1950s–70s pieces bought on originality. Send a clear, straight-on dial photograph.
Box, papers and provenance
Omega card or certificate, box, and any service paperwork. Omega's own Extract of the Archives is available for vintage pieces and is worth having on anything unusual — it confirms the calibre, case and date of production, which is the question every vintage buyer asks.
Birmingham or London
Both counters buy on identical terms — one desk, one set of figures, so there is nothing to be gained by trying the two against each other. Use whichever is the shorter journey, or send the watch by insured tracked courier and skip the journey altogether. If London is easier, sell your Omega in Hatton Garden covers the same ground for the London counter.
FAQS
Almost always, and Omega is the clearest case of it. A general buyer prices an Omega as a used watch; a specialist prices the reference. On Speedmasters and vintage Seamasters in particular, the two figures can be a long way apart.
Yes, and vintage is where the interesting values are. Originality is what we are looking at — the dial above everything, then the hands, the crown and the case. Send a straight-on photograph of the dial in daylight and we can tell you a great deal from it.
It depends entirely on which Speedmaster it is — hand-wound Professional, Reduced, Racing or a limited edition — and on the set. The caseback and the calibre number identify it. Send those and you will have a real figure the same day.
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Sell your Omega
Send the reference, get a figure today
Reference number, year and a few photographs. You will have a no-obligation figure on your Omega the same day, at either counter.