Omega · East Village
Sell Your Omega in NYC
Speedmaster, Seamaster, Aqua Terra, Constellation and vintage Omega, automatic, manual-wind or quartz. Bring it to 39 Avenue A, we check it in front of you and pay the same day, with or without the box and cards.
- Same-day cash
- Checked in front of you
- Walk-ins welcome
- Trade toward store stock
What We Buy
Speedmaster, Seamaster and Everything Else
Omega makes a lot of watches, and the resale market splits them sharply. The Moonwatch and the Seamaster Diver 300M have the deepest demand; Aqua Terra and Constellation are steady; vintage Omega is its own market where original parts decide almost everything.
Speedmaster
The Moonwatch is the Speedmaster Professional: a manual-wind chronograph, flight-qualified by NASA in 1965 and worn on the Moon in 1969. It comes with a hesalite or a sapphire crystal, and we see every movement generation, from the 861 and 1861 to the Co-Axial 3861.
Seamaster Diver 300M & Planet Ocean
The Diver 300M dates to 1993 and has the helium escape valve at 10 o'clock. The 2018 generation brought a laser-engraved wave dial, a ceramic bezel and a Master Chronometer movement behind a display back. Planet Ocean and the Bond editions are their own markets.
Aqua Terra, Constellation & De Ville
The everyday Omegas. The Aqua Terra is known for its striped "teak" dial. The Constellation is known for the claws on the bezel at 3 and 9 o'clock, and comes in quartz and automatic, in steel, two-tone and gold.
Vintage Omega
Seamasters, Constellations, Speedmasters and dress watches from the 1950s to the 1970s. Vintage Constellations carry the observatory medallion on the caseback, and many have the faceted "pie-pan" dial. An original dial and hands are worth far more than a restored one.
Pricing
What Moves an Omega Offer
Two Speedmasters can look identical from across the counter and still be different watches to the market. Here is what decides it.
- Reference
- Modern Omega references run 14 digits, like 310.30.42.50.01.001 for the steel Moonwatch with the 3861 movement on a bracelet. It tells us the line, size, metal, movement and dial.
- Movement generation
- On the Moonwatch, the calibre decides a lot. A 321, 861, 1861 and 3861 look alike from the front, but they sell as different watches.
- Box and cards
- Recent Omegas come with an international warranty card and, on Master Chronometer models, a separate Master Chronometer card. A full set brings more than the watch alone, but a watch without papers still sells.
- Originality
- On older Omegas, replaced dials, hands, bezels and crowns lower the value to collectors. Service parts aren't a problem on a modern watch; on a vintage one they are.
- Polishing
- Speedmaster and Seamaster cases mix brushed and polished surfaces. A case that's been buffed all over loses both, and it takes metal off every time.
- Running and service
- A Speedmaster that won't wind, a chronograph that won't reset or an automatic that stops overnight needs service, and the cost comes off the offer. It doesn't stop us from buying it.
Not sure which Omega you have? The full reference is printed on the warranty card. Text it with photos of the dial and caseback to 917-608-8939.
Authentication
How We Check an Omega
Fake Seamasters and Speedmasters are common, and the better ones get the logo right. We look at the whole watch, in front of you, and tell you what we see.
- Dial printing, the Omega logo and how the bezel lines up with the markers, under a loupe
- On recent Moonwatches, the small Omega logo in the center of the hesalite crystal
- The chronograph: start, stop and reset, and subdials that actually count
- The movement through the display back, or the calibre and finishing under the caseback
- Whether the reference and serial on the card match the watch
Get Ready
Before You Bring It In
Don't have it polished or put on a new strap before you sell. Bring it as it is.
- Bring the box, warranty card, Master Chronometer card and booklets
- Bring Omega service papers, or an Omega Extract from the Archives on a vintage piece
- Bring the original bracelet and every spare link if the watch is on a strap
- Bring a valid government-issued ID; New York law requires it for every sale