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SuperToaster76
·Hello all!
So this is the second of three watches I have owned from my grandfather. This being the oldest. I dont know how or where he got it but I decided to take it to the Omega boutique like my first one to see what they thought they could do. They sent it to Switzerland, and unfortunately they could not work on it due to the age of the watch and the condition of the case which they did not have a replacement for. Kindly though, they did replace the crystal with a new one at no charge! So now I'm thinking where I should take this or what others think can be done. At this point I am slightly leaning more towards having the movement fixed and working and keeping it as a desk watch, rather than wearing it. The case as you can see is heavily worn from what looks like continuous polishing over many many years. Everything else is obvious visually. The original solid lugs were replaced with spring at some point in its life. The watch did work and move at one point but then stopped and the crown just spins. It looks to be relumed in this weird green color. And there's a chip on the porcelain dial. I was thinking of taking it to a shop in new York called Swiss precision watch making and repair. I doubt the case can be repolished but ide like to hear others thoughts on the matter! When I did go and pick up the watch, they gave me a pin set for the 2024 Paris Olympics as a free gift which was very nice. I do want to note that I do have an archive extract for the watch. It was made in January of1917 and sent to the US. The movement from what I can remember is a 26.5 SOB"". Nickel plated chrome. My favorite thing about it, is the name etched on the inside case. 'E Kunce'. It would be neat to know who that was or if they possibly served in WW1 if this watch even saw action.
So this is the second of three watches I have owned from my grandfather. This being the oldest. I dont know how or where he got it but I decided to take it to the Omega boutique like my first one to see what they thought they could do. They sent it to Switzerland, and unfortunately they could not work on it due to the age of the watch and the condition of the case which they did not have a replacement for. Kindly though, they did replace the crystal with a new one at no charge! So now I'm thinking where I should take this or what others think can be done. At this point I am slightly leaning more towards having the movement fixed and working and keeping it as a desk watch, rather than wearing it. The case as you can see is heavily worn from what looks like continuous polishing over many many years. Everything else is obvious visually. The original solid lugs were replaced with spring at some point in its life. The watch did work and move at one point but then stopped and the crown just spins. It looks to be relumed in this weird green color. And there's a chip on the porcelain dial. I was thinking of taking it to a shop in new York called Swiss precision watch making and repair. I doubt the case can be repolished but ide like to hear others thoughts on the matter! When I did go and pick up the watch, they gave me a pin set for the 2024 Paris Olympics as a free gift which was very nice. I do want to note that I do have an archive extract for the watch. It was made in January of1917 and sent to the US. The movement from what I can remember is a 26.5 SOB"". Nickel plated chrome. My favorite thing about it, is the name etched on the inside case. 'E Kunce'. It would be neat to know who that was or if they possibly served in WW1 if this watch even saw action.
