1930s omega?????

pwoody · Feb 14, 2025

Good evening
Wonder if anyone has got any idea on this omega which I have owned for 18 years
Tiny watch which has been to omega to try to find out information on it but they had no joy
It was classed as an original omega by them but they could not identify it
Any help would be most appreciated
Woody

JimInOz · Feb 14, 2025

The only way to confirm the identity is to open the watch (remove the caseback) and take good clear photos of the movement and the inside of the caseback. Then we can offer more information.

At the moment, it's probably an American cased ladies Omega cocktail watch from approximately 1950 +/- a few years.

Davidt · Feb 14, 2025

Agree. It’s doesn’t look 1930’s to me.

Canuck · Feb 14, 2025

The Omega is certainly not 30s vintage! More likely 1960s! Need to se the mechanism (movement) in the case, and a picture of the inside of the case back.

pwoody · Feb 15, 2025

Thank you for the replies guys
Here are photos of imechanism and case back
Any info is most welcome👍

JimInOz · Feb 15, 2025

The marks on the movement show it's a US cased watch (OXG = Omega Import stamp) and the serial nuber dates the movement to about 1966 or so, so the watch would have been assembled around that time for Norman Morris Corp, the Omega US agent.

One of our US mambers may be able to identify the reference number and case maker.

@gatorcpa and @X350 XJR are particularly good at US references.

pwoody · Feb 15, 2025

Always been in the back of my head to try to find out as much as I can about this watch but after omega having no joy thought it would,nt be worth it

JimInOz
The marks on the movement show it's a US cased watch (OXG = Omega Import stamp) and the serial nuber dates the movement to about 1966 or so, so the watch would have been assembled around that time for Norman Morris Corp, the Omega US agent.

One of our US mambers may be able to identify the reference number and case maker.

@gatorcpa and @X350 XJR are particularly good at US references.

thanking you so much Jim👌🏻

gatorcpa · Feb 15, 2025

Reference number is EE7441, but that is not going to help you very much. Omega made dozens of different references in those years, usually in very small batches. I don’t know the name of the case maker. Again, Omega used several of them in the U.S.

The way it worked back then is that Omega shipped raw movements to its U.S. distributor Norman Morris, Inc. This was done to save on customs duties. Then NM solicited designs from several watch case companies, usually in 14K gold or gold-filled made to fit these movements. The final assembly of dials, hands, bracelets, etc. was done at their NYC factory.

That’s all I can tell you.
gatorcpa

Vitezi · Feb 15, 2025

P pwoody
Always been in the back of my head to try to find out as much as I can about this watch but after omega having no joy thought it would,nt be worth it

Diamond set watches like yours were very fashionable in the 1960s:

pwoody · Feb 16, 2025

Thanks vitezi

pwoody · Feb 16, 2025

gatorcpa
Reference number is EE7441, but that is not going to help you very much. Omega made dozens of different references in those years, usually in very small batches. I don’t know the name of the case maker. Again, Omega used several of them in the U.S.

The way it worked back then is that Omega shipped raw movements to its U.S. distributor Norman Morris, Inc. This was done to save on customs duties. Then NM solicited designs from several watch case companies, usually in 14K gold or gold-filled made to fit these movements. The final assembly of dials, hands, bracelets, etc. was done at their NYC factory.

That’s all I can tell you.
gatorcpa

Thanks gatorcpa

1930s omega?????

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Davidt

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pwoody

JimInOz

pwoody

gatorcpa

Vitezi

pwoody

pwoody

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