1939 Omega 33.3 Chronograph

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ConElPueblo

·Sep 16, 2019

nkb

I think the "redial" of the OPs watch pics is much more convincing than the "blast from the past" dial😁

I really didn't intend it to be a comparison listing 😀

If I was actively looking for one of these, I'd stick to those that showed some aging on the dial and keep away from those looking very crisp.

 

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Larry S

·Sep 16, 2019·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

ConElPueblo

Blast from the past: https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-33-3-chronograph-steel.44840/

That was a classic!

 

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nkb

·Sep 16, 2019

ConElPueblo

I really didn't intend it to be a comparison listing 😀

If I was actively looking for one of these, I'd stick to those that showed some aging on the dial and keep away from those looking very crisp.

I think you are absolutely correct there. This watch I'd dated to 1939. The movement looks like an 80 year old one but the dial doesnt look 80 years old ( too crisp)😀

 

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Waltesefalcon

·Sep 16, 2019

I'm no expert on these but I've been critically looking at dials for awhile now. Overall there are a couple of things that make me uneasy about this one. Look at the ring on the telemetre between the 10 and the 11, there is something that doesn't look right there, there are other things that look just slightly off about it as well but most (like the discrepancy between the dial and movement) have been covered by others here.

 

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MSNWatch

·Sep 16, 2019·Vintage Omega Aficionado

nkb

I think you are absolutely correct there. This watch I'd dated to 1939. The movement looks like an 80 year old one but the dial doesnt look 80 years old ( too crisp)😀

There are dials from the 1930s that look crisp and are original but the vast majority are not.

 

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Mark020

·Sep 16, 2019·not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawer

A crisp one (also 33.3, serial 9.1m)

 

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Oku

·Sep 16, 2019

Original pics from the listing. Click to enlarge:

The stain 😉

If this is a redial, I want to know who did it...

 

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ilayd

·Sep 16, 2019

Oku

Original pics from the listing. Click to enlarge:
The stain 😉

My friend and I own a small photography business (he is mostly the photographer and I am the legal/operations side). However, I've seen a fair share of unedited photos. When I saw OMTOM's gamma adjusted photo I instantly thought to myself that it's a camera on a tripod reflecting off the crystal.

This just solidifies it for me.

As far as the dial, I cannot speak to that as I am no expert, but the most recent photos uncompressed sure do look good.

 

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BlackTalon

·Sep 16, 2019·This Space for Rent

Looks like the tachymetre and pulsations markings are not quite aligned. I don't know how common that was, though.

 

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Larry S

·Sep 16, 2019·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Oku

Original pics from the listing. Click to enlarge:

The stain 😉

If this is a redial, I want to know who did it...

Well done!

 

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Vitezi

·Sep 16, 2019

A three-register version for comparison:

(thanks)

Nipple dial here:

(thanks)

 

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nkb

·Sep 16, 2019

Oku

Original pics from the listing. Click to enlarge:

The stain 😉

If this is a redial, I want to know who did it...

Thanks OKU for uploading the ebay listing pics👎
The inside case back pic you missed.

I have added another photo the seller provided me before he created the listing. Confirming no stain.

Looks much better on the leather strap than the bracelet IMO.

 

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oinkitt

·Sep 17, 2019

Me no likey!!!