Since it didn't match the watch in terms of size, there's little doubt it waasn't the original. It wouldn't concern me. It may not have come with an Omega-branded strap, either. I would look for a nice 11/16ths pigskin as this watch may predate metric straps.
The watch in my avatar is 11/16ths, for example.
Should I just bin it?
Yes. 馃榾 Straps are wear items with a limited lifetime, and yours is too far gone to save. You'll want a fresh new strap without any DNA from the previous owner.
However, some of us OCD collectors 馃槜 like to have a strap that matches the era of the watch and will use the old strap as a model for what a new strap should look like. If you go with a bespoke strap maker, give them your old strap so that they can match the style of the stitching, the thickness of the leather, and the single keeper.
Since it didn't match the watch in terms of size, there's little doubt it waasn't the original. It wouldn't concern me. It may not have come with an Omega-branded strap, either. I would look for a nice 11/16ths pigskin as this watch may predate metric straps.
The watch in my avatar is 11/16ths, for example.
Your watch in your avatar is a beauty - and quite similar to this one of mine, does yours have fixed lugs too? 馃榾
The goatskins ones you show are definitely in keeping with the style of the period- particularly the third one down that you circled. Care to share the maker?
I agree with JWR on all fronts concerning the red circled straps, including being interested in the maker. Lovely looking pigskin strap that.
That looks nice! I have similar hands in another watch, but mine haven't aged so well.
I'm too lame to figure it out - what's the case diameter and what caliber sits in there? Is it cal.30(T2?)? 35mm-ish case?
Btw...How much you have to pay ?馃槈
Interestingly this Dennison 13322 case has fixed strap bars, often a sign of military heritage. This case was used to re-case some military watches post WW2 and is sometimes seen with the dial/hands layout of the Omega 6B/159, also the wonderful Longines COSD. Obviously, the vast majority was used for many civilian watches too although I don't recognise this as a former military watch. I think that Dennison produced 10,000 of these 13322 cases in stainless steel and a small amount with a plated mid case.
Fabulous watch, congratulations.
The fixed lugs I am sure are original, the mid case has the 4 digits from inside the case back near the 1 o'clock lug, this is a characteristic of fixed lugs I think, they only have the last 3 digits if they have spring bars. The same numbers, 2697 will probably appear on the bezel too as it is a 3 part case.
Regarding the dial I don't think I can add anything of value but Omega used Dennison cases on a wide variety of watches in the UK. There are 2 types of case back for the 13322, a higher, raised one for the centre seconds and a flatter one for the sub seconds watches.
love the lime on the dial and hands - its still radium or?
