Thank you Dan, I’ll take a look
In my experience, the matching number may be inside the caseback.
Could this not be a mans model?
Manly men were doing manly things in the early 1940s and wearing watches as small as that.
Could this not be a mans model?
Manly men were doing manly things in the early 1940s and wearing watches as small as that.
Not necessarily.
Farm workers, miners, stevedors, construction workers, oil field hands may may or may not have attained the average height and weight that we see today, but they came pretty well built.
Many were my size (6'3") or larger. My paternal grandfather, who was born in 1894 was 6'4" and raw boned and his sons all over 6 feet. My maternal great grandfather on my mother's side was said to be 6'3" and his three sons were tall as well. I came by my 8" wrists naturally.
Nobody wore watches as large in diameter as a city bus wheel when that 28mm Omega was sold new. If one saw a large watch then it was swinging from a chain.
I am definitely no expert in these early Omegas, but I'm vaguely familiar with a style of early waterproof center-second Omega called "naiad medicus." It might be interesting for you to read up on these to see if there is a connection.
And if you cared to post photos of the movement and other parts of the watch, I'm sure that members can give you some more information about it.
