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Gibbs
·Hi to all and thanks in advance for advice and information you may provide.
I have in my box this Omega. I suppose is a "bumper" model, 1944-1946 from the movement nr.
I inherited it from my Dad 20 yrs ago. The age of the watch stands with the moment my dad's first employer closed abruptly for illness and post-war issues. My father then changed employer and started commuting by train, therefore needing a "good" watch.
The type of the watch was absolutely above my dad's wealth of the period, I suppose he got it as a gift from his former employer or bought it second hand somewhere in Varese or in Switzerland. My father used this watch for all 50s, 60s, 70s, most of 80s. Then switched to quartz watches.
The watch is working after staying still for the last 20ys. Advance two minutes a day. Needs a very good service and cleaning and setup. Before doing this servicing, I did model type searching and I have ??? waiting for answers.
First question. Where is the Omega logo in the dial? I haven't (yet) found images of a bumper dial with Latin numbers. Nor images of Omega without the logo. It is also missing the "swiss made" assertion. It is very clean. Is it redialed? I cannot remember my father saying he is going to have this watch "beautifully" redialed.
What was the original dial shape?
This is the dirty inside. The fact that is still working is a index of cleverness of swiss watch engineers and manufacturers.
The back, pressure fit.
The inside, with the model number. There are three service inscriptions inside, very difficult to read. Seems the last servicing was in 1987.
Second question: is there a standard for service inscriptions?
Here is the side. The crown hasn't a logo as I saw in other Omegas ot the time. Was it usual for the model?
Final view. The knife is an old watch opener I "inherited" from my wife's grandfather that was a watchmaker and repairer (and that knife is much older than the watch) but passed away a long time before I engaged her.
So my final dilemma is, thinking that I'll leave it to my kids: keep it as is, preserving his own history, or restore it to the original look? Have I to replace the dial with a more model consistent one? Have I to look for an omega logo to glue-on (don't shame me)?
Thx, Gibbs
I have in my box this Omega. I suppose is a "bumper" model, 1944-1946 from the movement nr.
I inherited it from my Dad 20 yrs ago. The age of the watch stands with the moment my dad's first employer closed abruptly for illness and post-war issues. My father then changed employer and started commuting by train, therefore needing a "good" watch.
The type of the watch was absolutely above my dad's wealth of the period, I suppose he got it as a gift from his former employer or bought it second hand somewhere in Varese or in Switzerland. My father used this watch for all 50s, 60s, 70s, most of 80s. Then switched to quartz watches.
The watch is working after staying still for the last 20ys. Advance two minutes a day. Needs a very good service and cleaning and setup. Before doing this servicing, I did model type searching and I have ??? waiting for answers.
First question. Where is the Omega logo in the dial? I haven't (yet) found images of a bumper dial with Latin numbers. Nor images of Omega without the logo. It is also missing the "swiss made" assertion. It is very clean. Is it redialed? I cannot remember my father saying he is going to have this watch "beautifully" redialed.
What was the original dial shape?
This is the dirty inside. The fact that is still working is a index of cleverness of swiss watch engineers and manufacturers.
The back, pressure fit.
The inside, with the model number. There are three service inscriptions inside, very difficult to read. Seems the last servicing was in 1987.
Second question: is there a standard for service inscriptions?
Here is the side. The crown hasn't a logo as I saw in other Omegas ot the time. Was it usual for the model?
Final view. The knife is an old watch opener I "inherited" from my wife's grandfather that was a watchmaker and repairer (and that knife is much older than the watch) but passed away a long time before I engaged her.
So my final dilemma is, thinking that I'll leave it to my kids: keep it as is, preserving his own history, or restore it to the original look? Have I to replace the dial with a more model consistent one? Have I to look for an omega logo to glue-on (don't shame me)?
Thx, Gibbs
