1947 Omega 14K ? What is it?

Hello all. This is my first post on this forum, but I am not new to the world of watches or Omega. I am hoping you fine people can help me with some insights of this watch. I got it from a friend after it was in the family a long time and wanted to provide him with some info on it. It is 14k gold and appears to look almost like the bumper style watches, however it’s manual wind with a caliber 370 so it can’t be a bumper?

serial number in the movement is 11604901. It is my understanding that an 11 million serial number would be a 1947 production year.

Any information about this watch would be welcome! It’s a beautiful cool piece and appears to be in great condition. It would mean a lot to my friend to understand more about his family watch.


Could this possible be an original strap?



Never seen a “W” like that before the 14k gold

That’s a very nice watch, and as you said, in great condition. The case is US made, by Wadsworth, a very well known watch case maker founded in 1889, closed in 1952.

Omega watches were often shipped as movements, and cased in the destination country, to avoid customs duties.

That is super cool! I’ve been so confused by the “W” so that totally makes sense! These pre 1970 watches I know very little about, but the idea of having a piece that has gone through history with his family is very cool.

I did some research on the omega buckle sticky. It has the “B Swiss” marking so I am thinking while it is real it’s from a later model. I appreciate your insight!

So was this before any type of collection branding? (Ie seamaster, De Ville, constellation). Just wondering if there would have been a name for this specific ref.

Thanks everyone for your responses! I am a self proclaimed Omega nerd and am loving this forum for learning about older history of the brand.