1951 vintage Omega bumper - buckle question

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charliem

·Wed. 5:51pm

Hi everyone.

I bought this over a decade ago at an estate sale. Besides the strap/buckle, everything was original. Crystal (and crown) has the original Mercedes-like logo reflecting NIAD lock case.

Any idea what style buckle came with these originally? Did they have an Omega stamp? Or were they unsigned?

 

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seekingseaquest

·Wed. 8:35pm

Crown is not original, FYI. It should be like this: https://omegaforums.net/threads/sea...-2577-2846-etc-vintage-flat-feet-logo.164319/

Regarding buckles, check this thread: https://omegaforums.net/threads/about-omega-buckles.37347/

 

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charliem

·Thurs. 12:06pm

seekingseaquest

Crown is not original, FYI. It should be like this: https://omegaforums.net/threads/sea...-2577-2846-etc-vintage-flat-feet-logo.164319/

Regarding buckles, check this thread: https://omegaforums.net/threads/about-omega-buckles.37347/

See photos

 

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amuscare87

·Thurs. 12:15pm

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See photos

It may very well be an original omega crown, but not an omega crown for this model.

@seekingseaquest is correct, these should come with the clover style crown

 

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padders

·Thurs. 1:08pm·Oooo subtitles!

If it is as early as I suspect the crystal isn’t original either since they didn’t introduce the logo on the crystal until the mid 50s but who cares. To be clear, a non texted Seamaster, if it is a Seamaster, would not have a logo crystal from the factory.

Edited: Thurs. 1:21pm

 

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charliem

·Thurs. 1:15pm

amuscare87

It may very well be an original omega crown, but not an omega crown for this model.

@seekingseaquest is correct, these should come with the clover style crown

Well, I just learned something! Thanks to you both

 

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charliem

·Thurs. 1:26pm

amuscare87

It may very well be an original omega crown, but not an omega crown for this model.

@seekingseaquest is correct, these should come with the clover style crown

The marking is different than the ones you posted. Were there different ikterations of the clover crown?

 

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MtV

·Thurs. 4:42pm

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The marking is different than the ones you posted. Were there different ikterations of the clover crown?

Yes, this is a later service example. An overview:

(Clockwise from top left: top view on the clover crown; the period-correct standard example with what’s called the “flat feet” logo; a modern service item; a rather uncommon “Naiad”-example)

Here’s a thread with some info on this reference, the 2577:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/show-us-your-2577-omega-seamaster-and-a-little-introduction-to-the-reference.153541/

Thread 'Show us your 2577 Omega Seamaster (and a little introduction to the reference)' ·

To the mods: I have to split this up in 2-3 posts, otherwise I get an error before I can hit "Create Thread", apologies for that.

"Too long, didn't read": A little introduction to the...

MtV · Dec 12, 2022