The round vintage omega TDMPs had a huge number of dial styles and the model whether in gold, steel or gold plate is a favorite of mine and is on the "accumulate" list. This is a pair from that group of watches - slightly different dials and one with a slight even patina but both totally original and working perfectly:
That's it. I give up. Two TDMPs and an ultima in one morning in stunning condition is more than I can handle.
I don'think I've ever seen these watches in such a great (first one close to NOS?) condition. If you were ever going to kiss goodbye to one let me know!! Either way, congrats! And if I may: wrist shot please!
Brother, you've got that right ! This has been my favorite since I first laid eyes on 'em, someday I will own a nice one. Note the dial differences, such as one has a pointy "A" and the other a flat "A". I wouldn't have a chance at assessing originality without this forum.
The first one is a presentation watch with a beautiful engraving in the back (one of those rare instances where I think the engraving enhances rather than detracts from the value of the piece) and was hardly (if ever) worn.
I have a 1949 37mm Omega ref. 2505. Years ago when I bought it somebody told me that it's a redial because Omega never painted a dot or line 'behind' the raised triangle indexes...clearly he was wrong. This is my watch btw And this is some Cosmic Moonphase heaven
Unfortunately the 2505 you have pictured is a redial. And the secret to these moonphases is the dial - the collection in that thread has a lot of watches but the condition of the dials is less than ideal.
Mike, has anyone come up with a relative frequency for the various TDMP references? For example, one seems to run into 2471s and 2606s relatively frequently, but 2473s not so much.
"Omega" is a dead giveaway - too big and the wrong font style. Subdial markings also look wrong - the 15 minute markings are usually a big heavier than the 5 minute marks.
Not aware of hard numbers but relative frequency at least in my observation of over a hundred of these watches in the internet over the past 6 years or so, 2471 is the most frequent. I would say 2606 next and 2473 last. There is also the jumbo 2486 (same style as 2606) which I have observed to be more frequently seen than 2473 and perhaps about as frequent as 2606. There are also some peculiarities for the TDMP - I have only seen ref. 2473 available in either solid 14k or 18 gold (both YG and RG for the 18k version), the 2471 only in stainless steel and the 2606 only in gold cap. The jumbo 2486 (37.5mm in diameter without crown) is usually seen in gold cap (usually 80 micron rose gold cap) and much less frequently in stainless steel.
