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2 Watches - the same yet so different - Early Automatics

  1. MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Mar 12, 2014

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    These watches have the same movement - 30.10 and the same case ref. - 2374 in stainless steel. Dials and hands are different as you can see. Keep in mind these watches are about 65 years old and difficult to find in this condition. Case ref. 2374 is the earliest automatic movement case ref. used by omega (there were earlier cases used but these were prototypes and not commercialized).

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  2. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Mar 12, 2014

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    Nice shape.
     
  3. Dablitzer Mar 12, 2014

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    Lovely, I like the way the lume aged on the second example!
     
  4. MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Mar 12, 2014

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    And to quote from Imagine Dragons "Radioactive, Radioactive"
     
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  5. Dablitzer Mar 12, 2014

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    Good song.. :)
     
  6. John R Smith Mar 12, 2014

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    Mike - so what date are we talking about for these two - 1943? Lovely examples, of course, but then we expect that from you. And does the 30.10 pre-date the 28.10, or are they more or less contemporaneous?
     
  7. MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Mar 12, 2014

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    Contemporaneous for the most part but 30.10 was made a few months before 28.10. Serials for these are in the 9,8xx,xxx range so yes I would say around 1943 so I guess that would make these watches closer to 70 years old.
     
  8. adam78 Adam @ ΩF Staff Member Mar 12, 2014

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    Amazing. It's very hard to find contemporaneous Rolex bubblebacks which haven't been redialed or aren't in pretty sorry shape.
     
  9. lando Mar 12, 2014

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    ::love:: both of them. Don't know if I am worthy, but DIBS.
     
  10. Schlotkins Mar 12, 2014

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    That first watch is amazing. I'm definitely not worthy, but I'd go on the DIBS list for that. How large is it?

    Chris
     
  11. MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Mar 12, 2014

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    35mm in diameter excluding crown.
     
  12. LouS Mrs Nataf's Other Son Staff Member Mar 12, 2014

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    They are both pretty amazing. It's soothing just to look at them.
     
  13. cristos71 Mar 12, 2014

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    Lovely watches, I really like the first one too. Such a nice, clean and simple dial with those very attractive Arabic numerals.
     
  14. heman By the Power of Greyskull! Mar 13, 2014

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    SO BEAUTIFUL!!!::love:: Dibby dib dibs hhahaha. Please let me know if you ever want to unload these :D
     
  15. Watchguy31-us Mar 16, 2014

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    Wow, those are both gorgeous!