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·Hello all,
The general nature of my question will highlight my ignorance, but I’m keen to learn, so here’s the question anyway.
I’m a newbie, but have a growing collection of vintage omegas.
I have one which was sold to me as a 30T2 and it will need to go to my watchmaker for repairs: the balance spring has come out of the regulator pins and while I was looking around, I noticed also that somewhere in the life of the watch, the head has been twisted off the balance spring stud screw. Anyway, this has got me thinking about parts, because I love this watch and want to keep it ticking longer than I do.
The watch serial number dates it to between 1935 and 1937, I believe. The calibre inscription underneath the balance is 23.4 SC
Parts specific to the 23.4 calibre are rare, it would seem from my preliminary explorations, but those for other calibres including 260 are much more common. So, to what degree are the parts interchangeable in this family of calibers. If, just as an example, I needed a balance cock for the 23.4, would a 260 calibre part be a workable alternative?
Here’s a photo:
Any information gratefully received,
Thanks,
John
The general nature of my question will highlight my ignorance, but I’m keen to learn, so here’s the question anyway.
I’m a newbie, but have a growing collection of vintage omegas.
I have one which was sold to me as a 30T2 and it will need to go to my watchmaker for repairs: the balance spring has come out of the regulator pins and while I was looking around, I noticed also that somewhere in the life of the watch, the head has been twisted off the balance spring stud screw. Anyway, this has got me thinking about parts, because I love this watch and want to keep it ticking longer than I do.
The watch serial number dates it to between 1935 and 1937, I believe. The calibre inscription underneath the balance is 23.4 SC
Parts specific to the 23.4 calibre are rare, it would seem from my preliminary explorations, but those for other calibres including 260 are much more common. So, to what degree are the parts interchangeable in this family of calibers. If, just as an example, I needed a balance cock for the 23.4, would a 260 calibre part be a workable alternative?
Here’s a photo:
Any information gratefully received,
Thanks,
John