33mm 1939 watch

MSNWatch · May 23, 2016

Pahawi
I know nothing about these, but it looks fantastic - like everything else you show us from your Collection....

The significance is that the 30mm manual wind movement is among the 4 or 5 most significant movements made by omega in its history - was made over a 20 year period with several millions manufactured. The first run ever of this movement is 600 pieces with a movement serial starting with 8965xxx and this one is the earliest thus far that has surfaced (AFAIK). The condition is actually the icing on the cake as they say!

VanDamme · May 23, 2016

I am completely fascinated by these 30mm Omegas. It has been discussed a few times on OF but there seems to be many more search results in French (Note to self, learn French!). Many I see are in the same cases. I am interested to see Bill's in a different case.

Here fellow member tdn-dk shows a scan of an extract of his Omega that was produced within this period but has a serial outside the 600 range. Is this odd? I suppose not if some of the 600 were only cased later and then completed by April 1940 while other movements were cased simultaneously.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-cal-30-and-serial-number.33455/

@MSNWatch already started a 30mm thread, perhaps you could post this watch in that thread. Or, perhaps the 600 deserve their own thread. As you stated, they are pretty significant in Omega's history. If I had one I would start it but alas...

MSNWatch · May 28, 2019

With the release of @mac_omega's book on 30mm chronometres I thought I would revive this thread and add a photo of a second watch in my collection with a first run 600 movement:

VanDamme · May 28, 2019

Years later, I too can post of mine with a first run 600 movement.

Waiting on Erich’s book which should be here shortly

JimInOz · May 28, 2019

VanDamme
.............................Erich’s book which should be here shortly

Keep calm when you see it, it may be slightly awesome!

DaveK · May 28, 2019

MSNWatch
Small watch with a clean original black dial and the earliest serial for a 30mm movement that I've seen - though I am sure the 30mm specialists like @Bill Sohne, @mac_omega, DeGeus, @Tire-comedon and others have probably seen (and own) earlier ones.

Stunning watch! How do you determine the ref # and caliber # for these ones?

MSNWatch · Jun 1, 2019

DaveK
Stunning watch! How do you determine the ref # and caliber # for these ones?

The caliber is 30mm as pointed out here part of the first batch of 600 movements of what will eventually have millions produced over about 2 decades in various caliber numbers. And not sure what the ref. # is. Maybe 784?

33mm 1939 watch

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