3x vintage Omegas NOS with labels

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derMatze

·Feb 14, 2023

Hi.
My name is Matthias and im from The middle of Germany.
Thanks for having me in this nice forum.
And first of all, i apologize for my bad english/writing.

Beside of 29 other vintage watches, i was given these 3 Omega watches.

All these watches came from a store in Germany, that allready closed its doors 45 years ago.
The watches are despite their age totaly new and never worn.
Two of them with original labels on it. They have been stored dry all the time.
I dont want to open or wind up the watches, cause i dont have a clue about those things and dont want to break anything. Or do you think i can wind them up, to try them out?
Do you know wich models these are?
What do you think of them?
Is there something nice, that maybe have a value?

Thank you very very much for your help.
Greetings, Mat.

 

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X350 XJR

·Feb 14, 2023·Vintage Omega Aficionado

All I can say is WOW, just WOW, amazing!

 

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Radiumpassion

·Feb 14, 2023

That`s something you don’t see every day, thank you for sharing these beauties👍

 

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AndyN

·Feb 14, 2023

Very nice watches, maybe have them checked and serviced before winding

 

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Davidt

·Feb 14, 2023

Go-lly! Look at those! They’re wonderful.

Think very carefully before you do anything with them. They’ve been sat waiting for 80 years, so be patient and don’t rush in to opening them yourself if you don’t have the tools and capabilities.

Are you keeping them? If so are you looking to wear or preserve them as NOS?

 

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jB1128

·Feb 14, 2023

Stunning examples. Thank you very much for sharing!

 

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X350 XJR

·Feb 14, 2023·Vintage Omega Aficionado

Calling @Tire-comedon

 

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Donn Chambers

·Feb 14, 2023

As others have said, wow. These really are NOS. That label gets bandied about a lot, but these are obviously the real deal. If you want to sell them, do nothing. Anything you do (winding, servicing, cleaning) will diminish the value. If you want to keep and wear (and who wouldn’t), then definitely have them serviced before winding.

 

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MSNWatch

·Feb 14, 2023·Vintage Omega Aficionado

In the immortal words of Joey Tribbiani - "How you doin!"

 

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steversaurus

·Feb 14, 2023

Amazingly well preserved.

 

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Zapatta

·Feb 14, 2023

Hi Matt,

I'm glad you listened to my advice and came here for answers. Hope you'll stick around and have fun with us! 😀

 

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Donko1100

·Feb 14, 2023

Not one, not two, but three! Beautiful! Thanks so much for showing them!
As you wrote, you also have other brands, I guess new ones, and it would be interesting to make another topic and list them too...

 

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perenowell

·Feb 14, 2023

Wow! That is a way to make an entrance on OF! 😀
Great first post!

 

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dsio

·Feb 14, 2023·Ash @ ΩF

Normally the term NOS gets thrown around very loosely but those are absolutely amazing examples.

That Scarab is epic.

 

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Seaborg

·Feb 14, 2023

One word : LOVE 🥰

 

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gbesq

·Feb 14, 2023

OMG. Those are spectacular examples. The lubricants in the movements have long since dried out, so I would have them serviced before winding them. I can’t give you an opinion as to their sale value, but as a collector I’d say that they’re priceless! Congrats!

Edited: Feb 15, 2023

 

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Hetcins1

·Feb 14, 2023

Shut the front door ,wow wee, omg ,😁 super trio.

 

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MtV

·Feb 14, 2023

Oh, wow. A spectacular find indeed. If you need recommendations for watchmakers / help, feel free to drop me a PM. Same location, same first name. 😀

But most of all, ill +1 what was said above, these should be dealt with by the right people to preserve them. Not a job for the battery changer in a mall.

 

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TimeODanaos

·Feb 14, 2023

Welcome, Matthias - 🥰 for your "Fab Suisse" tank! And the others too... 👍

 

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Tire-comedon

·Feb 14, 2023

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Calling @Tire-comedon

Hi,
Three superb examples, congratulations for this find!
A lot is already said on the original tags :
n°2 is a ref MK 710, with 26.5 SOB inside. When Omega launched the 26.5 SOB caliber, they issued two models, this one and the ref 800.
Here is ref 710 in a 1926 German catalog :

and one of mine from around 1927 says hello :

and another one of mine, from around 1933, with a nice (but damaged) modern radium dial :

Both of mine have incorrect crown. Very interesting to see yours as we have an example of how it should look.

N°3 is a ref CK 730. This model was produced with caliber 20F (again issued when they launched the 20F in the 1930 collection) and later with caliber T17. The tag doesn't say what is inside yours.
Here a ref 730 with 20F inside, in the novelties chapter of a 1930 French catalog

And here, CK730 in a 1935 catalog for the launch of the T17 (note it has a very specific dial with omega logo and name on top of the dial. This was only on early CK730.17, and was replaced by two variations, one named 'carré' and the other 'rectangle') :

Here are the 'carré' (square in French) and the 'rectangle' in a 1938 French catalog :

and finally one of mine (CK 730.17 'rectangle' dial from around 1936) says hello :