What year is your watch? A symbol buckle might not bee the right one for you.

 

'60. It could go either way. I have one from a '64 unmarked with Omega name stamped on the back but I like the ones with the Omega symbol on the buckle.

 

For an early 60’s Constellation, IMO a buckle with the applied/attached Omega symbol is what was used. That’s what I’ve noticed from advertisement I’ve seen/collected.

By the way, Constellation in advertisement attached, IMO is a 16mm inner width. I have seen more solid gold 16mm buckles than the smaller/tapered 12-13mm. Just my observation.

 

Reproduction buckle.

 

Same, I think, sorry.

 

It is a Seamaster. My vintage Omega NOS strap is a 11/16 x 1/2. Since the watch is an American cased a 18/16mm would not be the way I want to go. I have a nice original strap and will find the buckle to work with it.

 

Dear All, How about this 18K buckle? will it worth for $200? thank you!
and this buckle is suit for which series of Omega? may Constallation?

 

Ah, good example. If you look at the ad a few postings up, you can see "your" buckle. 1964.

 

Thank you!

 

I have a 14mm omega buckles. I don't know which watch it is for. I look forward to your help. Thank you everyone

 

These were sometimes found on the Dynamic models.

 

Hello all, I have two buckles for a '65 Seamaster. One is a modern Omega buckle with the raised symbol and the other is the same buckle on the far left in the photo below. It is listed as a transitional buckle on this thread. I am guessing it dates to the early '70s. If you had to choose between the two, which one would you go with? Both are genuine. I don't think either would have come on the watch when it was new. Photos are from the thread and are not mine. I know this is kind of an objective question, but i would be interested in the following:

What year range would you date the transitional buckle to?

Just curious, which one others would go with? I have a vintage Omega strap on the way for it so I am leaning towards the modern buckle as it seems more like the right one for the date of the watch.

 

Thank you for the excellent resource!
Not sure, if I overlooked it, but I might have another one for you that I bought last year in Argentina for my Aviator from 1939.
Here it comes.
Best, Johannes

 

How often did Omega fit gold plated buckles on solid gold cased watches anyway?

 

This was quite usual for a long time ( at least 30ies through 40ies), in the 50ies you can find solid gold buckles on luxury models

 

That is a darned good question and the short answer is, we're not sure. The date affects the buckle style and so does the country of origin.

If I were choosing your buckle. I would pick either of the two stainless examples in your top picture. Those are likelier to be correct, or at least not obviously wrong.

See if you can find pictures in old advertisements frrom the same period as your watch, especially if your local library has bound volumes of National Geograpic or Esquire magazines.

Good luck in your search! Don't feel bad if you don't see any good examples, it's not something Omega seemed to care a great deal about and straps may have been applied by importers or at point of sale, too. We just don't know.

 

Is it safe to say that up until 1952-53, gold plated buckles on solid gold watches were still common?

 

You selling any of these?

 

Just bought some old crates of watch parts from a watchmaker and there was a bag of omega buckles. I managed to identity a few of them thanks to this thread but have 2 I’m not sure about.

What do you guys think? Are they genuine?