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Another one in my collection : A CK2175 with 23.4 SC T1

  1. Tire-comedon First Globemaster Jun 5, 2016

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    Hi,

    This nice little CK2175 has just arrived in my collection :
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    It has Inside a 23.4SC T1, the serial dates it from around 1943 :
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    This is one of the thre caseback variations I know, with case serial outside and ref to the 'modèle déposé' Inside, and six long slots :
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    Except for a scratch at three on the dial and some polishing of the case, the condition is quite good. The crown is not original

    Here it is in a 1943 catalog with the same dial :
    1943 F400_0014.jpg
     
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  2. Vitezi Jun 5, 2016

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    Another amazing find. I love seeing these pristine watches that just seem to pop out of a sealed time capsule.
     
  3. ahsposo Most fun screen name at ΩF Jun 5, 2016

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    Man! That dial! That case! Very nice...
     
  4. JimInOz Melbourne Australia Jun 5, 2016

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    Rather nice I say ::love::

    And do you happen to have an example of item 2 from the catalog?

    Yet?

    :D
     
  5. François Pépin Jun 6, 2016

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    Really a nice watch!

    I like a lot those big screws balance. On those watches, the system for the indirect second is very simple (a flat spring on the top of the pivot). Omega improved this with the 30SC series (a strong spring on the side of the pivot and a bridge with a rubi). This one is less effective to my opinion but it is still very nice looking!.

    There is an "M" below the rochet's cliquet. I have read elsewhere that could mean the movement what designed for a mere metal case and not a gold one. Do you think it is the correct explanation?
     
  6. Finrod Felagund Jun 6, 2016

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    Very nice catch! :thumbsup:
     
  7. Tire-comedon First Globemaster Jun 7, 2016

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    Yes I do, Marine standard type II (mine has funy/different hands compared to the catalog; do you think I should change them? :
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    Here another catalog picture of this one (from 1940) :
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  8. Tire-comedon First Globemaster Jun 7, 2016

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    Regarding the M, yes, I also had the same explanation. There are some models with a 'M' in metal cases, and others with an 'A' for silver ones (argent in French).
     
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  9. JimInOz Melbourne Australia Jun 7, 2016

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    No, leave them the way they are.
    The Neptune or trident hands were of the period and not seen as much as the Plume or Baton hands so that makes your example unusual.
    And probably more in keeping with the "waterproof" theme.
     
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  10. JimInOz Melbourne Australia Jun 7, 2016

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    Something kept whispering in my mind, I knew I'd seen that watch/hand combination before.

    And here we have from AJTT/133:

    Omega Neptune.JPG
     
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