I have a 2998-61, serial number 18946061 which in my perfect newbie world sounds like the low production number 61 of the sub reference also numbered 61. Is this significant or am I becoming a little obsessive about this watch.
Obsessive, I think. Have a look here http://chronomaddox.com/romans.html Your watch prob comes from late 1961 or early 1962?
No 1 trumps all once you get into the millions well...... I know if you get the 88,888,888 ( just all 8s you get my point) omega some Chinese guy will pay you a bit more one day
Yep, thanks guys Now that I have slept on it I think I might have been getting a little carried away.
Serial numbers in the 18 million range produced in 1961. Doesn't mean that the watch was sold then. Generally, it took a minimum of several months to for the movement to be cased, timed and sent off to a distributor. Then it might sit with the distribution until ordered by a retailer. Hope this helps, gatorcpa