Art deco- watches and beyond

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Syrte

·Jan 15, 2023·MWR Tech Support Dept

delta_dart

I would consider this dial design to be art deco, Longines invoiced 1946 to Norway.

Agree, and very nice!!

omegastar

OmegArt- déco 1932.

Beautiful design and colors 👍

 

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septentrio

·Jan 27, 2023

 

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noelekal

·Jan 27, 2023·Home For Wayward Watches

Late 1926 Illinois Sangamo Special. which was made late in the production of that model. Check out that sexy set of hands!

 

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DirtyDozen12

·Jan 27, 2023·Thanks, mystery donor!

omegastar

OmegArt- déco 1932.

Wonderful watch!

TimeODanaos

Wonderful! Can anyone educate me about the process/materials then used for achieving that (unfaded) gorgeous blue?

I think that those numerals are enamel. I believe that the dial blank would have been struck, much like a coin, to create impressions that the enamel would fill. After firing, the dial would be sanded/filed(?) to remove excess enamel. This process was not uncommon in the 1920s, but the enamel is usually black.

 

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noelekal

·Jan 27, 2023·Home For Wayward Watches

The pre-war US coinage in circulation during the heyday of the Art Deco period was quite fetching.
































All images courtesy PCGS.

 

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X350 XJR

·Jan 27, 2023·Vintage Omega Aficionado

septentrio

This is stunning!

Tell us about it.

 

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septentrio

·Jan 28, 2023

X350 XJR

Tell us about it.

Well, I stumbled upon it a few years back in a local Belgian auction. It was not working. I wanted to pay whatever was necessary but the bidding was slow. I love these Marvin peculiarities and a Gyroplan is on top of my wanted list.. A watch buddy of mine did the service, I remember I had to source quite a few parts and did this mainly through purchasing a cal. 950 donor. These parts are not easy to find..
It now runs great. This is my working desk watch companion and I don’t see it going any time soon.
The arrow seconds hand is actually a spinning disc. The bicolor sector dial is in very good condition. The blued hands are special with their square connector points. The case is chromed.
I feel very lucky to have stumbled upon this!

 

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Tire-comedon

·Feb 4, 2023

AS 1052 inside.

 

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joeshoup

·Feb 4, 2023

Tire-comedon

AS 1052 inside.

Cubist bridges! I am amazed.

 

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omegastar

·Feb 17, 2023

Movado classic Art-déco.

 

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omegastar

·Feb 25, 2023

Omega Sideros

 

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Tire-comedon

·Feb 25, 2023

omegastar

Omega Sideros

Was it the one sold by Antiquorum in 2020?

 

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Deafboy

·Feb 25, 2023·His Holiness Puer Surdus

Tire-comedon

Was it the one sold by Antiquorum in 2020?

Hands are different. Wear to dial is also different.

Link

 

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Tire-comedon

·Feb 25, 2023

Deafboy

Hands are different. Wear to dial is also different.

Link

To me the hour & minute hands are the same on the Antiquorum and on the presented watch. Seconds hand is indeed different.

I asked the question because I was wondering where the identification came from. Antiquorum presented this identical watch also as a Sideros despite its case, bow, and hands are not the right ones. The dial has the same design but it can be found on other references.

It is a very beautiful art deco watch, but I doubt it is a Sideros.

 

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DirtyDozen12

·Feb 25, 2023·Thanks, mystery donor!

Deafboy

Hands are different. Wear to dial is also different.

The sub-dials have an entirely different design, as well.

 

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Deafboy

·Feb 25, 2023·His Holiness Puer Surdus

I think the minute hand is different; the flat area near the pivot is blued in one case.

 

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DirtyDozen12

·Feb 25, 2023·Thanks, mystery donor!

Deafboy

I think the minute hand is different; the flat area near the pivot is blued in one case.

@omegastar could confirm, but I suspect that both minute hands are polished at the center and one example was photographed at an angle that is not reflecting much light back.

 

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Tire-comedon

·Feb 25, 2023

Deafboy

I think the minute hand is different; the flat area near the pivot is blued in one case.

Clearly different subdials. According to my documentation, the Sideros had the same subdial as the Antiquorum watch.
Both Antiquorum and Omegastar's watches also have 'importé de Suisse' at the bottom of the dial, which seems strange for a line created for the Italian market.

 

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kgb

·Feb 25, 2023

In addition to watches, I collect (and sometimes restore) antique radios. I have a few art deco treasures such as this 1936-37 Sparton "Sled" by Walter Dorwin Teague:

 

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Tire-comedon

·Feb 25, 2023

omegastar

Omega Sideros

Found it in one of may catalogs (1933 French) it's a ref CK 395 :

Contrary to the specific series of named watches for the Italian market, this ref was produced with variations in casebacks, hands and dial design, over many years.