Hello all,

I'm a frequent lurker here. I have two vintage Omegas that are being serviced at the moment, and will post pics when they return.

I really like the 1950s Geneves, and I would appreciate your thoughts on the authenticity/originality of this onePurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network? Thanks in advance!

Regards,

Brandon

 

I may have been looking in all the wrong places, but I didn't see a karat gold quality mark in the usual,places- on the inner or outer case back. You say you like the 1950s Geneves. The info in the listing calls this one a 60s vintage, but the movement looks like an earlier full rotor type from the 1950s, to me. Without knowing the calibre of the movement, vintage is only a guess. I wonder why it is listed at less than scrap price, for an 18-karat case. Call me suspicious!

 

Incorrect case.

 

Agreed.

I'm suspicious, too! From what I can tell, these Geneves date to 1958-60. I have a ref. 2981 with cal. 491 in steel. The 16.2 mil serial dates mine to 1958. This reference is not listed in the OVD.

I read that Omega shipped movements to South America and the watches were cased there. The listing states that to be the case. You're the guru on these beauties, and I would be interested to know why you say it's an incorrect case.

**I'm not going to continue this discussion for the sake of argument. I've read enough threads where the OP can't accept the fact that a watch is a franken, etc. I won't be bidding on this one, but I want to learn as much about it as I can.

 

Thanks, but actually I know much more about the manual-wind versions.

It is true that gold cased watches were typically cased in South America during that period, but I would still expect to see some markings on an original case. Now, perhaps I am going blind, but the seller claims that it is marked on the back of the case, and I see nothing.

Also, the case style doesn't look right to my eye.

I could be wrong, as again, the autos aren't my speciality, but it doesn't look or feel right to me.

 

Thank you all for your responses. They are appreciated!