Hi everyone, I bought this lovely little Omega on eBay and was wondering if its authentic and the history behind it. Any info would be great Its manual wind and claims to be goldcapped. Look forward to hearing from you, thanks

 

Anyone out there?

 

https://www.omegawatches.com/planet...ache=1&cHash=4c1097e4bb9b2265863266179e6e0061
The issue I see is that reference, according to the OVD, should have a cal. 230 or 231 in it. Neither of which has a sub seconds. So, either the OVD is wrong or incomplete (wouldn't be the first time) or you have a dial and movement that doesn't belong in that case. To my very untrained eye, the movement looks older than the case but I can't read the movement number in the photo so it's all speculation, on my part. I can assure you that someone far more knowledgeable than me will be along.

 

+ 1. The case is a gold shell over stainless steel. But it appears to me as well to be much newer than the movement. The dial appears to me to be vitreous enamel which would mean it could be original to the movement which appears to me to be circa the 1920s or early 1930s.

 

Agree, case is from the 40s while the movement serial number dates it to the mid-1920s.

 

Thanks everyone!! Does this mean that it was a waste of money?? What do you think I should have paid for this? Will tell you what I did pay after your comments

 

If you like it, it doesn't matter. If you're bothered by it possibly being a franken, I'd try and return it.

 

Possibly from an era when "originality" was less prized than now. Probably "franken", but possibly old franken and a curiosity rather than something that will appeal to a collector - a bit like repurposed fob/pocket watches. To me it has a certain charm and is redolent of an era when things were recycled/reused rather than being thrown away.

That having been said, if the sellers description was misleading, then you may have a possibility of returning it.

 

I could see a movement from a wire-lug case (with broken lugs) send to Omega for recasing.

Tom

 

I agree with the comments above.

The movement is a 23.7 S, probably about 1925. The case is about 20 years later! And that’s before we start with the hands and crown...

Here’s an image of one of mine from 1925 (the movement numbers are very close!). As you see, mine has wire lugs (exactly as predicted above).

Again as already written, your enamel dial (which looks in good shape) may originate with the movement.

So it is definitely a Franken (an ‘assembled’ watch). Depending on how the watch was described, you may have the chance to return it (if you want to).

Hope that helps.
Tom

 

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Thanks Willem.
How confusing!

 

Thank you everybody, you have been very helpful I think I am going to keep the watch regardless, the seller was not clear, but hey, I like it and I paid just over £100 for it so its ok.

Feels pretty cool to have a 1920's movement in there, almost 100 years old !!