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colinroberts
·Hi all,
I'm new to the forum. I inherited this watch from a dear family friend, and can't find out much about it. It's a wristwatch despite being huge and looking like a pocket watch - the wire lugs on one side have just broken off. I'm hoping one of you experts can help tell me a little more about it.
So far I can only find this article on Hondikee with a similar looking Omega (same lugs, same mono-pusher) which interestingly states that "many believe this reference to be the earliest Omega wrist chronograph, ever" (referring to the watch in the article).
However Omega also came out with this watch which is also similar, supposedly modeled after their first chronograph, and was limited to 18 pieces at $122k each in 2018. interestingly, this one has the same lugs, exact same dial layout (but very different dial), same mono-pusher, etc, but I still can't find out anything about the "originals" they were modeled after, and if what I have is one of them or not.
I tried to get all the identifying marks in the photos, but things to note are that the case is ~45mm, inside the caseback there's a "5673478", as well as a "17" below but kind of spaced apart, and below that a "c". Above the Omega logo and those inscriptions is another stamp that as best as I can tell reads "Depose No.9846". The inscription underneath the balance wheel on the movement is "4636344".
I'm new to the forum. I inherited this watch from a dear family friend, and can't find out much about it. It's a wristwatch despite being huge and looking like a pocket watch - the wire lugs on one side have just broken off. I'm hoping one of you experts can help tell me a little more about it.
So far I can only find this article on Hondikee with a similar looking Omega (same lugs, same mono-pusher) which interestingly states that "many believe this reference to be the earliest Omega wrist chronograph, ever" (referring to the watch in the article).
However Omega also came out with this watch which is also similar, supposedly modeled after their first chronograph, and was limited to 18 pieces at $122k each in 2018. interestingly, this one has the same lugs, exact same dial layout (but very different dial), same mono-pusher, etc, but I still can't find out anything about the "originals" they were modeled after, and if what I have is one of them or not.
I tried to get all the identifying marks in the photos, but things to note are that the case is ~45mm, inside the caseback there's a "5673478", as well as a "17" below but kind of spaced apart, and below that a "c". Above the Omega logo and those inscriptions is another stamp that as best as I can tell reads "Depose No.9846". The inscription underneath the balance wheel on the movement is "4636344".
