Centenary 2500 JUB Serial Numbers

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Hi

I would suggest also tracking the 28.10 JUB AS WELL.. with only 2000 case ref 2499. I know it's only 34 mm but it might fill in some gaps ....

Just a thought ... Will find mine and post if you want.

Bill
Well, I may indeed have to expand my study to the second series 2500 with the cal 333 (with the mythical RG regulator). So far there are only two examples, though, so we'd have to improve on that 😉

Just to keep you going, here is the updated table for the 2500 JUB -


You can see that the new entries are still fitting nicely into what must surely be a chronological sequence, with the "2500" case engravings all stacking up at the end. And Pitpro's example at the very end starts a new sequence of 10,8xx,xxx numbers, which I had not anticipated. What it seems to imply is that the movements are also chronological, but only as batches - so the 10,6xx batch are fitted altogether (but not in numerical order) then the 10,7xx batch (again, not in numerical order) and then presumably a 10,8xx batch. But we don't find 6s, 7s, or 8s mixed up together.

It would be nice to find earlier or later examples, just to confirm things.
 
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Will find mine and post if you want.

Bill, is there any doubt?


As a 50's child (1951), the centenary is a grail for me.
Also, we need to compile this info now while the trail is fresh!
 
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I don't know if anyone has the original spreadsheet from @John R Smith, but this one would be first on the list:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1945s-OMEGA...GOLD-AUTOMATIC-BUMPER-MENS-WATCH/262556632945

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As another of John's Threads on Centenarys was recently bumped up I thought this thread tracking serial numbers was very worthy of being brought back up as well. Many on us have watches listed on his serial list data.

 
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I thought it could be useful to share these serial numbers, although I have not seen the watch, nor have photos of it...

But it just happened that I have just found this old paper (and unfortunately only the certificate without the chronometer) but maybe one day, thanks to this post, we might match it with the watch!



Certificate number : 0733
Mouvement : 10761923
Case : 10975198
 
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My first watch for 2020 is also my first gold case watch (does the 50th anniversary Apollo XI Moonwatch count?). I read this thread many times over before committing to buying this one. Thanks!
Movement #: 110761118
Case #: 1075518
 
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A beautiful example.

This one in on my "want" list for 2020.

So I will call dibs!
Evan
 
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Beautiful!
May we see the caseback sides?
Curious if it has the engraved back.
 
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A beautiful example.

This one in on my "want" list for 2020.

So I will call dibs!
Evan
Not sure this will be leaving anytime soon. Being a first gold case for me and the first watch for the new decade makes it already more memorable than some watch I already own. Hehe. Other than that, you have first dibs. Haha
 
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Beautiful!
May we see the caseback sides?
Curious if it has the engraved back.
No centenary engraving on the case back of this one.
 
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My first watch for 2020 is also my first gold case watch (does the 50th anniversary Apollo XI Moonwatch count?). I read this thread many times over before committing to buying this one. Thanks!
Movement #: 110761118
Case #: 1075518

Nice one - congrats 👍

Any other Centenary owners with this type of second hand?
 
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Nice catch 👍 - I really like the Centenary style.

Haven't seen this second hand on a Centenary before but I am not an expert at all.

Mine looks a bit different and that is the style of the second hand on a Centenary I know so far. (unfortunately my crown is a replacement-any information where I can find an original one?)
 
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Nice catch 👍 - I really like the Centenary style.

Haven't seen this second hand on a Centenary before but I am not an expert at all.

Mine looks a bit different and that is the style of the second hand on a Centenary I know so far. (unfortunately my crown is a replacement-any information where I can find an original one?)
I looked at photos online of centenaries and I also couldn’t find one with the same second hand. But the color matcha and the patina matches the rest of the watch. I didn’t worry about it too much.

Not sure where to find an original crown. Sorry.
 
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Another JUB example which I’ve posted previously in another thread. Case #10725174 and mvmt #10760904
 
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Thanks for your help

If you find correct (or very close) crowns, please let me know 😀
 
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Fixed the link for you. Looks like it works for mobile phones.

Yes, case was made in France. Movement has “Fabrique en Suisse” marking, as required by French law at that time.
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