Chrome-Plated Omegas?

noelekal · Jul 6, 2015

Running the traps this evening and notice brass showing through the nicks on this auction watch from "down south. "
http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-SWI...837?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item58c8022145

Is it correct to assume that Omega provided movements to various markets that may have fitted them in chrome-plated cases. I don't think I've encountered one with such a case before.

gatorcpa · Jul 7, 2015

noelekal
Is it correct to assume that Omega provided movements to various markets that may have fitted them in chrome-plated cases.

No it is not.

I don't think that is the original case, although the case back looks to be solid steel and could be a genuine Omega replacement. Tissot (Omega's sister company at that time) used chrome plated cases on many of their watches.

Hope this helps.
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Chrome-Plated Omegas?

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