Damaged 27 CHRO T1 Movement?

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sathomasga

·Dec 23, 2022

I've been wrong many times before, so I thought I'd check with folks here with more experience, but this movement has significant damage, right? I'd also guess that the chances of finding a replacement part are pretty low, unless the cal 320/321 updated version is compatible.

 

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KLXN

·Dec 24, 2022

I’m by no means experienced, quite the opposite.
However, I thought I will try to understand what the issue is, but I have hard time locating the problem. Is it about part 320.1724?

 

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Caliber561

·Dec 24, 2022

Significant damage?

 

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sathomasga

·Dec 24, 2022

KLXN

However, I thought I will try to understand what the issue is, but I have hard time locating the problem. Is it about part 320.1724?

What I'm seeing looks like a large crack in the piece to which 320.1732 attaches. Maybe it's just the camera angle / reflection?

 

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airansun

·Dec 24, 2022

My early two register Lemania:

Looks like two distinct parts to me, not one that’s cracked.

(Mid 50’s redial)

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airansun

·Dec 24, 2022

And an early two register Omega:

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sheepdoll

·Dec 24, 2022

I wish Santa would give me something like this for Christmas.

There is nothing I like better, than a loose collection of watch parts to assemble. Too bad there really is not a Santa to give me one tomorrow. The Santa's I know tend to deal with more practical things and have trouble with abstractions like My wanting a complete Lemania CH27-12 or a 351 with case with all the parts ready to clean and assemble. I put pillar wheel Lemania on my Christmas list. Santa was most confused.

It is not like I do not have three Lemania watches/movements. None though are pillar wheel.

 

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sathomasga

·Dec 24, 2022

airansun

Looks like two distinct parts to me, not one that’s cracked

Thank you very much for the examples. With those clear photos, I think you are correct. (A good reason to check with OF.)

 

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airansun

·Dec 24, 2022

By the way, that’s a really early serial number, probably part of their first run, for an Omega 320, which came before the first 321s. Dates to late 1942, early 1943.

Here’s the earliest 321 I’ve found so far: