masteroftime
·Hi all,
Recently, I saw this watch pop up for sale. It was clearly a franken given the 165.024 dial and 166.024 caseback. I was intrigued by the case and dial condition and figured I could use the parts to fix up other watches if it was cheap enough, so I bought it.
What do you all think I have here?
I’m a little perplexed by this case. Does it look like a 166.024-67? I am unsure if the midcase matches the caseback or the case is indeed for a 165.024 and the caseback is wrong. Any hunches what the engraved 33 on the caseback might mean? Pity that somebody crudely engraved 33 on the lug.
I wonder if someone stumbled on a NOS or lightly used case at some point and bought and cobbled together the rest. It looks unpolished. The minute, hour hand, and dial seem good but relumed to match. I think the second hand might be a fake.
I’ve bought quite a few of these, but I am certainly not an expert, so I really appreciate any insight. Thanks!
![CFFB1C37-9EAD-49D8-AB96-BEF6BFA93DCD.jpeg CFFB1C37-9EAD-49D8-AB96-BEF6BFA93DCD.jpeg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1791/1791087-4ea444e3ab89d4336a3865c9e0066f18.jpg?hash=TqRE46uJ1D)
Recently, I saw this watch pop up for sale. It was clearly a franken given the 165.024 dial and 166.024 caseback. I was intrigued by the case and dial condition and figured I could use the parts to fix up other watches if it was cheap enough, so I bought it.
What do you all think I have here?
I’m a little perplexed by this case. Does it look like a 166.024-67? I am unsure if the midcase matches the caseback or the case is indeed for a 165.024 and the caseback is wrong. Any hunches what the engraved 33 on the caseback might mean? Pity that somebody crudely engraved 33 on the lug.
I wonder if someone stumbled on a NOS or lightly used case at some point and bought and cobbled together the rest. It looks unpolished. The minute, hour hand, and dial seem good but relumed to match. I think the second hand might be a fake.
I’ve bought quite a few of these, but I am certainly not an expert, so I really appreciate any insight. Thanks!
![7858286B-AE21-420E-AF48-35D65C61E044.jpeg 7858286B-AE21-420E-AF48-35D65C61E044.jpeg](https://omegaforums.net/data/attachments/1791/1791081-2e8549ef4293ca6fb009a5278a70634f.jpg?hash=LoVJ70KTym)
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