Franken watch so other can learn from my mistakes..

ApolloXVII · Aug 30, 2021

Hi

I bought this nice looking watch a while ago and i did not even bother to open it to check it inside because at the first look everything was ok for me..and after a while i open it ..and surprise..😀

I just post it so other can learn from my mistake..

Here are the pictures with the watch..

ApolloXVII · Aug 30, 2021

So..the Omega cal 1441 plate i assume it's glued. On the case back it's written cal 1430 which it sould look like this..

It said that the "clever one" learn from others mistakes and the "fool" not even from his own mistakes..
Of course i am the fool..😀

Heavytrevy · Aug 31, 2021

nobody buys these for the movements, only the crown is not original ,

gbesq · Aug 31, 2021

Most of us have made a few mistakes as novice collectors. Don’t beat yourself up. Just learn from it and move on.

JimInOz · Aug 31, 2021

If it had been a cal 1441 it would have actually been a better watch, but it's not a cal 1441.

Is there a caliber stamped on the plate near the coil? I can't see as the pic is blurred there.

ApolloXVII · Sep 4, 2021

JimInOz
If it had been a cal 1441 it would have actually been a better watch, but it's not a cal 1441.

Is there a caliber stamped on the plate near the coil? I can't see as the pic is blurred there.

It's nothing stamped near the coil so i think it's a mechanism borrowed from other watch..

Franken watch so other can learn from my mistakes..

ApolloXVII

ApolloXVII

Heavytrevy

gbesq

JimInOz

ApolloXVII

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