General information wanted on ladies Omega

bigwoods · Jun 23, 2021

Attached are some photos of a watch that belonged to my wife's mother. The serial number is 9068631, and the number 672711 is stamped in the back of the case. The serial number indicates a manufacturing date of 1939. She wore it for many years, including her time as a Women's Army Service Pilot (WASP) during WWII. In trying to identify it, I have looked at a lot of images online, and have never seen one like it. We know it originally came with a cord-type band, and the current band is a replacement (Speidel). Any information or comments would be greatly appreciated.

SkunkPrince · Jun 23, 2021

You have pretty much what anyone could find. Since the vast majority of collectors seem to be men, they don't much care about these watches, and have put no effort into finding more about them.

perks713 · Jun 23, 2021

Beautiful keepsake, unfortunately there isn’t the same monetary value in women’s watches as men’s (meaning fewer people study them) but the craftsmanship is amazing in them. I’ve been trying to pick up ladies watches in hopes that 20 years from now my daughter will be interested in them.

Your mother in laws watch has a great story, if you had photos during WWII with her wearing the watch they’d be a great package for pass on to someone.

You might get lucky and find a forum member that can tell you more, fingers crossed.

connieseamaster · Jun 24, 2021

Unfortunately, what you know already is about all there is to find. Ladies watches were poorly documented then in catalogs and are largely ignored now by collectors.

That being said, yours is a really cool piece given the condition and the history it's seen. I imagine it was probably given as a school graduation gift and your wife's mother wore the hell out of it. I hope you continue to enjoy it.

gatorcpa · Jun 24, 2021

I have a couple of things to add:

1. The movement was made by Omega in Switzerland, but the case was US made under license by Omega. The word “Unadjusted” and the import mark “OXG” are the keys to determine that.

2. The case is likely some kind of gold filled. There should be a hallmark on the outside of the case.

3. The dial was refinished at some point. The logo is a bit blurry and there is a small notch at 12 that the redialler used to orient the dial properly. Watch collectors generally prize originality as much as possible, but with a family piece like this, originality doesn’t matter as much.

Hope this helps,
gatorcpa

bigwoods · Jun 24, 2021

gatorcpa
I have a couple of things to add:

1. The movement was made by Omega in Switzerland, but the case was US made under license by Omega. The word “Unadjusted” and the import mark “OXG” are the keys to determine that.

2. The case is likely some kind of gold filled. There should be a hallmark on the outside of the case.

3. The dial was refinished at some point. The logo is a bit blurry and there is a small notch at 12 that the redialler used to orient the dial properly. Watch collectors generally prize originality as much as possible, but with a family piece like this, originality doesn’t matter as much.

Hope this helps,
gatorcpa

Thank you for the additional info!

General information wanted on ladies Omega

bigwoods

SkunkPrince

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connieseamaster

gatorcpa

bigwoods

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