Goldberger Omega Time-Only Collection Auction Discussed

southtexas · Fri. 3:33pm

Mark020
I'm still recovering from that fact that somebody acquired 25% of the lots and thinks he can make money

I'm also having a hard time understanding the core strategy behind the play.

Mark020 · Fri. 3:47pm

It can’t be an impulse buy ::facepalm1::

SOG53 · Fri. 7:17pm

https://omegaforums.net/threads/my-vintage-omega-collection.194001/

Thread 'My Vintage Omega collection' ·

My Vintage Omega collection!

Olimpia · Sep 1, 2026

Looks like maybe keeping some? This popped up in Omega Review thread

Olimpia · 2026-09-20T18:49:07-0500

Davidt
This is ridiculous now.

Fully serviced yet only 220 amp and over 2 beat error. Part of me feels bad for the OP but it was a severe error in judgement to buy these at a premium auction with the intent to flip a profit. The service was clearly not an “elite, top tier” service given the specs above and now it seems like you’re just hoping to flip it onto someone who knows even less than you do by using jazzy catch phrases and hyping them and the collection above where they actually sit.

It’s quite revealing that you are looking at a technical report for a legendary 1944 military-spec Caliber 30T2 SC and trying to judge it by 1960s Constellation retail standards.
In 1944, wartime Omega military movements did not feature modern shock protection or micro-metric regulator balances. A beat error of 2,4-2.9 ms and a stable amplitude of 221° on an un-restored, 82-year-old original military balance wheel is a textbook performance for an authentic wartime piece. Any watchmaker forcing modern COSC specs onto a museum-grade reference like this would completely destroy its historical integrity.
Furthermore, you are trying to debate the description of a watch that carries a certified John Goldberger provenance. If you haven’t encountered this specific variation or these period-correct specs in your own collection, it simply highlights how rare this Salazar military reference actually is.
That being said, I will not engage in further useless polemics that would only waste my precious time. I genuinely have no intention of responding to those who do not read carefully and simply do not know. Enjoy the hobby

ErichKeane · 2026-09-20T19:36:18-0500

Olimpia
It’s quite revealing that you are looking at a technical report for a legendary 1944 military-spec Caliber 30T2 SC and trying to judge it by 1960s Constellation retail standards.
In 1944, wartime Omega military movements did not feature modern shock protection or micro-metric regulator balances. A beat error of 2,4-2.9 ms and a stable amplitude of 221° on an un-restored, 82-year-old original military balance wheel is a textbook performance for an authentic wartime piece. Any watchmaker forcing modern COSC specs onto a museum-grade reference like this would completely destroy its historical integrity.
Furthermore, you are trying to debate the description of a watch that carries a certified John Goldberger provenance. If you haven’t encountered this specific variation or these period-correct specs in your own collection, it simply highlights how rare this Salazar military reference actually is.
That being said, I will not engage in further useless polemics that would only waste my precious time. I genuinely have no intention of responding to those who do not read carefully and simply do not know. Enjoy the hobby

lol, what bullshit, someone took you for a ride 😁 ANY half decent watchmaker can get a 30T2 in any decent shape to a 250 amplitude, and a sub-0.5ms beat error. I literally did it on about my 5th watch working. Heck, even my first handful of 1800s pocket watches did better than that.

Good luck finding a bigger sucker than yourself.

lenndon · 2026-09-21T02:27:42-0500

Olimpia
A beat error of 2,4-2.9 ms and a stable amplitude of 221° on an un-restored, 82-year-old original military balance wheel is a textbook performance for an authentic wartime piece. Any watchmaker forcing modern COSC specs onto a museum-grade reference like this would completely destroy its historical integrity.

Which textbook would that be referring to?
And what would it mean to be forcing modern specs onto a watch? By fixing it?

I think adjusting beat error is part of a good service and should not be considered "destroying historical integrity"...

Davidt · 2026-09-21T02:48:32-0500

Olimpia
It’s quite revealing that you are looking at a technical report for a legendary 1944 military-spec Caliber 30T2 SC and trying to judge it by 1960s Constellation retail standards.
In 1944, wartime Omega military movements did not feature modern shock protection or micro-metric regulator balances. A beat error of 2,4-2.9 ms and a stable amplitude of 221° on an un-restored, 82-year-old original military balance wheel is a textbook performance for an authentic wartime piece. Any watchmaker forcing modern COSC specs onto a museum-grade reference like this would completely destroy its historical integrity.
Furthermore, you are trying to debate the description of a watch that carries a certified John Goldberger provenance. If you haven’t encountered this specific variation or these period-correct specs in your own collection, it simply highlights how rare this Salazar military reference actually is.
That being said, I will not engage in further useless polemics that would only waste my precious time. I genuinely have no intention of responding to those who do not read carefully and simply do not know. Enjoy the hobby

You have a hugely skewed view of the condition, value and historical merit of these watches, fuelled in part I assume by an understandable element of self preservation.

But come on man, get real.

padders · 2026-09-21T13:24:22-0500

Olimpia
It’s quite revealing that you are looking at a technical report for a legendary 1944 military-spec Caliber 30T2 SC and trying to judge it by 1960s Constellation retail standards.
In 1944, wartime Omega military movements did not feature modern shock protection or micro-metric regulator balances. A beat error of 2,4-2.9 ms and a stable amplitude of 221° on an un-restored, 82-year-old original military balance wheel is a textbook performance for an authentic wartime piece. Any watchmaker forcing modern COSC specs onto a museum-grade reference like this would completely destroy its historical integrity.
Furthermore, you are trying to debate the description of a watch that carries a certified John Goldberger provenance. If you haven’t encountered this specific variation or these period-correct specs in your own collection, it simply highlights how rare this Salazar military reference actually is.
That being said, I will not engage in further useless polemics that would only waste my precious time. I genuinely have no intention of responding to those who do not read carefully and simply do not know. Enjoy the hobby

Gee I guess this 30T2 wartime Omega from 1943 was a fluke. Or maybe a decent watchmaker like Mitka of this parish can do a lot better than you suggest...