Below are some photos of my Great Grandfathers Watch that I just inherited on my wedding day last month. The family don't know much about it except that it was given to him as a 21st birthday present. It has been fully restored and is in perfect condition.

Could anyone help with some information?
Year it was made?
Model type?
What it's made of?
Value?

Anything would be helpful. Thank you.

 

If nothing else, the original box is well worth the price of admission
Chances are that if the original buckle are hallmarked that the watch itself will have similar hallmarks.

 

The hallmark on the one o'clock lug would suggest it's solid gold.

 

Good catch Simon. Ya, I see that now. I'll bet he'll be getting a few PMs if he hasn't already.

 

Yeah, it's a cool looking watch.
I just hope it's not a redial.

 

The dial is original and in mint condition. Do you know a ball park for how much this would fetch?

 

How did I know that sooner or later this would be asked

 

Because he asked in the OP?

I'd say that if the watch is sent off for a proper service it would likely be worth more when done then the service cost, so there would be a great piece of family history to keep passing on down the line, and no worries of shelling out $400 for servicing a $100 watch.

 

Ok, so a few things:

1. Your watch is solid gold. It's likely either a 9k or 18k case.
2. The case is made by Dennison, a UK based casing company. It's original to the watch and slightly uncommon, as far as Omega's are concerned. Most of the time, I see 9k Dennison cases.
3. The dial, crown, and hand set are correct.
4. The strap is not original - thought the buckle might be.
5. The movement might be a caliber 267. You will have to get the back opened first.
6. The watch, if the movement is correct and in working condition, is worth between $350 and $750, in my opinion. A wide range - but one dependent on where it is sold, the quality of the sale, and the interested buyers at the time.

 

You said it was fully restored. Was the dial restored? If not how do you know it's original? Unless you have lots of experience with vintage omega watches it's hard to tell.

 

The dial was not restored. I took it to a respectable watch specialist and the only part they replaced was the glass.

 

Nice looking watch and nice crown, did Omega typically make crowns like this in the 1940s?
(Longines did on several models).

 

On the Dennison cases, they are.

 

Appears to be 9 kt, and the buckle most likely original. It should have a .375 hallmark on the side, same as under the lug.

Art

 

Oh stop. Where'd you start?

 

To the OP (original post(er)). Scroll through this thread, take the snippets that may apply to your watch. Run that info through a search engine and return with what ever you find. Share that again here, ask questions, enjoy. Lurk and learn without contributing. Contribute and learn... It's all good.
If you came here for a value and you got it, good for you. If you came here to learn, good for you. Whatever, stay here, learn, contribute, lurk, it'll all do

 

On Purists a couple of decades ago

 

. . . and if anyone asks, that's why you've got dibs on my collection, starting with Black Connie.

 

The MWF (Montal Watch Fittings) mark suggests that the buckle is original also and made in the UK along with the Dennison case. The hallmarks on the buckle and lugs denote that it's solid 9k gold.