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Help identifying Omega ladies pocket watch

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Hi!
My Mum died recently and sorting through her possessions I found an Omega pocket watch. I’ve searched the internet but had no luck finding any information until I found this group. Can anyone help me? I’m pretty sure it is Victorian as it belonged, I think, to one of her aunts. Mum was born in 1928. It is working but needs to be cleaned but there isn’t anywhere to take it at the moment!
 
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The case on the watch is of Swiss manufacture, and is marked with a silver purity mark of .935 (93.5 % silver). For more information:

https://www.vintagewatchstraps.com/swisshallmarks.php

Scroll down to .935 silver. The case is marked with the Omega trade mark.I don’t see a serial number on the mechanism (the movement), but I’ll take a guess at circa 1910 (could be late 1890s), but there may be other opinions. The movement appears to have 15-jewels.

Did you have questions?
 
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Thank you. What do you think all the references inside the case mean? Any idea where I can find out more about it?
 
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Thank you. What do you think all the references inside the case mean? Any idea where I can find out more about it?

Must confess I do wonder what the scratched info. including 1876 refers to ?
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In the book ‚Omega - A Journey through Time‘ I found a picture of a golden pocket watch with the same dial design. Its brand Gurzelen is mentioned as beeing a sister brand of Omega.
The text also explains that it was common not to have the brand name on the dial.

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The scratched markings are typically notes from watchmakers during their last service.
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