Hello! I'm new on this forum. I love watches but I'm in no way an expert. I have a decent collection that I have aquired over the years but this one particular watch that I got my hands on (passed from my grandfather) is making me crazy I cannot find any model that looks like this. I found some that look similar, but not exactly like this. Let me give you some back story. This watch comes in a box that conmemorates the 1968 olympics in Mexico. I am Mexican, my grandfather's boss gave him the watch during the 68 olympics here in Mexico as a present. He used it for about 10-15 years and then stashed it in a closet. I want to know first if it's legit, I´m having some doubts because I can´t find it anywhere. It is 100% solid gold, that is for sure. I only have the box, don't have any paperwork. I would like to know if anybody has ever seen this model before, if it's legit, its current aprox value, etc. I would never sell it anyway, but it would be nice to know if what I have has any history or if its some kind of special edition sold in Mexico. Hopefully you guys with all of your expertise can shine some light. Thanks guys, cheers.
The quality of the case and bracelet is not what is normally expected of Omega manufacture. This tends to imply the case was made in Mexico. If you can take it to a watchmaker to show us the movement and any markings inside the caseback, that would help give you a better answer.
Your pictures are not too clear but the condition of the watch and bracelet looks quite rough. The watch looks too small for a man's watch. If the watch is gold, and I am not sure that it is, it's worth what the gold is worth. If you can open the watch and take a clear photo of the case back and the movement, it will help a great deal and some ofnthe real experts may be able to help you learn about your watch
My father has a very similar looking model given to him by my mother in 1966. But, the difference is that the case is sharper and the bracelet is flatter. I believe it’s called a Deville. Even with all boxes and papers it’s still only worth the value of the gold. These were small, but definitely Men’s watches in the 60s.
The box is nice. At a guess it is worth (the considerable) gold scrap value, plus maybe $50 for the fact its a watch plus maybe $75-100 for the box. Rare doesn't always equal valuable or interesting unfortunately. When the gold price is high, the value of even nice gold watches can't exceed their intrinsic value and without meaning to be rude, this isn't particularly nice or desirable. Integrated bracelets, particularly when damaged, a dirty dial and a rectangular (likely local) case are all drags on the value.