Help in identifying vintage Omega

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This watch was a gift from my grandfather, who received it new as a retirement gift in 1964. It was recently stolen in a home burglary and I am attempting to find the same model to replace it. Any help in identifying what model would be appreciated... I think it is gold-filled and not solid gold, but not sure, given the engraving on the back. Thanks.

C. W. Kerner
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I’m sorry it’s stolen hope you find a suitable replacement. It’s a nice thought but, even if you find a similar model, it may not feel either adequate or appropriate.

Obviously you would like to have the original watch back but, unless you’re really lucky, that’s not going to happen.

It looks to me to be a 1960s model (I’m assisted by the inscription) and is probably either 9 or 18 carat gold and not gold filled or gold plated. Gold filled and plated Omegas generally have steel case backs and given both the case back and the fact that it was a presentation watch I’d assume it to be solid gold.

That may affect any insurance claim.

To find a replacement, start looking on eBay and Chrono24, and enter '1960s gold Omega watch'.

To try and get a value on the watch that was stolen, you can have a look at sold items on eBay and elsewhere. If you’re not familiar with eBay, just go to 'filters' and scroll down to 'sold'.
 
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It might be hard to pin it down exactly, but you can probably find something similar in a Geneve from that era with a cal 601 movement, or similar.
 
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Are you in the UK? It looks like to could be a Dennison case in 9ct from England.
 
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It looks to me to be a 1960s model (I’m assisted by the inscription) and is probably either 9 or 18 carat gold and not gold filled or gold plated.
This is a U.S. national production model in solid 14K gold. Here’s blow up of the hallmark.



As a result, you are going to have a hard time finding an exact match without pictures of the inside of the watch.
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Thanks for the guidance to date. To respond to a question above, I am in the US, and my grandfather worked in New York and New Jersey at the time of his retirement in 1964, so I'm not surprised this is a US sourced watch. Unfortunately, I do not have photos of the inside. I have found similar watches for sale online, but not any solid gold with the wider hour markers at 3, 6, 9, and 12. It's not labeled as a Constellation, SeaMaster, DeVille, etc, so I don't know how to refer to it as I make inquiries. I will keep looking, and any further help in locating one is much appreciated.
 
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It's not labeled as a Constellation, SeaMaster, DeVille, etc, so I don't know how to refer to it as I make inquiries.
Just as a manual-wind 14K Omega watch from 1964. These do not have a model name. However, there were so many different cases and multiple dial styles for each case, that it is almost impossible to identify by just a picture of the dial and outside of the case.
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The US-cased watches don't necessarily have a useful reference number, and certainly no model name. And even a given reference would have many different dial variations. If you are determined to find a perfect match, settle in for a long and and difficult search.