Help on vintage Omega.

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peterkirk01

·Sep 29, 2022

Hi, wondering if anyone can shed a little light on this Omega. Looking at the movement number it seems to date from 1935, but the inscription on the back is from 1944. Could a watch seller possible have had the watch for this long or might it have been bought second hand. This is all surmising as we shall never know. Anyhow any information about this watch would be of great help, many thanks.

 

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BarbVl

·Sep 29, 2022

In my opinion the inscription on the back could be added later. It's not unusual to make a gift a preowned watch and to personalise it.

 

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peterkirk01

·Sep 29, 2022

Thanks and agree with you there.

 

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gatorcpa

·Sep 29, 2022·ΩF InvestiGator

The case number would date the watch to the mid 1940’s. I can’t quite make out the watch serial number, but the first digit looks to be a “9” which would be consistent with the case.

If anything, the watch may have been purchased just after the January 1944 date and inscribed as a “remembrance”.
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peterkirk01

·Sep 29, 2022

gatorcpa

The case number would date the watch to the mid 1940’s. I can’t quite make out the watch serial number, but the first digit looks to be a “9” which would be consistent with the case.

If anything, the watch may have been purchased just after the January 1944 date and inscribed as a “remembrance”.
gatorcpa

 

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peterkirk01

·Sep 29, 2022

Sorry, watch number starts with 864 so looking at 1935 I think. Thanks.

 

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peterkirk01

·Sep 29, 2022

peterkirk01

Sorry, watch number starts with 864 so looking at 1935 I think. Thanks.

Just saw that you were looking at the case number rather than the watch number. Thanks for your assistance.

 

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cristos71

·Sep 29, 2022

Portugese import stamp on the top left leg which ties in ( I think ) with the inscription language

 

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peterkirk01

·Sep 29, 2022

Thanks. Watch was bought by myself in Spain so certainly might be. Thanks.

 

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NotAClue

·Sep 29, 2022

cristos71

Portugese import stamp on the top left leg which ties in ( I think ) with the inscription language

Nop… the import stamp it’s Portuguese but the language is definitely Spanish 😉

 

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mac_omega

·Sep 29, 2022

peterkirk01

Sorry, watch number starts with 864 so looking at 1935 I think. Thanks.

The movement is obviously a cal. 30 SC T2, so the number can´t start with 864...
Cal. 30 was the first variant and started in 1939 with serial 89656XX (first batch of 600 movements)
So most likely you misread the first digit, it must be a "9", its possible that it was badly cast

 

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spacemission

·Sep 29, 2022

The dial is tired but you have a good calibre and a great story. Enjoy it.

 

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peterkirk01

·Sep 30, 2022

spacemission

The dial is tired but you have a good calibre and a great story. Enjoy it.

Thank you.

 

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JimInOz

·Sep 30, 2022·Melbourne Australia

I'm pretty sure it's a nine, so @gatorcpa and @mac_omega have probably pinned it down to mid 1940s, +/- a couple of years.

 

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DON

·Oct 1, 2022

That must have been a beautiful dial when it left the factory

DON

 

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peterkirk01

·Oct 1, 2022

Agreed, even now the gold colour on the dial is amazing. I love old omegas and this one is certainly a nice one. Thanks.