Help on watch that was passed down to me.

chasintale · Mar 1, 2017

Hi everyone. Was hoping to get some help as to the time frame when this watch was made and what it could be worth. I've done a lot of searching and can't find another exactly like it anywhere on the Web.

I'm guessing from my searching it is a late 60's Ultra Thin, but like I said I can't find another like it exactly anywhere.

I've had the watch for 17 years it was passed on to me after my father passed away.

efauser · Mar 1, 2017

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JimInOz · Mar 1, 2017

Black Tritium hands and markers?

I've never seen that before.

efauser · Mar 1, 2017

JimInOz
Black Tritium hands and markers?

I've never seen that before.

Ts and no lume. I'm going to go out on a limb and say redial, at the very least.

chasintale · Mar 1, 2017

efauser
Ts and no lume. I'm going to go out on a limb and say redial, at the very least.

Can i get some clarification as to what that means?

kkt · Mar 1, 2017

C chasintale
Can i get some clarification as to what that means?

The T's on both sides of Swiss Made indicate that the dial and hands are lumed with tritium, as distinct from the more hazardous radium used before the early 1960s or the luminova that is not hazardous at all that was used much later. No lume is visible on your watch dial, so it's strange that it should be marked as having tritium lume.

Redial means the dial was either stripped and repainted, or replaced entirely. That used to be very common, and is still done at times. An original dial is strongly preferred by collectors, and not having it will reduce its value. However, it could still have sentimental value to you, or could still be a pretty watch for someone who didn't care about collector's value.

It would be useful to see the inside of the watch, if you have a watchmaker who can open it for you. Photos of the movement and the inside of the cover.

chasintale · Mar 1, 2017

kkt
The T's on both sides of Swiss Made indicate that the dial and hands are lumed with tritium, as distinct from the more hazardous radium used before the early 1960s or the luminova that is not hazardous at all that was used much later. No lume is visible on your watch dial, so it's strange that it should be marked as having tritium lume.

Redial means the dial was either stripped and repainted, or replaced entirely. That used to be very common, and is still done at times. An original dial is strongly preferred by collectors, and not having it will reduce its value. However, it could still have sentimental value to you, or could still be a pretty watch for someone who didn't care about collector's value.

It would be useful to see the inside of the watch, if you have a watchmaker who can open it for you. Photos of the movement and the inside of the cover.

JimInOz · Mar 1, 2017

The caliber 625 was introduced in 1973 and your movement serial number would put the time at 1975 up until 1979.

I suspect the case was not made by Omega Switzerland and it doesn't appear to be a "US Collection" as there is no OXG import mark on the movement.

There are also no identifiable hallmarks on the case except for the US style "14K GOLD".

A puzzle.

As to value, not any more than scrap gold and the movement.

Do you know what country it would have come from?

Help on watch that was passed down to me.

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