Arkroth2024
·Hello there dear watch enthusiasts,
I recently was given a beautiful Omega Pocket Watch from my mother, which has been in family posession from when it was first bought by my great-grandfather somewhere in the then German Reich. From what I know it was last serviced late 70s, it still runs after I carefully wound it up for only a few turns so as to check it runs but not to damage it.
I would appreciate your help with the following please:
Thank you so much for your help!
Pictures and further comments below:
Clockface with what looks like enamel and little gold pyramids as the minute indicators, I could not find another example online of this design.
There is some grease smudges and dust in it, but I could not open the front with just my fingernail and did not want to use a tool
Crown with a small mark I could not further identify also with a looking glass.
Back of the watch, the main body is roughly 50mm, the pattern around the coat of arms is nearly completely rubbed off.
Insides of the back: from what I gather the 0.800 silver mark plus the German silver mark (Half Moon and Crown).
The Serial Number is 1435353 with the letter K below it - when you open the second lid which houses the movement, there's an additional 22 stamped below that. There are multiple thin, handcarved numbers which I assume are from revisions.
The backs where both easy to open with my fingernail via a little notch.
Last but not least the inner workings, there is still quite a bit of grease in there, some mixed with dust and grime.
I recently was given a beautiful Omega Pocket Watch from my mother, which has been in family posession from when it was first bought by my great-grandfather somewhere in the then German Reich. From what I know it was last serviced late 70s, it still runs after I carefully wound it up for only a few turns so as to check it runs but not to damage it.
I would appreciate your help with the following please:
- When was it most likely produced?
- What model / style / movement is this watch?
- Would you recommend any specific work to keep it in good condition beside a revision of the mechanics?
- Extra points if you can recommend any watchmaker you would trust this with in Switzerland.
Thank you so much for your help!
Pictures and further comments below:
Clockface with what looks like enamel and little gold pyramids as the minute indicators, I could not find another example online of this design.
There is some grease smudges and dust in it, but I could not open the front with just my fingernail and did not want to use a tool
Crown with a small mark I could not further identify also with a looking glass.
Back of the watch, the main body is roughly 50mm, the pattern around the coat of arms is nearly completely rubbed off.
Insides of the back: from what I gather the 0.800 silver mark plus the German silver mark (Half Moon and Crown).
The Serial Number is 1435353 with the letter K below it - when you open the second lid which houses the movement, there's an additional 22 stamped below that. There are multiple thin, handcarved numbers which I assume are from revisions.
The backs where both easy to open with my fingernail via a little notch.
Last but not least the inner workings, there is still quite a bit of grease in there, some mixed with dust and grime.