Hello everybody,

What do you think about this very old watch?

Serial number is 4415402 so according to Omega database this watch is more than 100 years old!! (1912)

Has anybody any information about this specific model?

I'am amazed by the condition of the movement for its age!

 

Hi Tom,
Very interesting.
That case sure looks a lot newer than '12, more like the '40's or '50's.
Do you have a head-on of the dial and inside shot of the caseback?
I'm concerned that we may have a franken here. To me, everything looks newer than it should.

 

Looking through AJTT, the skeleton hands and Paris dial numerals look similar to ref 1770 with the cal. 13''SOB but that case is definitely wrong.
If we can determine the dial and movement are original, they would be very cool.
I bet there's period cases looking for dials out there!

 

Hi Uncle Buck,

Thanks for your comments.

Indeed, case is not original, the seller told me.
The rest should be original according to him (except the strap)

Where do you think we can find such period cases?
Current case is 32mm.

That would be amazing, 100 years later!!

Is this kind of watch more valuable then "regular" vintage omegas from the 60' or 70' ?

Some more pictures:

 

Tom, except for the military models and a few others, these old watches seem to be less favored and less followed by far.
Most are considered too small to wear and they aren't even really dust proof and definitely not water resistant.
I'm afraid you may be disappointed by what these sell for.
Saying that, I see no cracks on the dial and this is a nicer movement and might make a good project for the right price.

I personally think they (prewar) are fabulous and there are several here that follow and may collect.
Yann @Tire-comedon , Adam @adam78, Evan @gatorcpa immediately come to mind and there are others.
Perhaps one of them has a case or can provide more info.

Existing collectors and ebay would be my place to start a case search.

 

Thanks you very much for this!
I will look into it.

 

Hi,
definitely a later recasing. Finding a suitable period case can be done. I would recommend that you find a complete watch with same caliber but broken identical dial or no dial, and use this one as donnor. This is the only way to have a watch with corresponding serial numbers for case and caliber (not the same numbers but the ones that were assembled at Omega factory). Please also note that the non luminous dial with squeletton (luminous) hands don't match. So try also to get non luminous hands on your additional watch.