help with model and year please

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Hi, Found this in a charity shop. My husband loves it. We've not taken the back off yet, going to find a specialist to do that but in the meantime can anyone help dating this. It has an omega sign on the winder too. Not with its original strap unfortunately. Sorry about pic quality. Will try to get a better one.
 
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The picture isnt exactly helping but based on that blur I'd suggest it looks genuine and circa 1955 +/- 5 years.

It may be rather nice when cleaned up, it is v hard to tell at this stage but it looks original. Prob got a 26X movement inside (ie a 30T2 derivative). Could well have radium lume. Not something to panic about but something to be aware of.

Be aware you may have to spend $200-400 to get it working right but it's a good find if not too expensive, though not super valuable even when sorted.
 
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The picture isnt exactly helping but based on that blur I'd suggest it looks genuine and circa 1955 +/- 5 years.

It may be rather nice when cleaned up, it is v hard to tell at this stage but it looks original. Prob got a 26X movement inside (ie a 30T2 derivative). Could well have radium lume. Not something to panic about but something to be aware of.

Be aware you may have to spend $200-400 to get it working right but it's a good find if not too expensive, though not super valuable even when sorted.
It still works!, it winds fine and doesn't lose time.
 
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It still works!, it winds fine and doesn't lose time.
Get rid of that bracelet, put a nice strap on it, wear it and enjoy it.
 
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It still works!, it winds fine and doesn't lose time.
A good start but I bet it hasn't been serviced in decades so probably needs a little sympathetic work. Post some better pics when you can. We will prob be able to give you the model as it is but to be definitive, if you can get someone to remove the back, the model number is stamped on the inside and you can figure out the age from the serial number.