Hi All

How is it possible that my Speedy with a serial No putting it at or around 1985 have a 1861 movement with the SAME serial No as the case?.

Would it be the watch was returned to Omega at some time and they fitted the newer movement and stamped the case No on the 1861 movement?.

Thanks

 

Anyone.....

 

I have a Speedy Pro 145.002 serial No 48 mil so going by a serial No database puts it at or around 1985,so it should have an cal 861,BUT mine has the cal 1861,and yet another BUT!,the case serial No and the movement serial No are the same!.
So what is going on here?,a cal 1861 would not have been around to be fitted in a speedy from 1985.......

So how is this possible?.

Cheers

 

Do you have box and stamped AD paperwork? Not much help on serial numbers sounds odd.

 

Not sure I see a case number stamped on that watch. Do you have a better picture?

 

Two threads at once

 

No box or papers,the watch is genuine.I just can't understand how the case and movement have the same serial numbers and yet the case dates it to 85 when the movement is from 10 or so years later!,but having the same serial number as the case......

 

Two threads because I thought I'd put it in the wrong thread having had no replies.I did another and got your reply after 3 mins,so it seems I was right to do this thread too as no replies in the other!.

 

Is it possible the watch went back to Omega at some time and they fitted the 1861 and stamped the movement with the same case serial No?......would Omega go that far?.

 

It must be that.

 

I replied to the first thread and I'll reply here: I don't see the number stamped on the case. Am I missing it?

 

The Number IS there trust me,hence my question.
It's just not clearly visible on my pic.

 

Wouldn't have thought Omega would do this.

 

Just to add,I do collect watches and have had many of these from all decades.

 

My thoughts too,but what could be the possible answer.

 

does the cal.861 bridge work on a 1861? I guess it is possible that Omega swapped out the movement at service and put the original bridge in, or that the swapped the movement, and sent the old movement back with the watch, and the owner had the 861 bridge with the serial installed.

I have no idea if this is even possible or is just ravings a lunatic...

 

The photo wasn't taken for the purposes of this question,and so the movement and case No's were not both made clear,it was strictly a photo of the movement only for other reasons.

 

This did cross my mind too,not compared the 861/1861 bridge for exact comparison,are the two made of the same metal I've the 1861 is rhodium plated the 861 not,or was it just certain parts that were plated on the 1861?.

 

I know I have some movements on ebay where the bridge and movement did not match up. Who knows...

 

And I rather think that we're some back street watchmaker having done some work on the movement and changed it,he may be the guy that went so far as changing the bridge too thus marrying up the serial No's.Its only as we have become more aware of what a watch should be and values of collectable watches that we scrutinise them.