Identification and opinion on 50's-60's watches

Hello all,

I am fairly new on the forum and I just started collecting omegas. My grandfather has just donated me his (beautiful) vintage omega, which sparked my interest for these watches and led me to buy another online 😀

I am enclosing pictures below for your consideration:


(Black strap is my grandfather's, brown strap the one I bought online)

Regarding my grandfather's / black strap, I am mainly interested in understanding which model it could be. From my research on Omega's website, I assume it is a CK 2910. I am just in doubt regarding its hands as mine are painted, whereas the one in photo on the website look like they are not.

The second one is supposed to have a reference number of 14391-62 and a caliber 269 (according to the seller and the pictures he provided - I don't have the tools to open the case). However I can't find it on Omega's website, and the closest model I managed to find there is quite different (gold-filled case vs. mine being obviously steel, different hands, cal 268 vs 269...). On the other hand I found many past sales with this reference number, but designs and caliber are not super consistent overall...

Anyway, I think they look great imho and I would deeply appreciate your opinion / help in pining down their exact model (for my grandfather's watch) and their authenticity (for the one I just bought)!

Also, feel free to give any advice / pointing me toward a solid database vintage omega watches database (if it exist - the official website is not optimal to look up info)

Thanks in advance! 😀

You are most likely right about your grandfather's watch being a CK2910. The thing about old omegas is that they were sold with many different styles of hands and dials which would also come with or without luminous paint (unlike today) as well as gold plated and capped cases. This means it may sometimes be hard to find another example of the same reference that is completely identical. As far as I know, there isn't anything better than the omega database you've been looking at due to the breadth of entries, but for the reasons mentioned above, it is generally used only for case references.

What I can say from the photos you provided is that the lumed hands on your grandfather's watch appear mismatched and were possibly not even original to the watch, as I can't see any lume on the dial. The other watch you bought looks fine apart from the water damage on the dial.
The only way you can be certain about the case reference and caliber is by having the cases opened.

Despite the minor issues and the lack of close-ups / movement photos, I'd say you have a good start to a collection. Wear in good health! 😀