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This is my great grandmothers watch who passed in the 80s. She got it brand new in the sixties or 70s? and never wore it. I think I was the first person to take it out of the box in 30+ years.

Stamped 14K Gold. Made in italy . Has a jewel on top (diamond?) tried the chrono24 app….no luck. It’s very small clearly for a woman.

Thanks!!

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Evitzee
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Looks early to mid 70's, not much in demand today. Value is the scrap gold value.
 
STiguy
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Evitzee Evitzee
Looks early to mid 70's, not much in demand today. Value is the scrap gold value.
Is there a way to identify the model besides opening it up? Thanks
 
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you could scour the omega website since they do list a lot of their vintage models, but theres no guarantee it would be listed, your best bet really is to get the caseback opened up and check the reference number inside the caseback
 
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you could scour the omega website since they do list a lot of their vintage models, but theres no guarantee it would be listed, your best bet really is to get the caseback opened up and check the reference number inside the caseback
I am a watch novice, I am guessing I shouldn't attempt to do it myself and acquire proper tools.

I know watches are different but I am very mechanically inclined.....so is it worth a shot?
 
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Not really. The value is, as stated above, gold and a bit
 
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Not really. The value is, as stated above, gold and a bit
I would cut my balls off before I sold a family heirloom for money. I just want to know what model it is and as much info as possible. I am fanatical about fine details and not know what it is drives me crazy
 
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something like this is really more a sentimental value thing, certainly there is a market for these but its not going to attract big money, as this is a full set unworn example it is probably worth a little bit more than most you will find like this, but it may not be worth the effort required to find such a buyer.

Its not particularly difficult to open a caseback, but there is a trick to it, and a lot of cheap case knives really do need some modification before they are suitable for use I found, if you are nervous I wouldnt start on a 14k gold case as the first snapback case you try to open, it is certainly a bit softer than a SS case for example.
 
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I would cut my balls off before I sold a family heirloom for money. I just want to know what model it is and as much info as possible. I am fanatical about fine details and not know what it is drives me crazy
oh, if you plan to hang onto this as a family heirloom then visit a watchmaker to get it opened would be my suggestion.
 
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It looks like a local production case and if "Made In Italy is somewhere on the watch, the case was probably made there with an Omega movement. Not unusual as Omega shipped movements to agents in many countries to be cased locally.

You should be able to pop the caseback by using the tab just under the 14K mark.
 
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JimInOz JimInOz
It looks like a local production case and if "Made In Italy is somewhere on the watch, the case was probably made there with an Omega movement. Not unusual as Omega shipped movements to agents in many countries to be cased locally.

You should be able to pop the caseback by using the tab just under the 14K mark.
yea this is most likely the case, there were so many subtly different ladies cocktail watches made by Omega in this era that it can be very hard to find the reference, especially if its domestic production from some market but it’ll be a genuine hand-wound ladies movement, probably a Cal 630 or similar if I had to take a guess
 
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if i were a betting man i would guess 625 since theres no center second and the style makes me think 70s over 60s, but if it is 60s it might be a 620, I dont think its so small as to warrant one of the lozenge shaped movements, if theres a timegrapher available timing it to see the frequency would also be a good hint
 
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thanks for the replies guys I’ll see if I can open the back there is a little thing that sticks out I’m noticing now.
 
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It looks like a local production case and if "Made In Italy is somewhere on the watch, the case was probably made there with an Omega movement. Not unusual as Omega shipped movements to agents in many countries to be cased locally.

You should be able to pop the caseback by using the tab just under the 14K mark.
All these years I thought omegas were always made at one facility like Rolex & Breitling? They always had a very high image in my mind even with little watch knowledge compared to aficionados

The tab I can pop by hand you think? I didn’t even see it the watch is so small and mint I was being cautious
 
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you would still work a case knife into the small slot under that tab
 
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STiguy STiguy
All these years I thought omegas were always made at one facility like Rolex & Breitling?
Locally made cases were generally done to avoid customs/import tax. Omega would produce the movement and ship them to the destination country, where they were then locally cased.
 
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STiguy STiguy
All these years I thought omegas were always made at one facility like Rolex & Breitling? They always had a very high image in my mind even with little watch knowledge compared to aficionados

The tab I can pop by hand you think? I didn’t even see it the watch is so small and mint I was being cautious
Rolex made local cases too in this era. As above, it was because of very high import duties on precious metals back in the day. Usually there is little if any quality difference vs a Swiss case. Indeed some are heavier built.
 
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For many years Rolex made many of their bracelets in the US for US retailing. 14k gold was used instead of the normal 18k, that all changed in the late 70's when those local bracelets (which weren't very good) were discontinued.
 
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