I'm finding this very tempting. Your opinions

johnireland · Jun 18, 2022

welcome. It is a 14k pink gold shell over stainless. Original honeycomb dial...yes stained...but that doesn't bother me for a 1953 watch. 36mm by 44 mm case. 354 bumper automatic...very clean. 294-9/2657 SC. Watch has been fully serviced and comes with a two year warranty, and from a very reputable dealer 40+ years in business here in LA.

Bill Sohne · Jun 18, 2022

johnireland
welcome. It is a 14k pink gold shell over stainless. Original honeycomb dial...yes stained...but that doesn't bother me for a 1953 watch. 36mm by 44 mm case. 354 bumper automatic...very clean. 294-9/2657 SC. Watch has been fully serviced and comes with a two year warranty, and from a very reputable dealer 40+ years in business here in LA.

Hello John !

post some pics or ema me directly if I can help you with anything !

best regards

bill

johnireland · Jun 18, 2022

Hello Bill, I guess I forgot to include the picture. The dial looks like a survivor...the movement is very clean...I like the case size...and I have done business with this dealer in the past.

Bill Sohne · Jun 18, 2022

johnireland

Hello Bill, I guess I forgot to include the picture. The dial looks like a survivor...the movement is very clean...I like the case size...and I have done business with this dealer in the past.

John

these are early Jumbo bumper Seamasters ! Very cool 36 mm case w 18 mm lugs

I love them all

bill

johnireland · Jun 18, 2022

Bill Sohne
John

these are early Jumbo bumper Seamasters ! Very cool 36 mm case w 18 mm lugs

I love them all

bill

You've convinced me to buy it. This one has a lot of soul...not a safe queen, but a watch that deserves to be worn.
Thanks,

Bill Sohne · Jun 18, 2022

Hi John

I have a few of the 36 mm jumbos ! Love them to death .

johnireland · Jun 18, 2022

Just email the seller. I accepted his counter offer...so we are both happy. And a good companion for my 18k Constellation and my 1954 Jumbo case 38mm manual wind. Hope this finds you well and happy. Regards, John.

Caracal25 · Jun 18, 2022

johnireland
Just email the seller. I accepted his counter offer...so we are both happy. And a good companion for my 18k Constellation and my 1954 Jumbo case 38mm manual wind. Hope this finds you well and happy. Regards, John.

Congrats on your purchase.

I'm curious as to what the reference is on your 1954 Jumbo case 38mm.

watchyouwant · Jun 18, 2022

John, is the outer edge of the lugs at 4 and 7 worn through? Or is that an optical illusion?

johnireland · Jun 19, 2022

watchyouwant
John, is the outer edge of the lugs at 4 and 7 worn through? Or is that an optical illusion?

I'm fairly certain that is wear. For a gold shell or cap that is just shy of 70 years old, it tells the same story as the dial...as well as the crown also is showing its age...so all the pieces fit together and seem to confirm each other. Those are the scars of its life. However the movement has been serviced and has a two year warranty...and that is the heart of the watch. I'll pick it up Monday and am looking forward to wearing it.

johnireland · Jun 19, 2022

Caracal25
Congrats on your purchase.

I'm curious as to what the reference is on your 1954 Jumbo case 38mm.

Hello...2505-8...266 movement...serial number 14300125. The dial is a redial...but it is so nice I don't care.

Bill Sohne · Jun 19, 2022

johnireland
I'm fairly certain that is wear. For a gold shell or cap that is just shy of 70 years old, it tells the same story as the dial...as well as the crown also is showing its age...so all the pieces fit together and seem to confirm each other. Those are the scars of its life. However the movement has been serviced and has a two year warranty...and that is the heart of the watch. I'll pick it up Monday and am looking forward to wearing it.

Hi john and Achim

It does not look like wear from the photo , looks like a reflection … to symmetrical for both lugs to be that close to each other .

best
Bill

Bill Sohne · Jun 19, 2022

Hi
Here is a pics of my 2493 jumbo bumper
Sub seconds Chronometre.

Bill Sohne
Hi john and Achim

It does not look like wear from the photo , looks like a reflection … to symmetrical for both lugs to be that close to each other .

best
Bill

Canuck · Jun 19, 2022

An easy look to love.

blubarb · Jun 19, 2022

johnireland
Hello...2505-8...266 movement...serial number 14300125. The dial is a redial...but it is so nice I don't care.

Wow! Re-dial or not I wouldn't care. This is my kind of vintage Omega. Man, am I full of envy! 😁

blubarb · Jun 19, 2022

Canuck
An easy look to love.

And another one! This has to stop - my pockets aren't so deep.

johnireland · Jun 19, 2022

Bill Sohne
Hi john and Achim

It does not look like wear from the photo , looks like a reflection … to symmetrical for both lugs to be that close to each other .

best
Bill

Thank you for the remark. I'll report back when it is on my wrist on Monday. I would have loved for it to be solid gold...I'm a gold bug...but this pink gold shell just closed the deal for me.

johnireland · Jun 19, 2022

blubarb
Wow! Re-dial or not I wouldn't care. This is my kind of vintage Omega. Man, am I full of envy! 😁

Thank you. I've been getting into Omegas slowly...only buying what grabs my heart strings. The silver dial jumbo I found on ebay and snatched it up for I think $1500...certainly no more. The new one with the honeycomb dial and rose gold cap is a few hundred more. Certainly it could have been less in a private party sale...but I never begrudge a brick and mortar store their markup and profit. The last thing I want is for them to disappear and for us to only have the internet. As long on the internet expands their ability to reach customers and stay in business, I'm happy. Omega's offer quite a bargain next to comparable Rolexes. I think that is because the overall condition that the average vintage Rolex is found in, is usually better than the Omegas...and that has led to more buyers. Finding an Omega you really want is more of a treasure hunt for me.

nitediver · Jun 19, 2022

johnireland

Hello Bill, I guess I forgot to include the picture. The dial looks like a survivor...the movement is very clean...I like the case size...and I have done business with this dealer in the past.

i like the waffle dial (not sure this is the right expression). They just add so much character to the dial.
Stefan

johnireland · Jun 19, 2022

nitediver
i like the waffle dial (not sure this is the right expression). They just add so much character to the dial.
Stefan

Waffle, honeycomb...there may be a couple of more names for it. Yes I like the character of them, I think they were more common in the 50s and 60s...and then fell out of favor...perhaps they didn't hold up as well to moisture or dirt, and certainly they are harder to print on.