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·Hi,
I'm hoping to appeal to the experts on here for some further information on two watches, recently given to my brother and me by our grandfather. He's an avid watch collector but also an incredibly private individual, so all my attempts to ask for further info from him have been deferred or deflected.
The first is an Omega 33.3 with an enamel, multi scale dial and a twin-pusher chronograph arrangement (most enamel dials I have found have been mono-pushers). The second is a double stamped Tissot/Omega with a Ch15 movement (non shock-protected) and an interesting Scarab lug case. It is clear to me, and the watchmaker who opened them for me, that the cases have been refinished to a high level. Neither of us are knowledgeable enough to know whether the dials on both watches are original. The condition on both of them is excellent, but perhaps 'too good', enough to raise the question. I was able to track down the following information, via an AD in Cape Town (where I live), who contacted a colleague at Omega in Switzerland who looked up the serial of the Omega and replied with this:
Ck987 /5
Mvmt : 33.3 chr t5
Cadran emaile
1946
"The Heritage Brand Manager has told me that with the Serial Number you provided we can guarantee almost 100% that it’s a fully original OMEGA - movement too from the same year. This reference was delivered in 1946 (1 year after the end of the war) however we are not able to track to which country."
I appreciate any help or guidance that might come from here. Our intention is probably to sell them, although we're both keen watch enthusiasts, these watches are well above our means and interests.
I'm hoping to appeal to the experts on here for some further information on two watches, recently given to my brother and me by our grandfather. He's an avid watch collector but also an incredibly private individual, so all my attempts to ask for further info from him have been deferred or deflected.
The first is an Omega 33.3 with an enamel, multi scale dial and a twin-pusher chronograph arrangement (most enamel dials I have found have been mono-pushers). The second is a double stamped Tissot/Omega with a Ch15 movement (non shock-protected) and an interesting Scarab lug case. It is clear to me, and the watchmaker who opened them for me, that the cases have been refinished to a high level. Neither of us are knowledgeable enough to know whether the dials on both watches are original. The condition on both of them is excellent, but perhaps 'too good', enough to raise the question. I was able to track down the following information, via an AD in Cape Town (where I live), who contacted a colleague at Omega in Switzerland who looked up the serial of the Omega and replied with this:
Ck987 /5
Mvmt : 33.3 chr t5
Cadran emaile
1946
"The Heritage Brand Manager has told me that with the Serial Number you provided we can guarantee almost 100% that it’s a fully original OMEGA - movement too from the same year. This reference was delivered in 1946 (1 year after the end of the war) however we are not able to track to which country."
I appreciate any help or guidance that might come from here. Our intention is probably to sell them, although we're both keen watch enthusiasts, these watches are well above our means and interests.
