I am looking for an all original vintage Jumbo Omega 38mm+. I prefer Silver/Black but am open to all options. Please feel free to message me with available time pieces or suggested ebay postings. Thank you all for your time and expertise.
Does it have to be 38mm or bigger? Are you a new collector? How about a ~37mm auto? I just came across a minty all original cal. 351 with lugs that look like anvils and a real guilloche dial with gold applied Bow tie markers. I'm about to pull the trigger but I'd consider giving it a push to you if you're looking to start out a collection. Send me a pm if you're really interested and I'll give you the info. Please don't jerk me around because I'm ready to pull the trigger. price is well under $1,000 and she's in the U.S. Full disclosure: I have zero relationship to the seller.
As far as I know, vintage Omegas with diameter 38mm and up are manual winding only, I haven't seen any vintage automatic Omega larger than 37mm.
Thank you for your responses. I am a new collector and I am looking to land my first Omega timepiece. I do know from my research that typically the jumbos are around 37mm. I put 38 because I wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything. I would consider a manual winding model as well (if price and style are nice).
The largest are Ref 2544 and 2545 powered by 28X (SC version) and 26X (sub sec) Here are some of mine. 39mm without crown. No intention to sell any of them right now.
The auto bumpers go up to 37.5mm as do the vast majority of jumbo manual winds. The exception being the references Hoi cites. Of course there are the SM300s, speedmasters, railmasters and lots of other vintage omegas from the 1970s that are 38mm and up in size.
Those are some beautiful looking watches hoipolloi. Thank you for providing the Ref numbers for me that will be extremely useful in my search. I know you are not looking to sell them but could you put an estimated value on each one for me?
Five or six years ago, they ranged from $400 to $600 if I remember correctly. Now maybe a bit more (in all original condition).
Darn. Just when I was about to yell 'Dibs!' . Lovely watches! The 2-tone one on extreme left is rather fetching.