Just wanted to share my first “real” vintage Omega circa. 1949

G'c · Dec 5, 2024

I was travelling to Tokyo for my birthday trip with thanks to the Mrs., and one of the things that I wanted to do is to visit a few vintage watch shops. I didn’t expect to come across (1) things that I would happen to really like; and (2) not cost me an arm/leg.

When I visited Carese, I came across a 1949 bullseye 2536-3. After thinking for more than an hour at a nearby Lawson 😬, I decided to pull the trigger:

For a vintage watch noob like me, this feels very special. Nothwithstanding the long thought process it was an emotional purchase. I didn’t research into this reference, but just always liked the look of thebullseye dials during that era.

At first glance from a distance, the light champagne dial looked like a creamy dial which has aged, and I like how different it looked under different lighting:

After purchasing the same, I looked up online but it seems that there isn’t historic info on this reference with bullseye, as I understand that omega released quite a lot of similar case/dials but with different movements.

Sorry for the long post but just wanted to share with my fellow enthusiasts!

Franco · Dec 5, 2024

Looks like a Swedish. Sűveran ck 2400 - but marks missing at the back

G'c · Dec 5, 2024

Franco
Looks like a Swedish. Sűveran ck 2400 - but marks missing at the back

Thanks Franco for the info. Much appreciated.

This is one of the reasons why I find it difficult to find out more about the lineage of my watch. Mine is a different refence, but it seems that there may be multiple models/refs that may share similar dials.

Side note: I especially love how the numbers 3 and 9 are placed "side-ways" in the sample you showed and on my watch 😀

Franco · Dec 5, 2024

Yes, same type of dials used in different references. The concentric Arabic numbers are very tasty indeed.

The 2400 reference was reserved for the Swedish market I think - although a very similar model was probably available everywhere else (with a different reference number)

G'c · Dec 5, 2024

Franco
Yes, same type of dials used in different references. The concentric Arabic numbers are very tasty indeed.

The 2400 reference was reserved for the Swedish market I think - although a very similar model was probably available everywhere else (with a different reference number)

Thanks for sharing this knowledge. How about the reference 2536-3? Does it mean anything or does it indicate a case shape, reference type etc? I see that there are even 2536-10 around.

Dan S · Dec 5, 2024

Congrats! Looks very nice. 2536 is the reference and -3 is the production run.

G'c · Dec 5, 2024

Dan S
Congrats! Looks very nice. 2536 is the reference and -3 is the production run.

Thanks Dan! Very helpful to know that -3 is the production run.

Does the 2536 reference have any features that make it a 2536 though?

On a side note - understand the Longines bullseye dials are also popular and are very nice too, but somehow I feel that omega + bullseye belong so well together.

Dan S · Dec 5, 2024

The 2536 refers mainly to the specific case shape. Of course, it should also come with a particular movement or movements. Most references have many variations of dial/handsets. Early stage collectors often make the mistake of trying to identify a reference using the dial, which is largely irrelevant.

Although, some experts are so familiar with particular references that they can determine if a given dial was ever used with that reference or not, typically due to subtle details of evolution over time, such as fonts. You will more often find this level of expertise applied to highly collectible models like Constellations.

G'c · Dec 5, 2024

Dan S
The 2536 refers mainly to the specific case shape. Of course, it should also come with a particular movement or movements. Most references have many variations of dial/handsets. Early stage collectors often make the mistake of trying to identify a reference using the dial, which is largely irrelevant.

Although, some experts are so familiar with particular references that they can determine if a given dial was ever used with that reference or not, typically due to subtle details of evolution over time, such as fonts. You will more often find this level of expertise applied to highly collectible models like Constellations.

These are really golden nuggets of information. Thank you for the education.

I naively thought these beautiful bullseye dials (of course subjectively) would be highly collectible too, but of course this is a misconception on my part solely based on how nice I think they look and the age of these watches. 😅

Dan S · Dec 5, 2024

G'c
These are really golden nuggets of information. Thank you for the education.

I naively thought these beautiful bullseye dials (of course subjectively) would be highly collectible too, but of course this is a misconception on my part solely based on how nice I think they look and the age of these watches. 😅

It's all relative. Certainly, special dials like yours are desirable.

Just wanted to share my first “real” vintage Omega circa. 1949

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