Large black Omega watch - any value?

JimInOz

The "neck of a goose" is a Reed's Regulator, it's used to speed up or slow down the watch by changing the effective length of the hairspring.

You are lucky to have one in such good condition, they are often broken (no goose neck), missing the adjusting screw, or missing completely with only two holes in the cock to indicate where it used to live.

The OXG stamp is also interesting when I look at all of the other pictures, but it's a puzzle beyond my capability.

PS: Did you happen to notice of there is an unusual case maker's stamp inside the lid that fits to the back of the watch?

JimInOz

Yes I know, but a Swiss case? Is that a bit unusual?

With spring bars?

Dr No

CK 2777?

OMTOM

Well done @Dr No ! But we’re not there yet.

I have a 2777-1 thin arrow and I show here comparisons with Erich’s dial and balance images. The dial looks OK. The balance is the first problem. And then we move onto the OXG – because (AFAIK) the 2777-1 was supplied to the RAF, and the OXG would therefore not fit.

The 2777-1 had fixed lugs and Erich’s has spring bars.

So it must be a later derivative. And Erich will therefore tell us that it’s very valuable.

Please finish it off somebody. Tom