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Late 30's Omega. What did I buy?
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Dan S
·R17.8 movement?
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watchyouwant
·That caliber was produced from 1939 to 1949. And the Geiger will get very busy....
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··Vintage Omega AficionadoSerial number puts this 1943.
Love the 4 and 9.
Love the 4 and 9.
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Monstrodamus
·What caliber is this? Is there a name for this family of watches?
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··Vintage Omega AficionadoCaliber R17.8
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Syrte
·It’s a nice looking watch, I like the shape of the numerals.
Another thing that’s quite nice is when new members say « please » and « thank you » when they are requesting free information from the forum experts.
Welcome to the forum and best regards
Another thing that’s quite nice is when new members say « please » and « thank you » when they are requesting free information from the forum experts.
Welcome to the forum and best regards
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JwRosenthal
·And the Geiger will get very busy....
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·As stated above, a R17.8, which later morphed into the 300 and 301. This was commonly used in small rectangular, or tank style watches. The watch you have looks like a small 29-30mm military style watch.
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·As stated above, a R17.8, which later morphed into the 300 and 301. This was commonly used in small rectangular, or tank style watches. The watch you have looks like a small 29-30mm military style watch.
it looks like some were chronometers. Is it less common? I was looking for something to add to the collection from this time period. Is this worthy?
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·Thanks. I was just googling and
it looks like some were chronometers. Is it less common? I was looking for something to add to the collection from this time period. Is this worthy?
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··Vintage Omega AficionadoCalling @Tire-comedon, reference please.
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Monstrodamus
·It’s a nice looking watch, I like the shape of the numerals.
Another thing that’s quite nice is when new members say « please » and « thank you » when they are requesting free information from the forum experts.
Welcome to the forum and best regards
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Monstrodamus
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Ralvari
·Nice piece. Are the numbers brighting? Do they have radium?
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·I have 1 watch this size that I don’t wear and another that I gave to my daughter. I like them but they wear small - similar to the same era Rolex Victory, Skyrocket and other small military watches of this type. They go really well on a bundt strap. A Rolex Skyrocket or 30mm Solar Aqua is on my wanted list but I am waiting for the right one.
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·I A Rolex Skyrocket or 30mm Solar Aqua is on my wanted list but I am waiting for the right one.
There’s a very nice Solar Aqua now available on the forum from a trusted seller 😉
https://omegaforums.net/threads/vintage-1950s-tudor-solar-aqua-7803.127953/#post-1747243
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·Nice piece. Are the numbers brighting? Do they have radium?
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·I have 2 radium dial watches from the 1940's that still glow. If the paint wasn't oxidized or damaged by moisture it may still be good. It will be radioactive, regardless.
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