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My first mechanical watch, & It's an OMEGA. Help researching the model is greatly appreciated.

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Hello everyone,

I was able to find a listing of a watch that's very similar to the one I purchased. It's given me some good information. Your thoughts?

https://www.chrono24.ca/omega/omega-t17-art-deco-w-bakelite-original-box--id25260399.htm

Total different watches. Yours is plated. USA casemaker possible. Your watch has next to no gold content. Dial has plated numerals as well. As soon as it arrives, you need clear pictures from the dial and the inner caseback. ( Btw: why do you assume that your example must be on Google? It's 80 plus years old .... Why on Earth would Google be a referee for Originality? ) Some facts about the chrono24 listing: this movement is in poor condition. The dial is original. Case ok. The box is a remake from early 1990's , made either in the Czech Republic or Poland. They were sold at European watchfairs in the 90's for $100. Take everything, you read, with a big grain of salt.....
 
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Dan S Dan S
Your case might be a 9k Dennison case, but it's hard to be certain without photos of the inside.

Here are some previous threads about T17 Omega watches, if that interests you. There is a wealth of reliable information archived on the forum posted by experts.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/any-t17-omegas-out-there.47483/
https://omegaforums.net/threads/my-cal-t17-omega.92542/
https://omegaforums.net/threads/an-omega-cal-t17-tank-has-arrived.65659/
https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-t17.83401/
https://omegaforums.net/threads/help-with-a-t17.132710/
https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-t17-restoration-local-or-through-swatch-group.136734/
https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-art-deco-t17-information.114253/
https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-marine-standard-ck3635-calibre-t17.110069/
https://omegaforums.net/threads/1930s-omega-tank-tuxedo-dial-t17.110769/
https://omegaforums.net/threads/second-omega-t17.131986/
https://omegaforums.net/threads/any-infor-about-this-omega.37995/
https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-t17.10598/
https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-t17-and-related-inquiry.4123/
https://omegaforums.net/threads/views-needed-about-1927-art-deco-omega.24732/
etc.


Thank you very much for the links. I've been enjoying the reading material. On another note, I've just purchased a 1920's Tudor/Rolex Watch Co. Tank with a Tudor caliber 59 movement. Looks like I have a lot of reading up to do. I'll post hi res pictures once the watch is in my hand. Thanks again for the content, as I am grateful to learn more about the watch.
 
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Total different watches. Yours is plated. USA casemaker possible. Your watch has next to no gold content. Dial has plated numerals as well. As soon as it arrives, you need clear pictures from the dial and the inner caseback. ( Btw: why do you assume that your example must be on Google? It's 80 plus years old .... Why on Earth would Google be a referee for Originality? ) Some facts about the chrono24 listing: this movement is in poor condition. The dial is original. Case ok. The box is a remake from early 1990's , made either in the Czech Republic or Poland. They were sold at European watchfairs in the 90's for $100. Take everything, you read, with a big grain of salt.....

Thank you for your reply, it's been a wonderful learning experience so far on the forum.
 
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Thank you very much for the links. I've been enjoying the reading material. On another note, I've just purchased a 1920's Tudor/Rolex Watch Co. Tank with a Tudor caliber 59 movement. Looks like I have a lot of reading up to do. I'll post hi res pictures once the watch is in my hand. Thanks again for the content, as I am grateful to learn more about the watch.

I'm a bit doubtful that the Tudor cal 59 (which is an FHF ebauche) was made in the 20s. If it is that movement, I suspect more likely 40s or 50s. I think you are learning that posting without good photos is not very helpful.
 
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I'm a bit doubtful that the Tudor cal 59 (which is an FHF ebauche) was made in the 20s. If it is that movement, I suspect more likely 40s or 50s. I think you are learning that posting without good photos is not very helpful.

I purchased it from Australia, here are the pictures.
The auction was for a pair of watches, so I got a Cyprus Academy wind up watch as well.

It's indeed from the 20's /30's I've read enough up on it to confirm that. However I guess I will find out more once it arrives in the mail.
 
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The interesting thing about this Tudor is that it's referred to as a Rolex Watch Company product due to the Tudor SA being registered in the 40's.
 
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I'm a big fan of Dennison cases.

A little history: after WW2 the UK govt put import duty on Swiss watches so Rolex, Omega et al. sent loose, uncased watches as they counted as "parts" and were tax exempt. Dennison, based in Birmingham, made the cases and the complete watches could then be sold in the UK. In fact, the UK branch of Omega bought shares in Dennison and benefitted from a (part) owner's discount, saving them yet more money. The 13322 cases are especially lovely but Dennison (along with Shackmans and others) made great watch cases in the UK and are the equal (imho) of HF, CB, et al. What the UK didn't do so well was bracelets. We had some manufacturers (e.g. Montal, Britton / Firths, Clewco and so on) but the quality isn't the same as the Swiss (Gay Frères), German (Rowi) or US (Forstner / Champion) bands, hence most Dennison cased watches came on leather straps.
 
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I'm surprised at how small the Omega Tank is. Here's a side by side with my current dinner watch the diamond date Bulova in gold tone stainless steel.

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I'll have more info about the watch once it's serviced, but I believe that I will be gifting this to my wife as it's too small for my wrist.
 
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