I just joined and could use some help. I have a gold omega tank watch. On the inside of the caseback it says 14 k and 585 . Everything else is too small for my old eyes. Where can I find out what I have with this meager information

 

Hi, any photos available? Images of the dial, caseback, movement would help immensely. Cheers!

 

I confirm. Impossible to give more info without pictures.

 

I have an old Ford. Under the hood I see 8 spark plug wires. Can anyone tell me more details?

 

to those who tried to help i thank you all and appreciate the effort. i will have to dig out my magnifying glass. to dennis you can fix your ford while wearing your invicta

 

heres what i found while i was under the hood. the 585 may really be OJ 2585 which would bring it back to 1950. as it was bought in the late 70's or early 80's it is possible but not probable. the other numbers are 191 740 dy which i couldn't find anywhere. this will make one or two people laugh but i don't know how to put pictures on the net. if i can get your email i will gladly send them to you. thanks again to all

 

i am a self taught computer user with limited knowledge. if you care to give me your email i can send them with my ipad. otherwise i am lost

 

they will be on the way soon. i take it you are australian. i haven't spoken to a mate yet that wasn't a gentleman. your help is appreciated

 

thats just about when it was bought. thank you again

 

I like this guy already.

 

dennis, i am ols school from south philly. it is a pleasure to meet you.

 

Here's my Omega tank:

 

thanks to dsio it seems to be a late 70's or early 80's calibre 1377 quartz omega. the only other picture i could find was an identical watch on ebay from england. the one difference being where my watch says quartz that watch had deville printed. i wonder if there is a difference

 

Just to clarify the case reference system again, what everyone here typically lists as the reference (6 or sometimes 7 numbers) is really only a partial case reference. As such these numbers, like the 191740 in this case, only indicate the case style, and do not indicate the material. If you look at these search results from the Omega Extranet it might help explain to those who are not familiar:



So the prefix 055 indicates it's a case number that follows, and then the next 2 letters typically are the case material, so you can see several listed for this case, including white gold, pink gold yellow gold, etc. There does not appear to be a stainless version here, but if there was it would be "ST' for those 2 letters.

I don't see a 14k yellow gold option listed, but as noted it could be a US made case, and those do not always show up on the Extranet.

Cheers, Al

 

I remember when my wife bought it for me, after I admired her bosses, that it was 14k so I am sure about that. She probably got it at her bosses jeweler.
By the way Dennis has a sense of humor which I admire. I get irate at using those words together myself.as a wus'er I like how this forum operates and it seems to a bunch of good members. I will have to save up and get another omega. This was fun