Need help identifying a watch bought at an auction

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Hi everyone

This is my first post, I'd like to know if you could help me identify this watch, which my father in law bought at an auction many years ago.

We do not plan to sell it and we would simply like to know more about it, as he wears it regularly.

Thank you all for your time 馃榾

Images link : https://imgur.com/a/WJNaNTP
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Sorry I am not familiar with this site and when I add the links from my phone it shows a picture with a red cross instead...
 
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I can't snap any more pictures right now...
Nevermind, thought this would be sufficient, my bad.
Thank you anyways
 
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The dial has been refinished. Photos of the inside of the case back and movement would be needed to comment further.
 
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The dial has been refinished. Photos of the inside of the case back and movement would be needed to comment further.

I'll try to get that and post again with better pictures, thank you
 
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Thanks for posting the pic !
The one thing we find weird is that it's written 'Chronometer' whereas on all the pics we find it's written in french, as 'Chronometre'
 
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The one thing we find weird is that it's written 'Chronometer' whereas on all the pics we find it's written in french, as 'Chronometre'
The dial has been refinished.
 
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Welcome to the forum,
It鈥檚 a nice looking watch- no wonder he likes wearing it. Refinished means it was repainted- most probably during a service as it was customary in earlier days. It would be a good quality movement inside no matter what.
 
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Oh okay ! I didn't quite get it, not my primary language
So that's why it's weird looking, thanks 馃榾
I'll have to open it then, for sure !
 
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It s a Fab Suisse Chronometer. Case made in France. There is a section on these in my article on Omega 30mm Chronometers and some 80 pages in Erich's book on Omega 30mm Chronometers.

Dial is badly relumed, rest looks Ok at a first glance. Would be good to see the movement.
 
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It s a Fab Suisse Chronometer. Case made in France. There is a section on these in my article on Omega 30mm Chronometers and some 80 pages in Erich's book on Omega 30mm Chronometers.

Dial is badly relumed, rest looks Ok at a first glance. Would be good to see the movement.

spot on 馃憤
 
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I got more pictures that were taken a while back, showing the inside of the watch.
Sorry for the quality again !

Numbers are 11060696 and 10831917
 
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Watch is from the 1940s, 1947 at a guess, and is a genuine chronometer, see the movement for further confirmation. The dial spelling changed circa 1958 from French to the English for that word. That is one indication that yours has been repainted recently. It is a high quality, pretty thing, just not very original. I鈥檇 wear it.
 
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Ok so my gf had some time to kill and found some interesting bits about the watch.
Caliber is 30T2 RG
Apparently the UK army commissioned watches to omega near the end of WW2, which were apparently labeled 'chronometer'
Most of them were made out of steel but they introduced a 'de luxe' version which was rose gold, as is this watch
Since it was bought during an auction which took place in normandy, it seems plausible
Should it be possible that she's right on all of this we'll bring it to be authentified next time we get the chance to go to Switzerland

She didn't send me any links but I could try to get them in her browsing history if needed
 
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@Newaark, there is no chance that this is anything but a French market, redialed Omega chronometre.

The movement is marked as a French market Omega and the case has French gold hallmarks.

It's still a beautiful watch, but monetarily it has limited value.
 
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@Newaark, there is no chance that this is anything but a French market, redialed Omega chronometre.

The movement is marked as a French market Omega and the case has French gold hallmarks.

It's still a beautiful watch, but monetarily it has limited value.

Thanks for the input ! Do you have an idea regarding the precise model it could be ? As said earlier we're not planning on selling it so the monetary value is not what we're after, just being curious !

We were able to find 2 more with 'chronometer' and the same hallmarks, while obviously not the same model : https://picclick.fr/Omega-30-chronometer-Vintage-30T2-SC-Rg-284616168431.html and https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Vintage-Sol...866284?hash=item3db1cad9ac:g:BuoAAOSw8QRf1q-Z
 
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Thanks for the input ! Do you have an idea regarding the precise model it could be ? As said earlier we're not planning on selling it so the monetary value is not what we're after, just being curious !

We were able to find 2 more with 'chronometer' and the same hallmarks, while obviously not the same model : https://picclick.fr/Omega-30-chronometer-Vintage-30T2-SC-Rg-284616168431.html and https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Vintage-Sol...866284?hash=item3db1cad9ac:g:BuoAAOSw8QRf1q-Z

IMO you are comparing apples with pears or oranges with cherries...
the watches you link to have only one thing in common with your watch: the movement, which is a cal. 30 T2 SC Rg

As @Franco and @ConElPueblo already have explained this is a "French chronometre" which means that only the movement+dial have been exported from Switzerland to France (due to high import taxes/duties on gold items at that time) and the case has been locally made in France, hence the French hallmarks on the case (eagle head).
I have written a book on Omega 30mm chronometres and I have dedicated one chapter to these French chronometres.
There are 2 different case types and I call them "France 1" and "France 2":

France 1 with straight sturdy lugs:



France 2 with lyra-shaped lugs:



there are a few slightly different dial variations on France 2, e.i. glossy "mirrored" numerals (like on your dial) versus gold applied numerals (like on my dial). Printed Omega logo versus applied gold Omega logo.

Your watch is a France 2 with wrongly restored/reprinted dial, all other parts of the watch look authentic and in good condition. The serial numbers of your watch are in the correct range as per my data base. I have one specimen in my records with a movement serail# only 2 numbers apart from yours!
If the dial bothers you there is always the option to have it reprinted again in a much better way sticking to the original design and printing.
But it will not have great influence on value as a reprinted dial will stay a reprinted dial...
hope this answers your questions.
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