Need help identifying this ladies Omega

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I inherited this watch, and need some help with the ID. The back case has the 14K stamp, the Omega logo and symbol, and the code 4632N. I've been comparing it to pics on the net but can't get a match. It runs a bit on the slow side, but I haven't opened it, and don't intend to unless I take it in to get it running smoothly. Any help appreciated. Thanks!

 
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I would say that 99.99999% of evaluators on this forum would indicate that this is a counterfeit watch.
Nothing ever made by Omega.
The only 14K gold will be the microscopic plating over the brass or base metal case.
The case style is similar to Juvenas from the 1960s.

If you have it opened and if it has a genuine Omega movement in I'll eat my hat.
 
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I would say that 99.99999% of evaluators on this forum would indicate that this is a counterfeit watch.
Nothing ever made by Omega.
The only 14K gold will be the microscopic plating over the brass or base metal case.
The case style is similar to Juvenas from the 1960s.

If you have it opened and if it has a genuine Omega movement in I'll eat my hat.
Hah... I report you do not have to eat your hat 馃榾 I opened it up and yes, it is a fake. Actually, rather than disappointed, I am fascinated at how well it's put together. The pallet fork is made from red plastic, though the gears are metal, but it still works very well, considering. The escape wheel even seems to have a small green jewel, and it's all pretty clean inside. The inside of the case says "H K POTAK watch and parts FTY LTD". All in all, it is interesting that the counterfeiter has enough pride in his work to stamp his company I.D. inside. Anyway, thanks for the reply.
 
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Hah... I report you do not have to eat your hat 馃榾
Whew! I'm glad to hear that!
The marks on the movement are for the Chinese company "Hong Kong Precision Technology" who are a major manufacturer of watch movements.

They're a brand of H.K. Precision Electronics Co Ltd.
I suspect your "Omega" comes from one of their factories who produce a number of other brands.

I'd be interested to see a pic of the movement for future reference.
 
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BTW, does it look anything like this?

 
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Sir, I demand to know how you snuck into my flat and snapped that picture whilst I was sleeping 馃榾 That picture is exactly what is inside my watch... down to the colors of the scratches. Actually, your pic is quality beyond anything I could have taken with the means at my disposal. Only thing concerning the provenance of this watch I can verify is that my relative obtained it from a ... gentleman... in a Las Vegas Casino in the 1980s. The company listed in the above paper says it was established in 2007. So maybe it's been around in one form or another for decades before they went 'legit'. Also, I am rather amazed at how well the case's gold plating has held up. It still looks really nice. Fake aside, it will remain in my collection, to perhaps thrill the next poor innocent who gets it after my eventual passing (Hopefully a long time from now).
 
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Sir, I demand to know how you snuck into my flat and snapped that picture whilst I was sleeping
馃シ

馃榿

Like the thousands of entities that have formed the Swiss watch industry, relationships between Far Eastern watch companies seem to be just as convoluted.

Here is an interesting discussion on the movement which appears to have been through a number of owners.



https://17jewels.info/movements/q/q-q/q-q-1603/
 
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Interesting in that it used plastic wheel and other plastic components. I have never seen inside one these.