Need help to identify this omega

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Warto

·Oct 10, 2021

Hi my friends,

From my grandma i got this, in my opinion,nice omega watch.

I hope u can help me, to identify model, age, value and non fakeness 😀

Thx and best wishes Warto

 

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Ravineman

·Oct 10, 2021

Need pictures of the mechanism and the inside the case back for give you a proper answer .........

 

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Davidt

·Oct 10, 2021

70’s, possibly 80’s with 10xx movement. Genuine but little value, say couple hundred of your chosen currency.

 

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Warto

·Oct 10, 2021

Many thx for your fast answers. I will make some add. Pics. But i think i can bot open it alone? Is the back pressed oder screwed.

I have look a long time in the internet, but i did not find any similar watches.

Location is good old germany 😀

 

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Davidt

·Oct 10, 2021

You’ll need to show a picture of the back for us to see how it’s attached.

 

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Warto

·Oct 10, 2021

Here there are.

 

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Davidt

·Oct 10, 2021

So looks like gold plated case with friction/ouch fit case back.
I assume there’ll be a very slight notch somewhere on the case back to allow access for a case knife.

 

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Warto

·Oct 10, 2021

Thx. I will examine the back for a notch.

 

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Davidt

·Oct 10, 2021

Are you looking to open it yourself? If so, are you confident you can do so without damaging it and ruining the sentimental and numeric value? Do the have the tools to correctly replace the caseback?

If you haven’t done this before it would be much better to get a watchmaker to do it.

 

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Warto

·Oct 10, 2021

Yes, that was also my thought 😀

 

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Warto

·Oct 10, 2021

The 20 Omega means gold plated?

 

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padders

·Oct 10, 2021·Oooo subtitles!

Nothing shown changes the original Davidt diagnosis here. This is a late 1970s/early 1980s 10XX movement gold plated watch. Worth as already indicated a couple of hundred but maybe needs that amount or more spending to get it working properly so from one POV, net value is unfortunately nil if you were to service it. This is not a problem if there is sentimental value and it is a keeper, more so if the intention is to flip it. My guess is model 166.0202 or similar.

 

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Warto

·Oct 10, 2021

Many many thx. The watch works perfectly and smooth. But i will give it away for prof.cleaning.

 

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ConElPueblo

·Oct 10, 2021

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The 20 Omega means gold plated?

Yep, that's Omegas way of showing that it has a 20 Microns thick gold plating. It's a very decent gold plating, thicker than you'll find on most 'fashion' watches.

 

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padders

·Oct 10, 2021·Oooo subtitles!

ConElPueblo

Yep, that's Omegas way of showing that it has a 20 Microns thick gold plating. It's a very decent gold plating, thicker than you'll find on most 'fashion' watches.

I wouldn't go as far as decent. 20µm (or 0.02mm) It is the minimum seen on Omegas, other plated models have used up to 80µm. The thickness of the gold layer on the gold capped models is more like 200µm. It used to be suggested by pocket watch makers like Dennison that a micron lasted for a year of wear so 20µm was a 20 year case. This watch is now 40 years old (but presumably not worn every year!) so could be assumed to be fairly worn and indeed the lugs look pretty brassed.

 

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ConElPueblo

·Oct 10, 2021

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I wouldn't go as far as decent. 20µm (or 0.02mm) It is the minimum seen on Omegas, other plated models have used up to 80µm. The thickness of the gold layer on the gold capped models is more like 200µm. It used to be suggested by pocket watch makers like Dennison that a micron lasted for a year of wear so 20µm was a 20 year case. This watch is now 40 years old (but presumably not worn every year!) so could be assumed to be fairly worn and indeed the lugs look pretty brassed.

I did compare it to fashion watches, not gold capped vintage wrist watches, pocket watches or similar.

"Decent", I find, is a fairly accurate description.