Is the machine marks on side of lugs original?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Rare-OMEGA-Automatic-Bumper-18-kts-solid-gold-PERFECT-/230939991306?ViewItem=&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123&item=230939991306&nma=true&si=3xAN3EQ4JlNbuZs%2BlF9AjN6BdKc%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

 

That looks almost NOS. I'm skeptical of any dial that is that clean and yet purports to be vintage, but on a quick look I can't find any readily noticeable flaws. The one clue that this has been polished are the hands; those dauphine hands usually have a sharp angle in the middle--and they do, near the holes where they connect to the pinion--that is, unless you polish them with out being extremely careful. My guess is that this case was in pretty good condition to begin with and then was polished to this shine.

I don't know the answer to your question about the graining on the sides of the lugs and it's a good question. If it's not original, it was a nice touch on the refinisher's part.

 

That case has been heavily polished. The seller has done a clever job of presenting the watch, but those lugs are a dead giveaway. They should be much sharper.

 

it is just like the one I recently had on the sales forum (but that was gold filled).

 

This is what the non-hardcore collector and n00b wants - pretty & shiny. I agree with Tony that it's a great listing of a spiffed up, but non-original, watch case.

 

And it's on my wrist now Running a treat

 

Hi pitpro,

the lugs are ORIGINAL. I have an identical watch here - but not refinished - and the lugs are the same. The difference in the case numbers is only arround 60: these two watches have been produced in the same week!
I bought this OMEGA years ago in a good used condition and I am wearing it not very often.

Kind regards
Sylvia

 

can we see pics?

 

Hi Sylvia
Are the lug edges on top of lug soft like this one on yours? or sharp as in the
Omega database photo?

 

... it is exactly the same watch as shown in the pictures above (therefore it is obsolete to make photos). The only difference I found is in the numbers of the case and the clockwork!
The OMEGA database shows a later model from around 1952 with a different dial, indices and small second. A watch like this is offered here:
http://www.chrono24.de/omega/vintag...id2454756.htm?id=2454756&picnum=9&tab=details

Our "2659" is an earlier version, from around 1949-1950 (compare the serial numbers!) and in some details much more similar to the "Century Watch":
http://www.vintagegoldwatches.com/product/omega-18k-auto-centenary-1944/ , a chronometer from 1948.

A modern re-edition of this watch is the No.5 of the OMEGA MUSEUM COLLECTION:
http://www.omegawatches.com/press/press-kit-text/480

Kind regards
Sylvia

 

As they say, 'Pics or it didn't happen'.

 

... here are photos: