Hello , i am a shy french guy that read a lot this forum but do not post a lot.
i come to present you the last who arrived at home.
according to the serial number it seems to date arround beginning WW1.
the case is in silver and the watch running so not a bad shot.


the movement is running a bit qwick so a maintenance will be needed




i do not find any reference of the watch and would be highly interested to receive your comments and knowledge about this model.

many thanks for your

 

Welcome.....join the discussions....many of us don't stink, now ....and most have stopped biting and throwing tantrums(well, at least a majority)


Nice early Trench watch. Here is an ad resembling your Cushion case.

Love the dial, and hands with vintage lume still intact.

 

Here is my Gruen with a Sterling silver Cushion case circa 1917-18

 

Get a good magnifier and look for a caliber stamp under the balance... there's no exact match in my Omega Designs book.

Tom

 

Hi this catalog extract shows a modèle 800 with a caliber 26.5, a much later model.

 

many thanks for your support & answer
i will drop the watch to my watch repair shop for a revision and ask them if they can indicate me more details.

@ tire comedon
thanks for your info , do you have more details ?
in my search i also finded the model 800 that was very close but all the watches i founded with this model were from 20's to 30's.

Steph

 

Hi,
The serial numbers date from around 1914-15, as you mentionned. I would need the caliber size to identify it more precisely.

Here is a similar model in a 1917 catalog with a 12 lignes caliber (Cl 1775) :


Please note that the hands are not original, radium dials from this period were assorted with 'cathdral' hands, like the ones on Cl 1784 above. Of course the crown is also a replacement.
Dial looks original. Painted dials are uncommon on watches from those years.

One of the same style from the same period, with enamel dial, unusual with logo but no name :



Another -a project - one with painted but non radium dial :

 

i have not openned the watch ( photos are comming from the seller ).
the case outlet dimension is arround 30 31 mm..
for the crown it is obvious it is not correct.
about the hands what is your advice ? keep it or replace by the correct ones if possible.
i will drop the watch to Mr Delepine for a complete revision and i could ask him to put the corect parts.
your watches are very nice .
anyway , many thanks to all for your help.

steph

 

Hi, I would try to find correct hands.

 

Wow! I Think it´s the earliest serial no I´ve seen in an Omega wristwatch! Fantastic condition too, considering the age.

Thanks for sharing!

 

@ tire comedon , i will try to find them.
@marturx , many thanks for your appreciation.

steph

 

Actually, the hands don't bother me much. On WWI watches, they were in a war, after all! The watch needed service, the lume in the hands needed replacement or the hands were bent... so they replaced the hands.

I put together my Ferrero WWI-era watch from four different watches because of mismatch or damage. After a proper servicing by Wes Grau (CMW21) of Cornerstone Service, it actually keeps time and looks great. Now if I could only remember where I put my rouge cloth....

Tom