Omega 30 T2 in 18 carat gold - Red Star Chronometer Teddington, 1941serial number 9535562 I've agree a price to buy this - i collect it soon, But something doesn't feel quite right. I'd very much appreciate any input from the forum members
well the movement isn't in great condition (but is genuine). It is the caseback that I don't like. No omega logo/engraving, the 18k on the outside....
why teddington? because somebody painted a red star on the dial? too manu issues here. you have to explain every time. not good. kind regards. achim
and for those of us not well versed in Omega, what is a Teddington? An Omega abandoned at the train station with a label around its neck?
"The red star which is sometimes featured under the Omega logo identifies the watch as being equipped with the same type of calibre as the one which obtained the best results until that point at the 1940 Kew Teddington precision competition." Essentially a marketing tool used by omega in South America to capitalize on the increasing popularity of the 30mm manual wind movement. The movements featured in the Teddington watches though were not chronometre tested movements with the Rg regulator but "regular" 30mm manual wind movements.
These would be for Latin America's more leftist individuals, then? Shock protected against blows from an ice axe?
Brazil is flooded with these 'Teddington' models. According to my grandma, Omega was hugely popular down here in the 40s-60s, so out of every 3 Omegas I see for sale, at least one will have this red-star (usually a redial )
Hi everybody, what do you think, is this dial original ? http://www.ebay.de/itm/222179663024?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2648&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:ITPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
The dial maybe, but not the red star. In the good examples I've seen the color has aged to a (sort of) brown. When you see a bright red like this, it is likely painted over the dial, original or not. Most of these are in Brazil, and most of most of them are repainted.
