Omega buckle

Flip

Definitely earlier, 40’s I think, here’s a Rolex one......

Flip

Ps try this link to an excellent thread ...
https://omegaforums.net/threads/about-omega-buckles.37347/

Peemacgee

Your buckle has a Birmingham hallmark, so is U.K. produced.
If you can decipher what the date letter is (the left hand mark) you can find out exactly which 12 month period it was produced.

Peemacgee

Your buckle has a Birmingham hallmark, so is U.K. produced.
If you can decipher what the date letter is (the left hand mark) you can find out exactly which 12 month period it was produced.

Flip

It’s got to be 1936 👍
My Rolex one was certainly no later than 1940’s

Peemacgee

It isn’t usually so difficult to decipher a hallmark date letter but I’m struggling with this one.
It looks slimmer than the earlier M (and as you say, more italic) but doesn’t appear to have the tails of the later mark.

The buckle itself, stylistically, is earlier in style but you have to remember that due to British reactionary tastes, UK Omega products were often produced for many years after they were originally designed.

Here is a better illustration of the two marks in question side by side and a blow up of the date letter, perhaps others can offer their opinion?

ConElPueblo

I'd be shocked if that buckle was pre-war.

Look at how the earliest Swiss made Omega buckles from around that period was marked; none had a logo that prominent.

OllieOnTheRocks

Just have found this on google and it says its 1959, looks to be the same buckle with same marks, albeit in slightly different places, it's described on this ad as 1959 - so with this in mind, the potential dates we have narrowed down and the UK being reactive in their tastes I can happily conclude this is 1961/2. Plus that would date it about right for the watch it is on after all, plus its a rose gold colour just like its paired watch 😀

Flip

Surprised by that as thought it would be earlier, well done on your research 😀

padders

I have exactly that buckle, same design same manufacturer. Mine is hallmarked mid 1950s so that I too would say that the OP one is deffo a 1961-2 example rather than earlier. These were often originally paired with locally made gold Dennison cased Omega models, which makes sense since the cases were also made in Birmingham.

Mine:

Peemacgee

It isn’t usually so difficult to decipher a hallmark date letter but I’m struggling with this one.
It looks slimmer than the earlier M (and as you say, more italic) but doesn’t appear to have the tails of the later mark.

The buckle itself, stylistically, is earlier in style but you have to remember that due to British reactionary tastes, UK Omega products were often produced for many years after they were originally designed.

Here is a better illustration of the two marks in question side by side and a blow up of the date letter, perhaps others can offer their opinion?

Sherbie

There were 2 sorts of UK hallmarked 9k buckles made

the earlier type, a rounded design like the OP’s buckle, was made up until 1962. The earliest hallmaked one that i have come across is from 1955 ( but there may be earlier ones out there- havent looked for a while now)

then from around 1963, a square design was introduced

they used to be on ebay for around 70-100 gb pounds, but recently, are on offer for silly money ( have seen them sold for over 240 gb pounds)