Omega Bumper Fans

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·Fri. 4:06pm

Hello guys i just looked around in the Internet a little and fell in love with These 1950 bumper movements. Are there any Omega Bumper Collectors in here? They dont seem to have such a good reputation but i find them very interesting.

 

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Canuck

·Fri. 4:42pm

I have two. The date at 6 is a calibre 355, and the other one is (as I recall) a 342. Thesecond one is a survivor. Case, dial, crystal, crown all replaced. It had been tortured by the previous owner. Serviced, mainspring replaced, and it is a very reliable runner.

Edited: Fri. 5:10pm

 

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ErichKeane

·Fri. 4:49pm

I have one I repaired, though it is a redial. Pretty cool movements that are fantastically made (particularly the 34x movements), but frankly, its a less-efficient automatic movement that is actually quite tall and wasn't available in particularly many designs. IMO, they are great and interesting, and probably undervalued, but I understand the lack of love.

 

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noelekal

·Fri. 5:00pm·Home For Wayward Watches

Two live here.

1949 with the 351 movement.

1954 with the 344 movement.

I wasn't aware they had a less than good reputation. Mine run like scalded dogs!

 

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Spruce

·Fri. 5:08pm·Sunburst dial fan

My 1950 cal 351 and my 1954 cal 354 run well

 

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Oku

·Fri. 5:18pm

Bumpers are not to everyone's taste as you can really feel the bump on the wrist.
However, they have some nice dials...

ck 2374

 

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cristos71

·Fri. 11:08pm

ErichKeane

I have one I repaired, though it is a redial. Pretty cool movements that are fantastically made (particularly the 34x movements), but frankly, its a less-efficient automatic movement that is actually quite tall and wasn't available in particularly many designs. IMO, they are great and interesting, and probably undervalued, but I understand the lack of love.

I have to disagree with you there, I do rate the movements and there are loads of great designs....

 

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ErichKeane

·Fri. 11:24pm

cristos71

I have to disagree with you there, I do rate the movements and there are loads of great designs....

That is in fact a lovely variety! My complaint I guess is that they are all the same style of watch, not the lack of configurations. Similar cases/etc, in a style that is less popular today, mixed with the perceived lower reliability due to age, and then followed almost immediately by perhaps the best non-chronograph movement series Omega made.

Its pretty easy for me to see why they are overlooked, though as I said, still criminally undervalued.

 

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skand

·Sat. 12:50am

Bumpers are definitely underrated right now. With the current craze for Dog Leg Constellations and cal. 5xx- series Seamasters, beginners tend to overlook them. It’s usually only later in the journey that people start appreciating the early references

 

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·Sat. 3:30am

Can you realy feel it the automatic hammer/rotor while wearing it?

 

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Knebo

·Sat. 3:42am

I love my bumper "pre-Seamaster".
I serviced it and it runs very reliably.

In fact, I found it to be winding very efficiently on the wrist.

An major annoyance with the full-rotor 5xx series of movements, in my experience, is that the rotor bushing/axle are almost always worn (and the rotor starts rubbing the movement). Those are brass and steel parts in the 5xx series. By contrast, the respective parts in the bumper are steel and ruby. I have the impression that it's more durable and mine has absolutely no play/wear.

For that reason, I prefer the bumpers.

 

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Screwbacks

·Sat. 4:34am

pre-connie, pre-seamas

 

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skand

·Sat. 4:50am

I can't imagine the first version of the Connie 2648 with any movement other than a bumper. Besides, the cal. 352 is something you can spend years searching for. Over 70 years old, yet it looks brand new.

 

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SOG53

·Sat. 5:35am

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Can you realy feel it the automatic hammer/rotor while wearing it?

Yes , I find it quite pleasant, a little hello on the wrist.
Here are my 2652

 

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·Sat. 5:44am

Thank you for all the pictures! I guess i need a Bumper in my collection…

 

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skand

I can't imagine the first version of the Connie 2648 with any movement other than a bumper. Besides, the cal. 352 is something you can spend years searching for. Over 70 years old, yet it looks brand new.

That condition is wonderful

 

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TexOmega

·Sat. 12:53pm

Don’t forget the 'ol gran’pappy.........

Cal. 28.10 circa 1945 soon to become the cal. 340 in 1949.

 

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Dan S

·Sat. 1:15pm

I let this 2577 go, and now I regret it.

 

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DON

·Sat. 1:29pm

Had loads. Used to restore and sell. Sold off what I had left along with movements when my two watchmakers passed away and my dial refinisher retired.

On my iPad, so no picture of the last of what I had. Think it was 10 watches or so of bumper and manual wind

 

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skand

·Sat. 1:45pm

2657 "jumbo" cal 342