Omega Calavatra 1947, 11153397 Does anyone know anything about this watch/era of watches?

AndréIng · Jul 12, 2023

Hi!

I just came over a vintage Omega watch from 1947.
I recently had my eyes opened to the world of watches and i dont know that much yet.

I just wonder if anyone has any knowledge of this watch, the era it was produced, and primarly if its anything i should consider getting serviced.

The watch itself is working.
It has a few scratches and bruises, and a crack in the glass.
Its missing its strap, and the pins are not there / broken.

Thanks in advance if anyone has any information or tips regarding if i should get it serviced, or just have it change glass and replace strap and pins.

Or anything in general that i perhaps might miss asking about in this post.

Syrte · Jul 12, 2023

Greetings,
Welcome to the forum.
It seems you’ve answered your own question regarding the era- it is indeed a 1940s watch.

The first question is, do you own this watch?

Since you’re a newbie you may have been attracted by the unique charm of those silver dials, but this watch has significant condition issues, both on the dial and case.

If you haven’t bought it, then you should abstain, spend a few months to read and learn.

If you bought it. try and return it if you can.

Depending on where you live, servicing it may be too expensive for what it’s worth. In which case you should forget about it, keep it for parts, and learn from the experience.

Tony C. · Jul 12, 2023

Omega did not produce a "Calavatra" – they were only produced by Patek Philippe.

AndréIng · Jul 13, 2023

Syrte
Greetings,
Welcome to the forum.
It seems you’ve answered your own question regarding the era- it is indeed a 1940s watch.

The first question is, do you own this watch?

Since you’re a newbie you may have been attracted by the unique charm of those silver dials, but this watch has significant condition issues, both on the dial and case.

If you haven’t bought it, then you should abstain, spend a few months to read and learn.

If you bought it. try and return it if you can.

Depending on where you live, servicing it may be too expensive for what it’s worth. In which case you should forget about it, keep it for parts, and learn from the experience.

Thanks for the answer.
Had a spur of the moment and bought it off auction for around 100$.
So its nothing that sets me back to bad in any way.
Was mostly so impressed that a watch aged 76 years still worked.

Syrte · Jul 13, 2023

A AndréIng
Thanks for the answer.
Had a spur of the moment and bought it off auction for around 100$.
So its nothing that sets me back to bad in any way.
Was mostly so impressed that a watch aged 76 years still worked.

Good to hear, indeed it could have been much worse.
You will be happy to hear there are watches over 100 years old that work very well.

But this one cannot unless you spend more on it than it’s worth.
Your auction price reflects the value of its parts, you could resell it or keep it as a parts reserve.
Best regards

tapaptpat · Jul 13, 2023

Welcome the forum @AndréIng

Was mostly so impressed that a watch aged 76 years still worked.

This can be put down to the workhorse movement called caliber 30T2.
The movement is used in several different references of Omega.
You'll find this number stamped on the inside caseback.
At a guess based on the movement was latter half of the 40's. 1945 being approx 10,300,000.

mac_omega · Jul 13, 2023

IMHO this was a good buy
Movement looks good
original crown
original hands
original (although patinated) dial
so what could you expect more for $100
replace the cracked crystal and wear the watch with pleasure
just my 2 cents

tennjed · Jul 13, 2023

I mean, I am a noob around here, but not at life..........$100? Isn't that what they are charging for a cheeseburger these days? I love it. I think you made a great deal.

AndréIng · Jul 14, 2023

mac_omega
IMHO this was a good buy
Movement looks good
original crown
original hands
original (although patinated) dial
so what could you expect more for $100
replace the cracked crystal and wear the watch with pleasure
just my 2 cents

Thank you for the answer, i really appreciate it.
Hard to know where to look for information regarding these old watches when you just start out.
Im glad it seems to keep its originallity. 😀

Omega Calavatra 1947, 11153397 Does anyone know anything about this watch/era of watches?

AndréIng

Syrte

Tony C.

AndréIng

Syrte

tapaptpat

mac_omega

tennjed

AndréIng

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