1946. Omega introduced the Centenary, albeit without the insignia engraved on the caseback, two years before their actual 100th anniversary. To my knowledge, all the reference 2500's came with logo crowns.

I can't believe I got to correct the InvestiGator! This usually works the other way.

 

Both 2500 Centenaries I owned had serial numbers corresponding with 1946. So do a few of the 2500's around here. I know that isn't conclusive evidence since it's possible that calibers were cased and sold to dealers a year or two later, but there are an aweful lot from 1946 around.

I'm going to pull out AJTT now and look. Hold please!


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No mention of anything for the Centenary before 1948 in AJTT. There are 3 pages about the various references (2499, 2500, engravings, etc) and it even shows the shiny silver box, but everything says 1948 was the first year. I've seen TOO many 30.10's with 1946 serial numbers for them to be frankens though, so I'd imagine they were later cased movements or the charts we have for serial numbers are a little off.

 

Found this in my newly acquired copy of Omega Saga.

Caption indicates introduction in 1948.

Can we move all the posts on this subject to their own thread?

 

No, you've got it here.

 

I completely agree.

 

I'm convinced. It's not just Omega that does things that way either. JLC, Longines, and AP are the same way to my experience.