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Omega Chronometre 2254 2144 production numbers and plume hands needed

  1. TimeBandit May 4, 2018

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    Can anyone help me with finding plume hands for 2144 in 18k I have.

    Till 2 weeks ago I didn’t even knew that 18k version existed. Doesn’t anyone have any production numbers and so on.

    Thanks in advance.
     
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  2. efauser I ♥ karma!!! May 4, 2018

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    Those poor lugs.
     
  3. jumpingsecond May 4, 2018

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    Production numbers for the 30mm chronometer's are @ 18000 in total spread over all the various references. Hard to say how many for each ref but maybe @mac_omega or @Tire-comedon or @Bill Sohne or one of the resident experts may know???
     
  4. mac_omega May 4, 2018

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    As I understood the question he meant the production number for the gold cased 2144 - right?

    To be honest I did not know either that there was a gold version...

    I think the hands might be original - it was delivered with this kind of hands too, not only with plume hands (also known as feather hands)
     
  5. TimeBandit May 4, 2018

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    Both from the pictures would be nice to know but the gold one especially.

    I know that in style they look better but the minute hands does not quite reach the track and for sure they were painted over. I have seen it done before as it very difficult to read gold hand on gold dial.

    Would be interesting to see if there was 2254 in gold :)

    Will post pictures of the movements later
     
  6. mac_omega May 4, 2018

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    AFAIK there was no gold version of 2254 - and I have done a lot of research on this topic...

    And regarding the hands: I would wash them with acetone and keep them - I think the minute hand is not far off, sometimes they are a bit short.
     
  7. TimeBandit May 4, 2018

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    Movements in full glory !
     
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  10. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker May 5, 2018

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    2254 case came in stainless steel, 2N 18k yellow gold, and 3N 18k yellow gold.

    Cheers, Al
     
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  11. mac_omega May 5, 2018

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    Thank you Al for this interesting news.

    Is this information from the Omega extra-net?
    Can you see if these 18K versions were available as chronometers or as "simple" versions?

    I wonder that none of them has surfaced so far - maybe they have been melted down when gold price was high?

    So the hunt continues...:mad:
     
  12. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker May 5, 2018

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    It doesn't say what versions the movements were, only that the case came in those materials and is for a Cal. 280. The dials that are shown for this case and movement do not have any chronometer writing on them.

    Keep in mind that this is not site geared for collector information, just for practical purposes of ordering parts.

    Cheers, Al
     
  13. mac_omega May 5, 2018

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    Al, thanks for sharing your information.

    Well, this is a different story...

    Cal. 280 had already the shock protection, so it seems that your information is for later (post chronometer) 2254 watches.

    The first CK 2254 chronometers had 30 SC T2, the latest ones 30 T2 SC Rg

    I was not precise enough with my first statement - I should have written that I am not aware of any ref. 2254 chronometers with gold cases.

    I will discuss this when I visit the Omega Museum next time.

    cheers, Erich
     
  14. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker May 5, 2018

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    Well you are certainly thinking about this from a collector point of view, and I think that is leading you to make some incorrect conclusions.
    To get much information from the Extranet you have to put the old numbering system out of your head mate...if you have a mindset that leads you to thing that because it says the case is for a 280 it can't be a chronometer, you will be assuming far too much. But of course that is up to you to decide how you want to view this information.

    As far as Omega is concerned 30 SC T2 is a 280, and the 30 SC T2 RG is a 281.

    If I search on "30T2" under the components menu, I get "No results found" back, which is exactly what I would expect, because the 30T2 movements "don't exist" anymore.

    Cheers, Al