I can tell you a bit about your clock – not all good news I’m afraid.
The movement is a 59-8D SCS which was first produced in 1941. The ‘SCS’ stands for ‘seconde au centre sautante’ which means ‘jump second’. The movement was produced to chronometer standards and the jump second allowed it to be read easily.
The movement was a development of the original 59-8D (first produced in 1926) but had this extra ‘layer’ which was the jump second mechanism. The jumping second could be ‘hacked’ (stopped) by twisting a knob. Omega introduced a modification (a ‘Transformation’) in 1942 (the ‘T1’ version) which changed the method of hacking – they removed this knob and hacking was done instead by pressing down on the time setting knob.
Turning to your clock, you will notice that it doesn’t have a second hand – it should! Probably because of a problem at some time, the complete mechanism for the jump second has been removed, as has the second hand. The clock could still be keeping good time – but it is no longer a 59-8D SCS.
To confirm what I have described, you will see on your movement that there are three holes that penetrate the cover. At 11 o’clock there is the winding key. At three o’clock is the time-setting knob – and at two o’clock there is an empty hole – the twist hacking knob should fit through this hole. You can still see the shaft onto which the hacking knob should fit.
A T1 version of your clock would have only two holes through the cover, hacking being done by pressing the time-setting knob at three o’clock.
As for selling your clock, as someone has already described, maybe someone on this forum will see it and PM you – alternatively you could try eBay. But I’m afraid it will remain a clock without a second hand unless someone has the parts to replace the mechanism. Or it might be bought for parts.
Tom
Click to expand...