Hi OF, I bought this as part of a deal and can't seem to find much information about it. I found a similar watch from the Omega bible that bears the logo of the King of Arabia described as "movement 30T2 SC housed in a large case ring". Is this the same type of watch? Is the dial original? Most of the Omega pocket watches that I've seen has sub-second and full movement instead of this small movement fitted in a larger case. Would appreciate any information about it. Thanks heaps Andre
Neither -nor The movement in your pocket watch is a 23.4 SC movement, not one out of the caliber 30mm family - it is significantly smaller!
I have already seen this model but only with a 23.4SC, not a 30mm. I suspect this is a mistake in AJTT.
I think Omega used both the 23.4SC and 30SC in pocket watches (not very often!). Looking at the extract Andre shows from AJTT, I think the watch which appears in the Czech marketing plaque is a 23.4SC CK1056 (which appeared in a 1939 Omega catalogue). I guess the Ibn Seoud watch shown in AJTT is as described (CK1107 30 T2 SC). Notice that the bows are different – the bow in the Czech plaque is the same as in Andre’s watch (which I think will prove to be a 23.4SC CK1056). Perhaps of note is that this is towards the end of the pocket watch era – most movements still being 37.5 and 38.5 (true pocket watch movements). However, the 23.4SC and 30 T2 SC wristwatch movements were used in pocket watches as we see.
Hi, Andre was kind enough to accept my DIBS, so now this beauty has found its way to Paris. As Tom said, its a CK 1056, here in a 1939 catalog : It's quite unusual to find a Pocket Watch with central second, and this one is in a very good condition : I think it is around 1938 based on the serials (here, the caliber is really lost in the middle of this large case...) I also couldn't resist trying to play AJTT style (although my advertising is damaged and I couldn't find the right lighting to take a decent picture...) : Finally, let me introduce its little sister, CK1019, same bow design from the same period, but with a thin 37.5 caliber :
Glad it went to a good home, I'd just never use that unfortunately so had to let it go Pretty awesome stuff you got there, esp the spot on original advertising showing the same ref watch!
Haha! I love how the second hand's movement is imaginatively described as "trotteuse", as it reminds of a horse's trot. In french the second hand is named "aiguille seconde", which translates to "second needle". It does looks more like a needle than a hand, which one could argue that the english word should be "needle" or "finger" intead of "hand".