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Omega Ranchero 1958

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Reference: CK 2990
Calibre: 267 (manual-winding, sub second)
Movement: 16.610.158
Model: Ranchero
Metal: Stainless steel
Dial: White with luminous indexes
Production: December 16, 1958
Delivered to. Norway

Extract from the Archives, Bienne, October 1st 2019

Wristwatch caseback show the number NUF 281 1/5719 what most likely are a service/repair number which belongs to Watchmaker H. Gaarder in Oslo, Norway.
( https://lokalhistoriewiki.no/wiki/Hans_H._Gaarder )

The glas on the watch has the Omega signature

The watch has been thru full service in Oslo, September 2019 by Tidemann
(Whats been done, read under. Norwegian/norsk language)

Full overhaling:

- full demontering urverk
- renset alle deler i urverk
- smøring
- regulering gange og halt
- avmagnitisering
- strammet viser-friksjon
- rettet spiral
- polert kasse
- polert glass
- ultralyd

Reparasjon:

- byttet kassehals
- satt på krone
- byttet hoved fjær
- +++
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I dont have any moore story on this watch, it was found in a flee marked some years ago.
Another number on the watch, I haven't been able to find any story on.
Anyone recognice the numbers or have any idea from where its from?
 
Ranchero.jpeg Ranchero 2990.jpg Ranchero back.jpg Ranchero case.jpg 20190830_223900.jpg
eugeneandresson
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Great looking piece. Are you talking about the number scratched into the caseback movement side? If so, that’s most likely from a watchmaker who serviced it some time throughout its life. Wear in good health.
 
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Gummitarzan Gummitarzan
136654. in black is the number I am curios about.
Most likely a mark from another watchmaker. Most watchmakers today use felt-tipped markers rather than engravers.
gatorcpa
 
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gatorcpa gatorcpa
Most likely a mark from another watchmaker. Most watchmakers today use felt-tipped markers rather than engravers.
gatorcpa
The number in black is felt-tipped and I wonder were its from?
The engraved number is from the old days, probably the seller of the watch Hans Gaarder back in the days
 
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chronoboy64 chronoboy64
,may be the private telephone number of the watchmaker´s wife 😁
The strange thing is when I called her its was your wife 😀
And she told me you got new glasses, so you need get back home for drinking water
 
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Gummitarzan Gummitarzan
The number in black is felt-tipped and I wonder were its from?
The engraved number is from the old days, probably the seller of the watch Hans Gaarder back in the days
As @gatorcpa said, it's likely from a watchmaker. That would be his code for the job.
 
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Gummitarzan Gummitarzan
But where can I find out what watchmaker it is?
That would be nearly impossible. I’m not sure how you were able to figure out the name of the watchmaker that make the older mark.
gatorcpa

PS-That is an absolutely beautiful Ranchero!
 
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gatorcpa gatorcpa
That would be nearly impossible. I’m not sure how you were able to figure out the name of the watchmaker that make the older mark.
gatorcpa

PS-That is an absolutely beautiful Ranchero!
Thanks a lot.
The schratced number NUF281 is the number of the shop in Norway. N.U.F. norsk urmakerforbund (Norwegian watchmaker association) 281 is the shop number from that time.
YES and it took a while to figure it out, very simple if you know it, and very difficult to find out such a simple thing.
Its just how it is with this kind of watch
 
mrs_LA
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Beautiful Ranchero and what a flea find. Hard to come across rare gems anymore, especially not in that condition.
 
eugeneandresson
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Gummitarzan Gummitarzan
Thanks a lot.
The schratced number NUF281 is the number of the shop in Norway. N.U.F. norsk urmakerforbund (Norwegian watchmaker association) 281 is the shop number from that time.
YES and it took a while to figure it out, very simple if you know it, and very difficult to find out such a simple thing.
Its just how it is with this kind of watch


So then, it’s as all the of us said : from a prior watchmaker who serviced the watch 👍

and because nobody has yet : dibs 😀
 
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