Omega Reference 2500 Centenary as bought in 1949

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Came across this 35mm Centenary chronometer and bought it. It came from South America, the original owner was a Brazilian man who bought it in 1949.

Included are the accessories which you would have received at the point of sale. I’ve not seen the outer centenary box before or the letter from Omega and the envelope it came in. The letter is interesting as it suggests that the owner of the watch visited and signed the centenary book at the Omega museum. I’m not sure if all centenary buyers received this letter.

The inner silver box is complete and includes a small warning strip in Portuguese that warns of not removing the cellophane wrapping. The original certificate in Portuguese is included along with all the timing performed before sale. Additionally the original solid gold buckle and gold spring bars are all present. The caseback has the less common (I believe) centenary inscription as well.

I hope you enjoy the photos and I’ll try to include photos of the accessories as they are surely less common than the watch itself.

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It's a fake, but a good one.

😁

Seriously, congrats on a fabulous acquisition!
 
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Big congrats on a great example! The documents and accessories are also amazing. 😀
 
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I absolutely love the story behind this. And while my français isn't advanced, the language used seems to be wonderful. Enjoy!
 
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Vintage Omega does not come better than this I think. Extremely nice strap BTW
 
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Vintage Omega does not come better than this I think. Extremely nice strap BTW

Sadly the strap is a replacement. But it does look the part! I probably will fit it with something that is 16mm on the buckle side so that the buckle fits appropriately.
 
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Wow! Thank you for showing that, especially with the box and papers: it would be among my "I'm all done now" watches. You have indeed joined "l'élite du monde entier”, and I hope you get "le service et le plaisir auxquels vous avez droit"! Now why can't Omega (or anyone) say things like that to their customers nowadays?
WIGH
 
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You have indeed joined "l'élite du monde entier”, and I hope you get "le service et le plaisir auxquels vous avez droit"! Now why can't Omega (or anyone) say things like that to their customers nowadays?
WIGH

Thank you! Yes the letter is in such polite language, I was impressed. You can tell the pride and effort they put into this celebration model. In Portuguese the small strip talks about not removing the cellophane to limit marks on the silver box. I feel there was a lot of pride from Omega with this one.
 
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well, this is MSN-grade! a real cornerstone for every Omega-collection
 
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Congratulations on this awesome set, especially (beside the watch of course) the letter is very interesting. This watch must have cost a little fortune back then..
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