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efauser
·All I see is two incredibly out of focus watches. One is upside down. If you want help, put a little effort into it.
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DaveK
··Yoda of YodelersIf you bring the watches to a window that gets indirect light, you’ll get the best photos. Wonderful to have the watches and I assume good memories that go along with them
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Ian V
·If you bring the watches to a window that gets indirect light, you’ll get the best photos. Wonderful to have the watches and I assume good memories that go along with them
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STANDY
··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector2nd one is worth getting a service and nice leather strap and wearing proudly for sentiment. Too nice to be sitting in a box in the garage ( 1st one is two but not as old and cool in my book )
Can’t see if either are original dials but it doesn’t matter with inheritance watches.
Take some good photos and tell us where you are in the world as members can point you to a service centre
Can’t see if either are original dials but it doesn’t matter with inheritance watches.
Take some good photos and tell us where you are in the world as members can point you to a service centre
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Ian V
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·They are both legit. The first one is not going to be particularly interesting to collectors, since it is a later quartz model. But if you like it, most likely all it needs is a battery.
The second one is probably from the 1940s and worth fixing up. Unfortunately, the dial has some damage, but it's still a nice heirloom. To give more definitive and accurate information, we would need to have photos of the inside of that watch. Particularly of the movement and of the inside of the caseback, with particular effort to capture any engraved numbers. You will probably want to replace that bracelet. It's not original, and it can damage the inside of the lugs over time. The watch will look better with a leather strap, in my opinion.
The second one is probably from the 1940s and worth fixing up. Unfortunately, the dial has some damage, but it's still a nice heirloom. To give more definitive and accurate information, we would need to have photos of the inside of that watch. Particularly of the movement and of the inside of the caseback, with particular effort to capture any engraved numbers. You will probably want to replace that bracelet. It's not original, and it can damage the inside of the lugs over time. The watch will look better with a leather strap, in my opinion.
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noelekal
··Home For Wayward WatchesI'm too old to stand on my head on the computer desk which is a tall old watch maker's table.
With a service and a new crystal I could give the older Omega with the Roman numeral markers a berth in the Home For Wayward Watches.
With a service and a new crystal I could give the older Omega with the Roman numeral markers a berth in the Home For Wayward Watches.
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Ian V
·They are both legit. The first one is not going to be particularly interesting to collectors, since it is a later quartz model. But if you like it, most likely all it needs is a battery.
The second one is probably from the 1940s and worth fixing up. Unfortunately, the dial has some damage, but it's still a nice heirloom. To give more definitive and accurate information, we would need to have photos of the inside of that watch. Particularly of the movement and of the inside of the caseback, with particular effort to capture an engraved numbers.
Thanks Dan I guess I will need to take it to a shop to have the back removed. I noticed that once I twisted the dial a couple of times it fired back into life. It's interesting you say 1940's: my dad was in the British army until around 1947 before emigrating to Australia. So I'm guessing it was bought in the UK?
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·Thanks Dan I guess I will need to take it to a shop to have the back removed. I noticed that once I twisted the dial a couple of times it fired back into life. It's interesting you say 1940's: my dad was in the British army until around 1947 before emigrating to Australia. So I'm guessing it was bought in the UK?
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··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collectorI'm.more interested in their history and getting a bit of perspective on them. Their value is not that important. I do think the Roman numeral watch is cool and probably worth restoration
Once the watchmaker opens it for servicing and gets some numbers off the movement and case back for a fee you can get a archive of where the watch was delivered ( sold country only ) and year.
Are you in Australia, will point you to a service centre if so.
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·I'm too old to stand on my head on the computer desk which is a tall old watch maker's table.
With a service and a new crystal I could give the older Omega with the Roman numeral markers a berth in the Home For Wayward Watches.
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Ian V
·Once the watchmaker opens it for servicing and gets some numbers off the movement and case back for a fee you can get a archive of where the watch was delivered ( sold country only ) and year.
Are you in Australia, will point you to a service centre if so.
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·It's interesting you say 1940's: my dad was in the British army until around 1947 before emigrating to Australia. So I'm guessing it was bought in the UK?
As @STANDY mentioned, some archival information is available from Omega for a fee, and could clear up some of the history. They will tell you the date that it shipped from the factory and the country to which they shipped it. However, a watch can sit in a retail shop for quite a while before being sold, and that information is lost to time. With the serial number on the movement, we could give you an estimate of when it left the factory to within about a year. But keep in mind that these old watches have lived a long life, and Omega watches found their way all over the world. Your father may have purchased it new in the UK or in Australia. Or even second-hand in Australia several years later.
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Ian V
·Apart from a few red backs nothing scary. Speaking to mum she thinks Dad probably purchased the earliest watch second hand sometime during the 2nd WW
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JimInOz
··Melbourne AustraliaReal barn finds.
The quartz De Ville may clean up OK if the battery hasn't leaked, finding a new crystal may be a problem but you won't know until you find out the case reference (inside the caseback).
The mechanical one looks well worn, but still sharp and should clean up very nicely.
You shouldn't try to get either of them to run until they can be checked/serviced.
The quartz De Ville may clean up OK if the battery hasn't leaked, finding a new crystal may be a problem but you won't know until you find out the case reference (inside the caseback).
The mechanical one looks well worn, but still sharp and should clean up very nicely.
You shouldn't try to get either of them to run until they can be checked/serviced.
