Pre-WWII wristwatch savant needed !

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Tire-comedon

·Apr 26, 2014

IMHO means 'in my humble opinion'.
The crown may not be the original one (i.e. the one that was put on it in the factory when the Watch was assemblied) but it's at least a correct one (i.e. exactly the same as the original).

 

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alvaropinto

·Apr 26, 2014

Tire-comedon

IMHO means 'in my humble opinion'.
The crown may not be the original one (i.e. the one that was put on it in the factory when the Watch was assemblied) but it's at least a correct one (i.e. exactly the same as the original).

Oh God🤨! Ok, now I Know!
Here's another one you might help me to identify. I even looked at the Omega Journey... could not find it. It has the cal. 26.5T2.

 

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alvaropinto

·Apr 26, 2014

...forgot to mention, there's no missing bezel ring as it might appear. It's just like that!

 

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Tire-comedon

·May 1, 2014

alvaropinto

Oh God🤨! Ok, now I Know!
Here's another one you might help me to identify. I even looked at the Omega Journey... could not find it. It has the cal. 26.5T2.

Hi,

Although I was sure to have already had one like that in hand, I couldn't find this ref.....📖 neither in catalogs nor in my collection.

 

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Tire-comedon

·May 1, 2014

Let's try to continue with other watches presented in this thread :

In X350 XJR's post page 2 :
First picture shows side by a side a 26.5SOB ref CK615 (I already posted catalog pictures and mine above) and a R17.8 ref CK3871 (here in the Omega Vintage Database : http://www.omegawatches.com/planet-omega/heritage/vintage-omegas/vintage-watches-database?ref=14856)

Second picture shows a R17.8 ref 9797 (see AJTT p.140), détails on OVD here http://www.omegawatches.com/planet-omega/heritage/vintage-omegas/vintage-watches-database?ref=19454, and a 26.5 for which I couldn't find the reference, but I have one in my collection (sorry for the quality of the picture, I couldn't do better) :


Third picture shows a T17 ref CK 730, here in the 1939 catalog :



and a R 17.8 (?) unidentified.

Fourth picture shows a R17.8 ref 3813 (AJTT p.141 and OVD here : http://www.omegawatches.com/planet-omega/heritage/vintage-omegas/vintage-watches-database?ref=14858.) and a cal 302 ref N6526 (see AJTT p. 152).

Fifth and sixth pictures show watches I couldn't identify. The one with articulated lugs could be a T17(?) with custom case(?)

Seventh picture shows a 26.5SOB ref CK 2023 (I already detailed it above) and a R17.8 ref CK 2461 (see AJTT p. 148)

Eighth picture shows a 26.5 SOB T3, also shown p. 135 of AJTT (ref is not indicated, which is unusual in this book). Here is mine :

I don't have the ref but it also existed with a 23.4SC Inside :

The last golden one is too dificult to identify without knowing which caliber is Inside, cushion cases were produced during something like 40 years by Omega.

I hope I was not too boring...

 

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Syrte

·Oct 8, 2017·MWR Tech Support Dept

A well deserved bump for this unbelievable thread, with thanks to @ConElPueblo for flagging it.
Fully agree with @UncleBuck for calling @Tire-comedon ’s write ups a symphony led by a “maestro”.... Merci Yann c’est tres joli! 👍

 

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Larry S

·Oct 8, 2017·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Fascinating thread. There is no end to the subject matter here. I wish OF had some sort of Table Of Contents. Discovery is wonderful.

 

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gatorcpa

·Oct 8, 2017·ΩF InvestiGator

Larry S

Fascinating thread. There is no end to the subject matter here. I wish OF had some sort of Table Of Contents. Discovery is wonderful.

It does. Called the “Search” function.
gatorcpa

 

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Larry S

·Oct 8, 2017·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

gatorcpa

It does. Called the “Search” function.
gatorcpa

I mean a table of subject matter to inform the search. How can you search for something you haven’t thought of yet?

 

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ConElPueblo

·Oct 8, 2017

I'll stick with my recommendation of reading through the OF back catalogue once every year. Amazing amount of knowledge (and, sadly, out-of-date prices!) to be found.

 

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TexOmega

·Oct 8, 2017

Can an Elgin Avigo crash this party?

One of two case styles, the Winged Tonneau version, circa 1930.

 

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UncleBuck

·Oct 8, 2017·understands the decision making hierarchy

kyle L

I actually have this one in the collection, but it needs a strap.

Just a note on "dibs" among brothers and sisters!
Kyle noted my dibs from years before and I acquired the quintessential art deco watch for a great price from a collector that I am thrilled and honored to say that I have one of their pieces!

Sadly, I still don't have a strap.

 

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sebilucus

·Oct 15, 2017

I see here are the best specialists... And I see here watches resembling mine. My watch has a 23.4 SC movement and a non-original golden case, but the dial and the hands appear original. Could I please ask for an identification?

And this is the non-Swiss hallmark in the inside of the backside of the case:

 

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Tire-comedon

·Oct 15, 2017

S sebilucus

I see here are the best specialists... And I see here watches resembling mine. My watch has a 23.4 SC movement and a non-original golden case, but the dial and the hands appear original. Could I please ask for an identification?

And this is the non-Swiss hallmark in the inside of the backside of the case:

What size is it?

 

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sebilucus

·Oct 15, 2017

The cross-section of the dial is exactly 30,1 mm. The height of the movement with the dial (without the glass and the backside) is 4,5 mm.

 

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sebilucus

·Oct 21, 2017

Dear Tire-comedon, I am very much interested in your opinion. I know that there will be no exact match with a ref. number as the case is not original, but nevertheless... 😜

 

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cicindela

·Oct 21, 2017·Steve @ ΩF

UncleBuck

Just a note on "dibs" among brothers and sisters!
Kyle noted my dibs from years before and I acquired the quintessential art deco watch for a great price from a collector that I am thrilled and honored to say that I have one of their pieces!

Sadly, I still don't have a strap.

Cut, Pull, Stretch, Pull.

 

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Tire-comedon

·Oct 22, 2017

S sebilucus

Dear Tire-comedon, I am very much interested in your opinion. I know that there will be no exact match with a ref. number as the case is not original, but nevertheless... 😜

Hi,
The dial is definitely original to my eyes. I couldn't find a similar case in Omega production.

 

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unclealec

·Oct 23, 2017

I too have just had a most enjoyable morning browsing this thread. As a newcomer to OF I find there is so much to discover!
I would like to gatecrash the thread too.
Although I greatly admire the selection of pre-war finery on display, with the state of my eyesight I can hardly see the watches, never mind tell the time by them!
So I was delighted when I found this for sale last year:



At about 42mm case, I have a vintage Omega that i can actually read! I know little about it, but as an enthusiast rather than a collector I buy watches that I like the look of as opposed to desirability.

Helpful Forum members both on here and on TZUK have advised me that it is probably a pocket watch movement re-cased, with a movement dating from the turn of the 20th Century.



No serial nop. visible, but the consensus is that it is genuine Omega movement and that the serial no. will be beneath the dial. The caseback has what looks like a genuine Omega stamp:



and the case looks to me to be of pre-war manufacture; definitely not one of the currently available stainless steel ones. I would say it is silver or nickel plated.

Feel free to fire away. I didn't pay a lot for it, and I love it!

 

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sebilucus

·Nov 3, 2017

Tire-comedon

Hi,
The dial is definitely original to my eyes. I couldn't find a similar case in Omega production.

Thank you!
I did some research on the Internet, and came to a conclusion, that the upper hallmark (with the digit 4) is probably a Hungarian hallmark for 14 carat gold used between 1937-1966. So most probably there was the movement with the dial and hands made by Omega and exported, then they were cased in Hungary by a Hungarian watchmaker.
Thanks again for the help!