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·Please help me identify this watch.
It used to belong to my grandfather born in 1910.
It used to belong to my grandfather born in 1910.
Probably from the 1930’s.
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·Can you open the dust cover to take a photo of the movement? It would also be good if you could take clear photos in natural, indirect light.
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··Melbourne AustraliaGoing by case serial (5418067) it could be from 1913 to 1918 period.
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·Can you open the dust cover to take a photo of the movement? It would also be good if you could take clear photos in natural, indirect light.
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··Melbourne AustraliaCheck to see if the inner cover has a hinge where the outer cover is. Then look for a small gap on the crown side of the cover, it may be off to one side of the crown. Insert a fine blade and work it gently to wedge the cover open enough to insert a thicker blade, like a cheese knife.
If the cover has no hinge, it may be a snap on cover, in that case, use the same approach.
Also if it has no hinge, it may be a screw-on cover, but this would be unusual.
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·We need a clear picture of the serial number.
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·It looks like it has a 37.5, with fifteen jewels. A clear picture of the serial number will help us narrow down the year. If you measure the diameter of the movement that'll also help us pin down the model.
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··Melbourne AustraliaIt looks like it has a 37.5, with fifteen jewels. A clear picture of the serial number will help us narrow down the year. If you measure the diameter of the movement that'll also help us pin down the model.
Probably a bit early for a 37.5 and the barrel bridge is the wrong shape.
As you said, a clear pic of the serial and the dimension of the movement will help a lot.
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·Probably a bit early for a 37.5 and the barrel bridge is the wrong shape.
As you said, a clear pic of the serial and the dimension of the movement will help a lot.
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·The movement's diameter is 1.75".
The serial 4648633
The serial 4648633
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·4.6 million serial number places it around 1914 or 1915. That size is larger than I expected. A 19 ligne should be about 1.68," a 37.5 (which I suspected it was when I thought it was from the thirties) should be about 1.4." Those were the two movements I thought you'd would turn out to be. So I'm not sure what movement it is. I'll try and do some digging.
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·I think 1.68 is the right number.
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·In that case it'd be a 19 ligne which was a common Omega caliber at the time.
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··Melbourne AustraliaAre you thinking it's possibly a 19 ligne? I thought that the early 37.5 had the smooth circular curve on the end of barrel bridge like the 19 ligne.
The 37.5 had a different shape on the end of the barrel bridge, and also, the train layout is different.
I agree it's probably a 19''' variant, but to be sure we need an accurate measurement of the main plate and a shot of the keyless works.
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·I think 1.68 is the right number
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·Do you think that the watch has any value, other than sentimental? Is it worth restoring it?
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·The dial is in really rough shape, the case is missing the bow, the crystal is broken. I think sorting this watch out would cost as much as the watch is worth.
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