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Question about Omega approximately 1950 gold pink 34mm

Luca1964
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Good morning, I am new and completely neofita, sorry for my no competence.... Have just one question about this Omega gold pink, 34mm, that my father had as gift about in 1953 and left it in a dresser 40 years ago when the glass broked. I have just repaired it by a Rolex official seller that gave me a paper that certificate is original in each part (not the strap) and with guarantee for 2 years. Can anyone give me informations
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about the name, the probably date etc.?
The watch is this:
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SkunkPrince
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Did they share with you the four-digit reference number in the back of the case? This assumes that the case is Swiss-made and not made in Italia.
 
Luca1964
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No, they didn't. You mean that the only way to know more informations is open the watch? Is there any possibility to know the model just from these pictures?
 
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Luca1964 Luca1964
No, they didn't. You mean that the only way to know more informations is open the watch? Is there any possibility to know the model just from these pictures?
It is more difficult.
 
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The information you need is on the caseback and caliber of the watch maybe you can take to a local watchmaker to open it for you and take a few photos.
 
Luca1964
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Ok, thank you. I will post again as soon as I have new photos
 
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Dimitris Dimitris
The information you need is on the caseback and caliber of the watch maybe you can take to a local watchmaker to open it for you and take a few photos.

Done, here not very clear photos of the internal part, but the watchmaker read me this:
Number Omega. 14195386
Swiss
17 Jewels
(Omega sign) 266
gold 750 (18K)





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Any information about model and year? Thank you very much
 
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Watch is from mid-1950’s based on movement serial number.

The case is 18K gold, but not made in Switzerland and not made under license from Omega.

It was very common for watches sold in South America to have locally made gold cases to avoid expensive taxes on imported jewelry.
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Luca1964
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May be it isn't made in Switzerland but I don't know the reason, because my family lives, as me, in Como (Italy) since 1950 at 3 km from the border of Switzerland, so I can't imagine it comes from South America or other places, sure not for taxes reasons. For the people here is normal buy everything in Switzerland at 5 minutes by car. And the same was 50 years ago. But I will think at this possibility... Thank you
 
SkunkPrince
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When you buy a used watch, it could have come from anywhere. Unfortunately, there's no way for it to tell you its story.
 
Luca1964
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As I explained in the beginning I didn't buy used. It was a gift to my father in about 1953. No used, new
 
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Luca1964 Luca1964
As I explained in the beginning I didn't buy used. It was a gift to my father in about 1953. No used, new
Ah, I recall. Like I said before, that case might have been made locally.
 
Luca1964
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Yes, you were right!!!! There was a Omega serie with national case (Italy) by Omega. I found this video, the same of mine, with the same number of serie, just 577 numbers younger....! Amazing!

Thank you very much
 
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gatorcpa gatorcpa
Watch is from mid-1950’s based on movement serial number.

The case is 18K gold, but not made in Switzerland and not made under license from Omega.

It was very common for watches sold in South America to have locally made gold cases to avoid expensive taxes on imported jewelry.
gatorcpa
Who would have paid these taxes ? The Vendor ? The Buyer ?
After WW2, would Omega have had active boutiques in Europe? Omegas for the French market for example, were they sold through Omega boutiques or private jewellers ? Same here in the U.K. with Dennison cases, assume they were retailed by independent jewellers ?
 
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Gold watch cases in many countries were subject to high tariffs that were paid by the importer. But the cost would be passed to the consumer. Sometimes movements were taken from steel or plated cases and put in gold cases there.

Omega had “national production” models in the USA, UK, France, and Brazil. The cases on these watches were made locally, but under license by Omega. These will generally have some version of an Omega logo on the inside of the case.

Hope this helps,
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gatorcpa gatorcpa
Gold watch cases in many countries were subject to high tariffs that were paid by the importer. But the cost would be passed to the consumer. Sometimes movements were taken from steel or plated cases and put in gold cases there.

Omega had “national production” models in the USA, UK, France, and Brazil. The cases on these watches were made locally, but under license by Omega. These will generally have some version of an Omega logo on the inside of the case.

Hope this helps,
gatorcpa

Thank you, Gatorcpa
 
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gatorcpa gatorcpa
Gold watch cases in many countries were subject to high tariffs that were paid by the importer. But the cost would be passed to the consumer. Sometimes movements were taken from steel or plated cases and put in gold cases there.

Omega had “national production” models in the USA, UK, France, and Brazil. The cases on these watches were made locally, but under license by Omega. These will generally have some version of an Omega logo on the inside of the case.

Hope this helps,
gatorcpa
Yes very helpful, thank you.
I’ve stumbled across a bit of an oddity so I’m interested in the history of this.
I’ve been discussing this with a French collector who is researching French cased watches, primarily Omegas.
I assume though that customers could still buy from Omega during this period and have an Omega watch imported directly themselves?
Thank you
 
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I assume though that customers could still buy from Omega during this period and have an Omega watch imported directly themselves?
More likely that a watch was purchased during a trip to Switzerland.

In those days, each country had an independent distribution company to import Omega watches. Omega sold only to the distributor, who handled the customs matters, and the distributor sold to authorized dealers. The distributor also controlled the models that were imported and commissioned the local case making for (mostly) lower-end models with national production cases.
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So am I correct in assuming that Loire-Atlantique on the North West coast of France had a Distributor?
The reason I am being specific is that I have an Omega that was imported into France after the war. I know it was imported and to where, from the French import hallmark.
This according to my sources ( French collector and Watches of Knightsbridge ) was a very uncommon practice during the period c1947

Edit. I hope to order a EOA from Omega so it will be interesting to see what additional information Omega can provide.
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Ah, I recall. Like I said before, that case might have been made locally.
gatorcpa gatorcpa
Gold watch cases in many countries were subject to high tariffs that were paid by the importer. But the cost would be passed to the consumer. Sometimes movements were taken from steel or plated cases and put in gold cases there.

Omega had “national production” models in the USA, UK, France, and Brazil. The cases on these watches were made locally, but under license by Omega. These will generally have some version of an Omega logo on the inside of the case.

Hope this helps,
gatorcpa
Hi,
You mention these 4 countries, are they the only countries that produced under licence for Omega or were there any others ? It would appear that not all cases were stamped Omega during this period, Dennison for example didn’t stamp their cases with the Omega stamp until 1953. Assume others could be similar? Kind regards
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