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Red star questions
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Nepomuceño
·Seems odd that your watchmaker said it was "clean" and didn't need service. Probably needs a service for a start. These red star examples are always minefields. I'm no expert on these of course but it's something to be mindful about. It seems that the dial has also been repainted at some point. More members will chime in with opinions.
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watchyouwant
·"Red star" was a marketing gimmick from the omega factory. Has nothing to do with the testing at Teddington. Just a repainted dial. And, yes, the center second hand is not Omega.
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Jimmy trigger
·"Red star" was a marketing gimmick from the omega factory. Has nothing to do with the testing at Teddington. Just a repainted dial. And, yes, the center second hand is not Omega.
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorI would be concerned that the case is not made by (or under license from) Omega. There should be some kind of brand marking there.
With no movement pictures, I have no clue what it is or whether it was made by Omega or not.
I hope you have a return privilege. I don’t have good feelings about this one.
gatorcpa
With no movement pictures, I have no clue what it is or whether it was made by Omega or not.
I hope you have a return privilege. I don’t have good feelings about this one.
gatorcpa
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Dan S
·Hmmm. Thank you for your response. In the limited research I’ve done , red star denotes sold in Brazilian market , and has the same movement as 1944 teddington winner. So could you possibly elaborate on this. FYI paid $200 for watch, pawn shop owner did not seem to have looked at it too hard.
I guess it could be a Brazilian case, but it's really hard to say much since the dial appears to be repainted and you don't show photos of the inside.
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·Hmmm. Thank you for your response. In the limited research I’ve done , red star denotes sold in Brazilian market , and has the same movement as 1944 teddington winner. So could you possibly elaborate on this. FYI paid $200 for watch, pawn shop owner did not seem to have looked at it too hard.
I would be concerned that the case is not made by (or under license from) Omega. There should be some kind of brand marking there.
With no movement pictures, I have no clue what it is or whether it was made by Omega or not.
I hope you have a return privilege. I don’t have good feelings about this one.
gatorcpa
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Dan S
·I don't know what "cal. #280" refers to, but the rest of it is correct. Unfortunately, as far as I can tell, ref 2479 is for an automatic winding watch (with a seconds sub-dial), so the dial and movement don't belong with that case, or at least that case-back. Given the mis-matched bezel and sweep hand, and repainted dial, I think it's likely that the whole thing is put together from parts. Nothing wrong with that if you got it cheap and it's running. Just enjoy it.
https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/watch-omega-other-omega-ko-2479
http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&&2uswk&Omega_30_10RA_PC
https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/watch-omega-other-omega-ko-2479
http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&&2uswk&Omega_30_10RA_PC
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorCal. 280 is the “new style” designation for the cal. 30T2SC. So that makes sense.
But it is a major Frankenwatch.
gatorcpa
But it is a major Frankenwatch.
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