Hi, I was hoping somebody may be able to help me with some information about this watch which I attained from my late father recently?? More out of interest than anything else. Thanks in advance

 

This watch appears to me to be an Omega from the era after Swatch bought Omega. Without a picture of the movement in the case, this is a guess. I think it could be an early 1980s Omega 1420 movement which is based on an ETA 955.411 caliber. With only a picture of the front of the watch, and no other information, my guess is it is a gold filled case (not solid gold) with a stainless steel back. A good watch from that era, and in good condition today, still possibly a good performer. Sentimentally important, but unfortunately, not considered very collectable. Image from Dr. Roland Ranfft's movement archive.
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Thank you, pretty sure it is pre 70's but can't be 100%, was just curious of the story behind it

 

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is stainless steel back and plated

 

The Omega Watch Co. went through a number of changes between the mid 1970s and early 1980s, eventually being acquired by the Swatch Group circa 1985. Yours might have been produced during the years of financial turmoil. But I think I can safely say (without a lot more information from you in the form of pictures of the movement) that the watch is most definitely not from the pre 1970s era.

 

Quartz and Pre 70's don't happen unless someone had a time machine.

At the earliest it's post 1977 but I also agee it appears to be an 80's era watch.

 

I think the first Omega quartz watches were in 1973 and that is the megaquartz and electroquartz. So I agree with the others and would guess 1980-1985 on yours.

 

69 with the Beta21 project. 71 for electro quartz I believe.

 

I thought Omega introduced the quartz and the tuning forks in the same year? I'll admit my knowledge is shaky on the beta21 stuff.

 

Very few watch makers were anywhere near introducing quartz watches to their product lines in the 1960s. Electric, electronic, and transistorized watches are NOT quartz! The very first quartz watch I ever saw was in 1969. It was a butt ugly Gruen LCD with a price near a grand. It was crude! Your Omega is NOT from the 1960s. Wishing it was so doesn't make it so! And the Omega quartz watches from introduction up until the late 1970s were styled totally different to yours. And the movements were actually designed and made by Omega, likely up until the late 1970s.

The very first analog quartz watches I ever saw were Seiko from circa 1972-73. And they were in on the ground floor re: quartz watches.

Omega was not into tuning fork watches until after Bulova introduced the Accutron 218 calendar models, sometime circa 1967 or 1968 or so. Omega came along with quartz in the early 70s. And, no, Omega was not into quartz watches for some time after introduction of the tuning fork models which are transistorized, but not quartz.