The non existent Omega C 180SC chronometer

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DON

·Oct 22, 2023

I remembered I had an old advertising piece from 1952 on a vintage Omega chronometer. The thing is. The watch doesn’t seem to exist.

A search on the model only brings up the advertisement. No pictures on an actual watch.

in the history of Longines. There is an also an ad showing a gold cased chronometer that never existed. I emailed Longines to inquire about the model and was told it never made. So why creat an ad for a non existent watch?

The Omega C 180SC. Curious if ever made

Any info Mac?

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noelekal

·Oct 22, 2023·Home For Wayward Watches

It's an attractively produced ad. Makes me want the watch, even with the white strap.

 

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DON

·Oct 22, 2023

noelekal

It's an attractively produced ad. Makes me want the watch, even with the white strap.

Probably a tan pigskin

 

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mac_omega

·Oct 23, 2023

DON

I remembered I had an old advertising piece from 1952 on a vintage Omega chronometer. The thing is. The watch doesn’t seem to exist.

A search on the model only brings up the advertisement. No pictures on an actual watch.

in the history of Longines. There is an also an ad showing a gold cased chronometer that never existed. I emailed Longines to inquire about the model and was told it never made. So why creat an ad for a non existent watch?

The Omega C 180SC. Curious if ever made

Any info Mac?

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Hello Don,

I have never heard of this reference nor did I find any info on the microfiche when I researched in the Omega archive.
Do you happen to have a larger version of this AD ? the photo is not large enough and its a bit blurry, so I can´t read the text.

 

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Olhenry56

·Oct 23, 2023

A copy is for sale on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1077055666/1952-omega-watch-magazine-advert

 

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padders

·Oct 23, 2023·Oooo subtitles!

Note the Advert is English. This may suggest that the watch in question was UK national production, ie built up using a Dennison (or similar) case, hence the strange model number. Omega may not even have a record of this since they supplied only movement, dial and hands and it could be a local prototype that never made it. Were there an extant Dennision archive, and if there is I'm not aware of it, that would be the place to look maybe.

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mac_omega

·Oct 23, 2023

Olhenry56

A copy is for sale on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1077055666/1952-omega-watch-magazine-advert

Thanks for the heads up

 

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Sharp

·Oct 23, 2023

Looks a lot like one of these?

Source: https://vintagewatchspecialist.com/...h-solid-18k-gold-wristwatch-very-rare-c-1950s

 

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Sharp

·Oct 23, 2023

Seems you could have as many or as few Arabic numerals as you desired 😁

I am sure @michael_e has had a couple of these?

https://www.vintagegoldwatches.com/product/omega-chronometre-cal-283-18ct-1950/

https://mrjoneswatches.com/products/omega-chronometer

 

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DON

·Oct 23, 2023

The ad does say English hall marked case. The caliber 283 was produced with a swan neck regulator, but nothing saying it was a chronometer movement and production was extremely limited

Image posted by Sharp shows a standard 283. No added features. Plain crown and ratchet wheels, so no added polishing as the RG models

 

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Zapatta

·Nov 4, 2023

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/28117378_omega-chronometer-switzerland-around-1960

 

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Zapatta

·Nov 4, 2023

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/21797077_a-gentleman-s-18k-solid-gold-omega-chronometre