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Zapatta
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The Omega Pocket Watch Thread
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Canuck
·Looks like Omega calibre163 as per this listing in Ranfft. What is stamped inside the case back. Answers to some of your questions might be there.
http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&2&2uswk&Omega_163
http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&2&2uswk&Omega_163
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Fulton8or
·38M-L from the Geneva factory circa 1926, manufactured in very small numbers and the only Omega PW with this serpentine bridge. 14k yg with yg & wg caseback, blue enamel. Came with original box and paperwork from 1931 sale at a jeweler in Krakow, Poland. Additional shot with niello chain and deerskin bowsaver, pardon the dog hair.
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Canuck
·Beautiful! So often, watches with vitreous enamel (that’s not acrylic, folks) trim on the case, have damaged enamel. Rare to find one in such condition. And the niello chain! That is something I had never heard of, let alone seeing one! And a full set to boot!
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Fulton8or
·Together with the 35M of course.
of the Geneva factory. The 38 M.S. also of Geneva manufacture in hunting case has this bridge.
I'd love to pick up an M.S. cousin to go with my M-L, one is currently on Ebay with an exorbitant
price and an incorrect hour hand.
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Fulton8or
·Beautiful! So often, watches with vitreous enamel (that’s not acrylic, folks) trim on the case, have damaged enamel. Rare to find one in such condition. And the niello chain! That is something I had never heard of, let alone seeing one! And a full set to boot!
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sheepdoll
·We really need a dedicated PW forum that can be pinned.
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Tire-comedon
·Trying to find more about this watch. IMO its CK 1021 but I'm not 100% sure. Any info would be appreciated 😀
Here in a 1939 British catalog :
Mine says hello :
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sathomasga
·Mine says hello :
Also French market like @Zapatta's. I wonder if that specific dial was unique to that market.
Mine is similar but definitely not identical.
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OMTOM
·The 35M and 38M – the most beautiful products.
We saw the (delightful) watch from @Fulton8or back in July, and there is more detail on that thread:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/seeking-knowledge-on-omega-38m.148656/#post-2026216
The ‘M’ stands for ‘mince’, meaning thin, slim or slender in French. And thin they are, each having a movement thickness of 3.15mm (wristwatch thickness!) - in comparison with the 30mm wristwatch, which had a movement thickness of 4mm, the SC was 5.1mm.
35M and 38M next to a 30mm SC. Thin indeed!
Mostly 35M, two 38M (detail to follow).
38M detail.
Some of the cases are yellow gold, some are mixed yellow and white gold. All 35M apart from the two at the bottom.
We saw the (delightful) watch from @Fulton8or back in July, and there is more detail on that thread:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/seeking-knowledge-on-omega-38m.148656/#post-2026216
The ‘M’ stands for ‘mince’, meaning thin, slim or slender in French. And thin they are, each having a movement thickness of 3.15mm (wristwatch thickness!) - in comparison with the 30mm wristwatch, which had a movement thickness of 4mm, the SC was 5.1mm.
35M and 38M next to a 30mm SC. Thin indeed!
Mostly 35M, two 38M (detail to follow).
38M detail.
Some of the cases are yellow gold, some are mixed yellow and white gold. All 35M apart from the two at the bottom.
Edited:
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Fulton8or
·The 35M and 38M – the most beautiful products.
We saw the (delightful) watch from @Fulton8or back in July, and there is more detail on that thread:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/seeking-knowledge-on-omega-38m.148656/#post-2026216
The ‘M’ stands for ‘mince’, meaning thin, slim or slender in French. And thin they are, each having a movement thickness of 3.15mm (wristwatch thickness!) - in comparison with the 30mm wristwatch, which had a movement thickness of 4mm, the SC was 5.1mm.
35M and 38M next to a 30mm SC. Thin indeed!
Mostly 35M, two 38M (detail to follow).
38M detail.
Some of the cases are yellow gold, some are mixed yellow and white gold. All 35M apart from the two at the bottom.
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Tire-comedon
·Also French market like @Zapatta's. I wonder if that specific dial was unique to that market.
Mine is similar but definitely not identical.
The catalog picture I showed, with the same dial as mine, is a British catalog si I doubt this dial design was unique to French market.
Yours is a different ref as the bow doesn't have the CK1021 design. I didn't find its reference number but it is probably also not specific to French market. I found it in a1937 Italian catalog with, among others, the same dial (see top right) and hands (see bottom right) as yours. Another evidence that the dial-hands combination was not fixed. Too bad the period Italian catalogs don't show the Omega ref but use a specific codification :
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sathomasga
·Yours is a different ref as the bow doesn't have the CK1021 design.
I've always thought that bow was especially appropriate for Omega. It's easy for me to see an Ω in its shape.
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evju
·Okay! I’ll play. I’ve shown this watch before. Many times. The founder of the watch company that became Omega was Louis Brandt. The firm was renamed Omega after his death. This is one of two Brandts that I have. The dial is marked Louis Brandt & freres as is the movement. The movement is a grade CCR with 19-jewels, patent regulator, Breguet hairspring, bi-metallic, temperature compensating balance wheel, jewelled safety barrel, adjusted for 5 positions, heat, cold, and isochronism. It was approved for use on numerous railroads in Canada, and I believe also in the USA. It is a companion to the grade CCCR model with 23-jewels. Six jewels in gold chatons. This picture was taken before the era of the mystery braid lanyard made by Dave.
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evju
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Tire-comedon
·I've always thought that bow was especially appropriate for Omega. It's easy for me to see an Ω in its shape.
Mine says hello :
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mehqwatches
·This thread is definitely inspiring me to pick one of these up for my collection!
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Amaza
·Hi all, nice thread! I recently acquired this beauty, 47mm, two-tone dial with cal 37.5 from end of 1930s, I believe. I saw a few with this dial configuration, but never with this exact case. It reminds me of the omega flying saucer, with the crown visually integrated within the case, I love it.
Does anyone know the reference or has seen this case before?
Does anyone know the reference or has seen this case before?
