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·Dear fellow OFs,
In my experience its becoming harder to find something new or interesting for the collection on the web. Either junk or heavily overpriced stuff in the field of vintage watches (or even parts) in acceptable condition...
Recently I found something which piqued my interest because I knew that Omega pocket watches with central seconds are uncommon and difficult to find. Those with cal. 60x or cal. 23.4 SC can be found from time to time but those with cal. 30 T2 SC are rare as hens teeth.
I asked @OMTOM and @Tire-comedon for their assessment but both were unsure if it was a legit example. @Tire-comedon did not have access to his catalogues to find comparable pieces as he was abroad at the time. So I had to decide myself if I took the gamble or not.
What made me hesitate was the colour of the movement plating. All of the 30 T2 SC examples which had shown up in the past had nickel plated movements. The piece I found has a rose-gold-plated cal. 30 T2 SC PC with shock protection. A case serial number (as expected for these SC-pocket watches) was missing and the 4 digit number inside the case back 1115 could only be identified as a case design number (also called reference number). This made sense matching the inca-bloc rose-gold-plated movement.
But the colour of the movement made me hesitate again as it did not seem right.
It looked like brass as if it had been stripped the rose-gold-plating - nearly the same colour as the spacer which often is made of brass.
Despite all these uncertainties I took the plunge and bought the PW.
When I received the piece and inspected the movement I was positively surprised. The movement is in wonderful condition and the colour is a deep rose-gold. It was the bad lighting in the photo of the seller which nearly mislead me with the much too yellow tint.
Here the photo I made with correct white balance
@Tire-comedon had concerns about the dial. He thought an SC pocket watch should have a dial with 1/5th division of the seconds which would be reasonable.
A close examination under a 10x loupe reveils that the dial is an original in rather good condition with crisp inking. It shows some light scratches and very tiny "bubbles" spread uniformly over the entire surface which makes me confident that it is in original condition and not a re-dial.
I am a happy camper that I finally found a 30 SC powered PW for my collection.
2 sayings here come true again:
"Never say never with Omega..."
"Those who dare..."
In my experience its becoming harder to find something new or interesting for the collection on the web. Either junk or heavily overpriced stuff in the field of vintage watches (or even parts) in acceptable condition...
Recently I found something which piqued my interest because I knew that Omega pocket watches with central seconds are uncommon and difficult to find. Those with cal. 60x or cal. 23.4 SC can be found from time to time but those with cal. 30 T2 SC are rare as hens teeth.
I asked @OMTOM and @Tire-comedon for their assessment but both were unsure if it was a legit example. @Tire-comedon did not have access to his catalogues to find comparable pieces as he was abroad at the time. So I had to decide myself if I took the gamble or not.
What made me hesitate was the colour of the movement plating. All of the 30 T2 SC examples which had shown up in the past had nickel plated movements. The piece I found has a rose-gold-plated cal. 30 T2 SC PC with shock protection. A case serial number (as expected for these SC-pocket watches) was missing and the 4 digit number inside the case back 1115 could only be identified as a case design number (also called reference number). This made sense matching the inca-bloc rose-gold-plated movement.
But the colour of the movement made me hesitate again as it did not seem right.
It looked like brass as if it had been stripped the rose-gold-plating - nearly the same colour as the spacer which often is made of brass.
Despite all these uncertainties I took the plunge and bought the PW.
When I received the piece and inspected the movement I was positively surprised. The movement is in wonderful condition and the colour is a deep rose-gold. It was the bad lighting in the photo of the seller which nearly mislead me with the much too yellow tint.
Here the photo I made with correct white balance
@Tire-comedon had concerns about the dial. He thought an SC pocket watch should have a dial with 1/5th division of the seconds which would be reasonable.
A close examination under a 10x loupe reveils that the dial is an original in rather good condition with crisp inking. It shows some light scratches and very tiny "bubbles" spread uniformly over the entire surface which makes me confident that it is in original condition and not a re-dial.
I am a happy camper that I finally found a 30 SC powered PW for my collection.
2 sayings here come true again:
"Never say never with Omega..."
"Those who dare..."
, although a nicer collection for this example to go to would be his.
