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Kiwi
·Hi Everyone,
First time poster long time Omega lover. As you can tell by my user name I'm a New Zealander and work as a crew foreman in a West Coast timber mill (hence the avatar and the nickname of "Chopper").I own a couple of old Omegas and have bought and sold a few others over the years, as well as a few other brands. The one I need some advice on is the one that started it all back in the eighties. I bought this piece literally off a watchmakers wrist. It's always been my favourite,well serviced and never had a hard life, works perfectly and keeps great time. I've looked at similar watches and the pricing is so varied it gave me a headache.
On the last service I got the watchmaker to write me a little blurb on the background and condition of the watch he has been the only person that's had it's back off and knows the watch well, following are his words verbatim.
"The watch is an Omega, stainless cased, Calibre 27DLPC (from 1949, this calibre became Omega 381). It has a production number of 10931949, which would indicate it was made in 1946. It's case number is 2471/1.
The watch has had a gentle life showing little signs of external wear and the movement is in perfect, unmolested, well serviced condition."
I've attached some photos and thanks in advance for any advice offered. I know I can't sell it here
untill a lot more posts. I understand the rules and am happy to comply. I'm just really after some advice and thoughts.
Cheers Kiwi (Chopper)
First time poster long time Omega lover. As you can tell by my user name I'm a New Zealander and work as a crew foreman in a West Coast timber mill (hence the avatar and the nickname of "Chopper").I own a couple of old Omegas and have bought and sold a few others over the years, as well as a few other brands. The one I need some advice on is the one that started it all back in the eighties. I bought this piece literally off a watchmakers wrist. It's always been my favourite,well serviced and never had a hard life, works perfectly and keeps great time. I've looked at similar watches and the pricing is so varied it gave me a headache.
On the last service I got the watchmaker to write me a little blurb on the background and condition of the watch he has been the only person that's had it's back off and knows the watch well, following are his words verbatim.
"The watch is an Omega, stainless cased, Calibre 27DLPC (from 1949, this calibre became Omega 381). It has a production number of 10931949, which would indicate it was made in 1946. It's case number is 2471/1.
The watch has had a gentle life showing little signs of external wear and the movement is in perfect, unmolested, well serviced condition."
I've attached some photos and thanks in advance for any advice offered. I know I can't sell it here
untill a lot more posts. I understand the rules and am happy to comply. I'm just really after some advice and thoughts.
Cheers Kiwi (Chopper)
