Hello All

I recently purchased this Omega watch from a friend. Measuring approx 38mm it is working well and keeping good time. I believe there were a number of variations on the 30T2 movement and this watch appears to date to around 1942 and differs slightly from others I can find. I would appreciate any thoughts regarding the watch. It appears to have either a French or Swiss impressed mark on one of the lugs (top left lug first photograph), I was wondering if this was a common practice.

Many thanks

Ray

 

Hi there
The stamp is a Portuguese import mark used in that era. The watch has had it dial refinished at some point, which is quite common.

 

I think that on the lug there is the Portuguese import mark.
You are probably aware that the dial is badly refinished.

 

To add: the crown is wrong. A thinner crown would make the appearance more appealing.
Usually, a 38mm case of this shape should be a Staybrite case. But the caseback doesn't say so.
The reference is 2186 as it can be seen in the caseback. This reference usually looks like the one below.

 

The case back of the OP says acier inoxydable which means staybrite, so the case is OK

 

I am sorry if that was not clear in my post. I did not mean to say the case is incorrect. It is a classic Staybrite case.
Usually, a Staybrite case says Acier Stabrite. But here that is not the case.
However, (maybe I am a bit nitpicking here,) acier inoxydable does not mean Staybrite as Staybrite is a brand.