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Gabriel Chalhoub
·This Omega was bought by my grandfather in egypt in the late 50s and now it got to me.
-It is supposedly made in 1958 (serial number in the 16 mils) with a hand winding 267 movement.
- The lugs and case back are stamped 18k (in arabic) ; not stamped by any omega reference or logo.
- The bracelet is also stamped 18k but is missing the omega logo and stamps.
- Its papers and original box are missing.
I was told by the son of the original owner (my uncle) that back in the late 50s, in egypt, under the Abdel Nasser regime, there was a sanctions-like political issue between switzerland and egypt. Thus, no goods from switzerland could enter egypt easily, including watches. Therefore, swiss watches were imported to the country with no logos stamped on them, possibly in pieces, and then assembled by the authorized dealer back then and sold to the public.
On the other hand, some people say that the bracelet and case could be manufactured by local watch experts. Others think it is just a franken watch.
Anyone has information regarding the authenticity of the story and the watch ?
What about its Model? Reference number?
Can anyone confirm whether or not the bracelet and case back are genuine Omega?
-It is supposedly made in 1958 (serial number in the 16 mils) with a hand winding 267 movement.
- The lugs and case back are stamped 18k (in arabic) ; not stamped by any omega reference or logo.
- The bracelet is also stamped 18k but is missing the omega logo and stamps.
- Its papers and original box are missing.
I was told by the son of the original owner (my uncle) that back in the late 50s, in egypt, under the Abdel Nasser regime, there was a sanctions-like political issue between switzerland and egypt. Thus, no goods from switzerland could enter egypt easily, including watches. Therefore, swiss watches were imported to the country with no logos stamped on them, possibly in pieces, and then assembled by the authorized dealer back then and sold to the public.
On the other hand, some people say that the bracelet and case could be manufactured by local watch experts. Others think it is just a franken watch.
Anyone has information regarding the authenticity of the story and the watch ?
What about its Model? Reference number?
Can anyone confirm whether or not the bracelet and case back are genuine Omega?
