I received what appears to be a vintage military Omega from a friend. I really do not know much about the watch. I researched a bit online and it looks like a military issued Omega. The serial number on the back would make it circa 1944. The face, the back and the case certainly look like other Omega WWII watches. The only thing that looks different are the hands. The hands on most of the military Omegas I have seen online are straight (https://shop.analogshift.com/products/omega-www-military-watch; https://watchestobuy.com/shop/omegamilitaryfatarrow-htm/). The hands on my watch almost look like they belong to the military issued Jaeger-LeCoultre watch (See, https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/dirty-dozen-twelve-military-watches#&gid=1&pid=4). So I am not sure if this watch is right or if it has been modified. I'd figure that if anyone could help me answer, it would be on this forum. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
I'm no military watch expert, but neither the dial nor hands are original. And given the condition the case, I would question it as well.
This makes me wonder if any part of the watch is correct. Attached are photos of the inside of the back and the mechanism.
I was curious because I did not actually see any jewels in this military Omega, something which is present in my grandfather's original 50s Seamaster and Marvin watches.
Surprisingly, the watch does keep very good time. It is wind-up. I have had it for about a week and it loses virtually no time. But value wise, it may not be much.
That is because the movement is from the 1970's and did not survive a war No part of this watch is Omega. Sorry.
I was suspicious from the beginning, which is why I asked on here, because the watch looked too clean to be a WWII era watch. I initially thought that, perhaps, someone refinished the dial but when I saw the mechanism....I wondered.
My friend owed me $150 and gave me the watch in lieu of what he owed me. Perhaps I should ask for my $150
