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Wuza72
·Great story, great work and a realy nice watch in the end !👍
Vintage Omega inherited in 1987.
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BlueOcean
·I've now realised that the s/n I gave Omega last time was the case reference, not the movement reference. Accordingly I've requested another "extract from the archives" from Omega. The movement s/n dates it as manufactured 1939-43.
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JwRosenthal
·This is the best outcome of a “grandfather’s watch “ story I have seen in a while. So Tired of seeing people post here for advise then run it to a local jeweler for a hack job because they didn’t want to spend more than $100 for a service, or send it to auction the second they find out its worth more than $8.
@BlueOcean , way to go in keeping this in the family. I own my father’s 40’/50’s Baume & Mercier Chronoraph. I rarely wear it as it’s 18k and dents easily and you have to be careful washing your hands as like yours, it’s about as waterproof as a pocket watch. But it won’t be sold in my lifetime, it too will go to my eldest nephew who will be the keeper of the family history.
@BlueOcean , way to go in keeping this in the family. I own my father’s 40’/50’s Baume & Mercier Chronoraph. I rarely wear it as it’s 18k and dents easily and you have to be careful washing your hands as like yours, it’s about as waterproof as a pocket watch. But it won’t be sold in my lifetime, it too will go to my eldest nephew who will be the keeper of the family history.
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BlueOcean
·Again from Omega:
Dear Sir/madam,
Due to the nature of vintage archives in certain cases information has not survived, is unreadable or even missing.
We regret to inform you that unfortunately the provided serial number (9.390.829) falls onto that category, so we are unable to issue an Extract of the Archives.
Dear Sir/madam,
Due to the nature of vintage archives in certain cases information has not survived, is unreadable or even missing.
We regret to inform you that unfortunately the provided serial number (9.390.829) falls onto that category, so we are unable to issue an Extract of the Archives.
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorIt is possible that the serial number assigned to Lémania made movements weren’t tracked as closely as those made by Omega in Bienne.
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JwRosenthal
·Again from Omega:
Dear Sir/madam,
Due to the nature of vintage archives in certain cases information has not survived, is unreadable or even missing.
We regret to inform you that unfortunately the provided serial number (9.390.829) falls onto that category, so we are unable to issue an Extract of the Archives.
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mac_omega
·I get the impression they don’t know or don’t care. Considering you can’t even get a service part out of them anymore unless you are an AD, I’m not sure they care much about their heritage pieces anymore unless you are buying new ones .
This is complete BS!
You can make such statement only when you don´t know the Museum´s staff... I have worked with them and I know how passionate they are and how they try to find out... but unfortunately the microfiche is sometimes missing parts.
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JwRosenthal
·This is complete BS!
You can make such statement only when you don´t know the Museum´s staff... I have worked with them and I know how passionate they are and how they try to find out... but unfortunately the microfiche is sometimes missing parts.
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BlueOcean
·Chaps, gatorcpa - is there any other source of (reliable) information about the serial number?
Gatorcpa - did you mean "weren't" when you typed "were"?
Gatorcpa - did you mean "weren't" when you typed "were"?
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BlueOcean
·All, I'll explain why the dates are of interest to me. My father joined the Army in 1930 aged 18. At the onset of WWII he held the rank of Lieutenant, at the end Major. I doubt he could have afforded such a piece whilst serving but I know he was well looked after when he resigned his commission at the end of the war. This watch was manufactured 1939-44, but that doesn't necessarily indicate when it was bought. I know that after the BEF adventure he served in North Africa, Israel/Palestine and Italy. He was a fluent Italian speaker. I wish to know if the watch was bought post-war or during the conflict.
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JwRosenthal
·This is a fascinating story, now I want to know! Is it possible he bought it after the war while traveling? My father picked all kinds of things up during his travels, so we don’t know where half the stuff he had came from.
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BlueOcean
·This is a fascinating story, now I want to know! Is it possible he bought it after the war while traveling? My father picked all kinds of things up during his travels, so we don’t know where half the stuff he had came from.
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Omega-Q
·Thank you for sharing the history of the watch, your thought process on restoring vs. "servicing", your final results, and the finished product! Regardless of the "value" of the watch, what you have is a treasure that is irreplaceable!
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ICONO
·All, I'll explain why the dates are of interest to me. My father joined the Army in 1930 aged 18. At the onset of WWII he held the rank of Lieutenant, at the end Major. I doubt he could have afforded such a piece whilst serving but I know he was well looked after when he resigned his commission at the end of the war. This watch was manufactured 1939-44, but that doesn't necessarily indicate when it was bought. I know that after the BEF adventure he served in North Africa, Israel/Palestine and Italy. He was a fluent Italian speaker. I wish to know if the watch was bought post-war or during the conflict.
Truly lovely example…
Of course…by the very nature of war…with respect… the possibility exists, that :
The watch was bartered, from another Soldier ?
The watch was looted, from a prisoner of war ? ( fairly common practice )
The watch was ‘liberated’, from a corpse ? ( equally common practice - I have handled a Belgian manufactured, subsequently Wehrmacht ‘Waffenamt’ stamped, & then finally Allied ‘liberated’,…Browning 9mm, with that provenance )
Whatever the origin…I am certain your Father would be justifiably proud of your efforts, to preserve both his memory, and his service history
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BlueOcean
·Wrist shot as requested. I've checked and the wrist seems to have a pulse.
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JwRosenthal
·On the watch- I have always thought that a lot of the Telemeters of this era were way to busy and difficult to read with all the dial graphics, gold or blued hands on yellow/brown patina’d dial- just way too much going on and lacking contrast. This watch is instantly readable and visual separation is excellent. If it weren’t worth more than my car, I would put it on my wish list.
