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  1. VeracityFirst Dec 5, 2017

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    hello chaps,

    Saw this one the bay listed as sold, wondered if anyone could help me ID it? I’ve never seen this style of movement before, with the big Omega logo on it like that.

    Listing is sold as:
    Replacement glass, Omega ‘375 Gold plated’

    Ta
     
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  2. davidswiss Dec 5, 2017

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    Pictures of the movement and case back are too blurred. Get clearer pictures.
     
  3. VeracityFirst Dec 5, 2017

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    The watch is sold, I’m not the buyer, I’m just curious to learn more. Ever seen a movement look like that before? Cheers V
     
  4. STANDY schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector Dec 5, 2017

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  5. davidswiss Dec 5, 2017

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    I'm pretty sure the 1000 series looked like that. If you google 1000,1001,1011,1012 (from memory) they should show pictures.
     
  6. François Pépin Dec 5, 2017

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    The movement looks like a 1030.
     
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  7. VeracityFirst Dec 5, 2017

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    Looks like you could be on the right lines with that one. So, would the model number on these be on that on the caseback or on that, uh, label on the movement? Sorry, never seen one like it in my short time with vintage omegas
     
  8. JimInOz Melbourne Australia Dec 5, 2017

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    My guess too.

    One of Omega's ugly ducklings that was never going to become a beautiful swan.

    And this from the company that designed the 500 series with the beautiful swan neck regulators?
     
  9. VeracityFirst Dec 5, 2017

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    Hah! It’s certainly not much to look at. Help me understand if you can, what’s with the massive Omega logo and no other markings? Was that a phase they went through? Thanks
     
  10. JimInOz Melbourne Australia Dec 5, 2017

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    I think it's just a plate to hide a spot where nothing lives as this is a simple manual wind movement and all of train wheels are covered by one bridge and the barrel bridge does the rest. So in an effort to make it look like something, Omega stamped or embossed the plate to give it some cred.

    And look at that regulator spring, Omega must have had a surplus of paper clips at the time.
     
  11. VeracityFirst Dec 5, 2017

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    Good insight, thanks for sharing your knowledge.
     
  12. JimInOz Melbourne Australia Dec 5, 2017

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    Just saw this on Ranfft:

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  13. Archer Omega Qualified Watchmaker Dec 5, 2017

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    One man's "fake bridge" is just another man's "spacer" or "substitute bridge" (what Omega calls it), but yes it's just a filler where the automatic bridge would go, since this is a manual wind only model.
     
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