Tako Yaki
·Hi!
Would like to get some information on my Omega pocketwatch, especially the approximate time of manufacture, fake/real ...
I found this watch around 20yrs ago on a motorbike travel through rural India.
It was in a small, old and very dusty shop with used items. The watch was non running, broken, dusty ...
They had two watches, this pocketwatch and another Omega wristwatch with wire lugs with a diameter for the watch belt of about 8mm (?!). Both in a very sad state, no or broken glas, parts missing, non running. Owner told me they are
“very old”, colonial time, British-India (so before 1947). His Grandfather traded them from somebody (Indian person) who got them when the British left India...
(Don’t know if that story is true.)
I liked them so I bought them both!
Back, home in Europe, I took the two watches to a friend who is a watchmaker. He said they are almost beyond, but as a friend...
He repaired the calibers, I got the cases restored, removed the scratches, dents and bents, got them polished and, as I am allergic to nickel, got them Rhodium plated. Chainring and crown I kept without plating, as accent!
My watchmaker friend offered me a new old stock enamel face, though in a different style, but I wanted to keep the face original!
Hands are not the original ones, as they were missing, my watchmaker chose them.
There was also a dustcover back (bronze color) , but as the watchback was very difficult to close with it installed, so I decided to keep it separate.
As a „labour of love“, it took one and a half years to get the watch back to life.
My friend made me a very fair price!
Looking forward to get some information about this pocketwatch.
Time of production, ...
Any opinion welcome!
I know, it is not the clean, NOS, perfectly original,
but I think this watch had an interesting „life“ !
I love it!
Thank You very much for Your help!
P.S. Sorry pictures are just taken by a smartphone. Sadly I’ve no pictures of the watch before restoring!
P.S.2
about the wristwatch, please have a look below!
Thanks a lot, Your opinions are very much appreciated !
Would like to get some information on my Omega pocketwatch, especially the approximate time of manufacture, fake/real ...
I found this watch around 20yrs ago on a motorbike travel through rural India.
It was in a small, old and very dusty shop with used items. The watch was non running, broken, dusty ...
They had two watches, this pocketwatch and another Omega wristwatch with wire lugs with a diameter for the watch belt of about 8mm (?!). Both in a very sad state, no or broken glas, parts missing, non running. Owner told me they are
“very old”, colonial time, British-India (so before 1947). His Grandfather traded them from somebody (Indian person) who got them when the British left India...
(Don’t know if that story is true.)
I liked them so I bought them both!
Back, home in Europe, I took the two watches to a friend who is a watchmaker. He said they are almost beyond, but as a friend...
He repaired the calibers, I got the cases restored, removed the scratches, dents and bents, got them polished and, as I am allergic to nickel, got them Rhodium plated. Chainring and crown I kept without plating, as accent!
My watchmaker friend offered me a new old stock enamel face, though in a different style, but I wanted to keep the face original!
Hands are not the original ones, as they were missing, my watchmaker chose them.
There was also a dustcover back (bronze color) , but as the watchback was very difficult to close with it installed, so I decided to keep it separate.
As a „labour of love“, it took one and a half years to get the watch back to life.
My friend made me a very fair price!
Looking forward to get some information about this pocketwatch.
Time of production, ...
Any opinion welcome!
I know, it is not the clean, NOS, perfectly original,
but I think this watch had an interesting „life“ !
I love it!
Thank You very much for Your help!
P.S. Sorry pictures are just taken by a smartphone. Sadly I’ve no pictures of the watch before restoring!
P.S.2
about the wristwatch, please have a look below!
Thanks a lot, Your opinions are very much appreciated !
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