Omega Ref. 2494 Chronometer Restoration

Dr No · 2019-09-12T14:38:55Z

Explore Dr No's meticulous restoration of a rare Omega Ref. 2494 chronometer, detailing the hunt for an original pink gold crown and buckle.

. . . finally comes together? Those who follow this forum will recall threads posted by Subexplorer and yours truly on this remarkable ref 2494. One of the earliest produced, with a very low movement number for a cal 352 movement. My initial impression regarding the steel crown was that it was origi

. . . finally comes together?

Those who follow this forum will recall threads posted by Subexplorer and yours truly on this remarkable ref 2494. One of the earliest produced, with a very low movement number for a cal 352 movement.

My initial impression regarding the steel crown was that it was original. Subsequently, I reviewed images of every pink gold bezel chronometer I could find, and each one - either references 2367 or 2410 - was fitted with a matching pink gold crown.

The steel clover crown that was on the watch when it was delivered from Argentina had lost its rubber seal, so it wasn't even waterproof. Fortunately, my watchmaker had one steel clover crown left in his stock that fit.

The story would've ended there, but in one of those 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'* moments, I ran across a plated pink gold crown on a vendor's website.

A phone call and ~ $100 later, the final result is posted above.

Grinning,

Art

* not a watch forum . . . the musical.

The Discussion

jml_watches

Sep 12, 2019

Like putting the cherry (gold plated :) ) on the top!

Looks fab

Dr No

Sep 12, 2019

It ain't a sundae . . .

. . . without the cherry!

Cpt Scarlet

Sep 13, 2019

😮... No cherry ! [nt]

amanico

Sep 12, 2019

Bravo, Art. A top story for a very nice reference. [nt]

Dr No

Sep 12, 2019

Thanks, Nicolas. Not the most well-known of Omega chronometers . . .

. . . and of the handful observable on the 'net, I've seen only two other that were cal 352's - the rest are cal 354's. I've never seen a chronometer-rated sister reference 2657 . . . that would be a once-in-a-lifetime find. Art

templetowers

Sep 12, 2019

I love the note at the end of the trailer... 'suggested for mature audiences ...' 😄 I'm delighted for you Art ! [nt]

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