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Omega Chronometre? Expert? Please HELP??
Hi, I am an Omega’s lover, and I enjoy every piece that I have. I have some knowledge about Omega but limited. Please help me on this one. I just recently bought this watch for $1500 USD. The only thing bother me is the movement…How come it does not have the special microregulator like I have seen in many Chronometre Omega watches? Is the watch normal? Have you seen this kind of dial before?
Thanks for reading and replies, Hao
Omega Chronometre
- Cal. 265 16 Jewels
- No. 12172894
- Ref. 2603-2
- Triple signed
Omega Chronometre? Expert? Please HELP??
Hi, I am an Omega’s lover, and I enjoy every piece that I have. I have some knowledge about Omega but limited. Please help me on this one. I just recently bought this watch for $1500 USD. The only thing bother me is the movement…How come it does not have ...
Sorry to say...
it is a regular 30mm caliber with an "altered" dial. Just adding the word chronometre does not necessarily make a chronometer out of a simple SS watch... It is NO chronometer at all! But don´t be upset when I tell you you should have done some research B...
I don't think this one is a "Teddington"...
... here is a 1940 Brazilian advertisement for the Teddington. It has the case references for these models. If a watch is not one of the three listed, I'd be suspicious. From the Omega Vintage Database description for Ref. 2271: "The red star which is som...
i used to have this gold star from argentina. is it a teddington?
sorry for poor pics but they are from my archive. i know its gone now, but it would still be nice to know. Graham...
Some more thoughts...
IMHO most of the "red star ornated" watches (I guess more than 99%) do not mean it is a "Chronometer". In my understanding the red star on the dial was just a marketing tool in the journal ADs to show potential buyers that the watch houses a movement out ...