Omega - Your thoughts, please...

Your thoughts, please...

Smack in the middle of SIHH is not a great time to post seeking opinions, but here goes anyway.

This is new to the watchbox. Omega bumper, double signed as a Tiffany piece:

There is precious little available on watches of this kind in the 'usual' reference materials, so hopefully you may be able to add to the small body of knowledge accumulated with the watch.

The case is SS, 32.5mm diameter. Those wonderful 'art deco' numerals are actually mirrored. The minute and second hands touch the tracks perfectly, but are the hands original? The only photo yet discovered of a similar piece (undated) features broad stick hands, not the 'elongated leaf' style here.

The movement is stamped with an 8 digit number commencing 108 and the inside of the case back has a 5 digit series commencing 24 and finishing - 4. Some source materials suggest that this might date the watch to 1945-6, but are those matching numbers?

Any comments on the provenance of the watch or the markings would be gratefully received.

Cheers,

pplater.

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You should let us know...

By: mac_omega : January 17th, 2012-04:33

Hi, You should let us know the number in the case back... don´t be afraid, this is not the case serial# but the reference number of the model, the serial number would be 8 digits (beginning in the 10 mill. either or at least 7, beginning with 9. xxx So it...

Would both pivots in . . .

By: Dr No : January 17th, 2012-13:49

. . . the train wheel bridge of a cal 28.10 RA . . . [photo of pplater's Omega movement taken from CM listing] . . . be jeweled, Erich?...

Good point Art ...

By: nilomis : January 17th, 2012-15:08

I will let the explanation to the experts. Cheers

To be honest...

By: mac_omega : January 18th, 2012-09:42

Hi Art, to be honest - I never counted the jewels and had such a close examination. Both of my watches are in the bank vault, so I can´t check. But I will let you know as soon as I have checked it. regards erich

Thanks Mac....

By: pplater : January 17th, 2012-15:40

Art has kindly posted the movement shot below. The case back is slightly domed, no markings or indentations on rear. Inside, it carries the number 2438-4 on a mildly machined field, together with the Omega symbol in a triangle with the words "Omega Watch ...

I'm dreaming or this ...

By: nilomis : January 17th, 2012-05:46

Is this the same watch that is being offered on the Collectors Market (Look " FS: Omega RARE BUMPER WITH TIFFANY & CO DIAL ")? The reference (as we can see on the pics on the Market) is 2438-4. Cheers, Nilo

Same piece, Nilo...

By: pplater : January 17th, 2012-05:51

It wouldn't have been right, though, to use the Seller's pictures. There are no papers, so information is a little scant. Cheers, pplater.

I did some research ...

By: nilomis : January 17th, 2012-07:19

And got nothing. Search, using the big G, gives some hits of others asking for info. Omega vintage database, with an also "vintage" search engine, gives nothing. Interesting piece, not my cup of tea (too small), just for the challenge. I will give another...

Watch looks correct for the era...

By: gatorcpa : January 17th, 2012-08:40

..as leaf hands were common with Omega. So were the black seconds hands. Two things that would comcern me are the crown (can't tell if original) and the Tiffany marking (easily forged). Patina with black spots on dial looks good though. My watch from abou...

It's correct

By: hoipolloi : January 17th, 2012-09:40

I think it's correct for SS version but not so sure about the crown. I have 2 earlier 18K versions with same leaf hands and black second hands but the crown is a bit different Best....

Also the winding crown...

By: mac_omega : January 17th, 2012-12:54

Hi, Also the "bowler hat" winding crown is correct... erich