Omega - I think it matters which models....

I think it matters which models....

... we're talking about here.

Seamasters and Constellations cased in countries outside of Switzerland were generally made to Omega factory specifications, as evidenced by the Omega logo appearing on the case along with hallmarks from the country of origin.

For the no model name solid gold watches, it is common (particularly with the South Americans) to find these without the Omega logo on the case. These tend to be of lesser thickness than their Swiss bretheren, and are are priced accordingly.

For some reason, we here in the US seemed to prefer 10K or 14K gold-filled over base metal watch cases in the 1950's and 1960's. Even though marked for Omega, they were not up to the quality of the gold-capped over steel cases used in other parts of the world.

Hope this helps,

gatorcpa

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18k, 14k from where ?

By: hoipolloi : June 6th, 2011-06:14

Dear friends. Some collectors discriminate the watch cases which were made in the US or England or Argentina, they always prefer Swiss cases, especially 18k 14k solid gold cases. They say the gold alloy composition that was made in Switzerland has better ...

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By: mondodec : June 6th, 2011-07:21

Hmm, I know from comments by former Norman Morris people that they thought the quality of US made gold cases matched that of the Swiss made cases. Certainly Dennison cases made in the UK are regarded as being as good in quality and composition as the Swis...

My understanding is ...........

By: aroma : June 6th, 2011-07:30

that as far as the English made Dennison cases are concerned, they often add a premium as the gold case is much thicker and heavier (i.e. more gold) than the Swiss made cases. There were other UK manufacturers such as DS&S (David Shackman & Sons),...

IMHO it is not...

By: mac_omega : June 6th, 2011-11:52

Hoi, IMHO it is not the alloy which commands lower prices with swiss, British or US cases. In my understanding there should not be much difference in 18K gold alloy from Switzerland, US or UK and the color is not so variable as with 14K gold where there i...

I agree

By: mondodec : June 7th, 2011-06:57

with you Erich. 'National production' cases are the most collectible in their country of origin. From what I see of auctions Seamasters cased in the US dont vary much from Swiss cased watches, but other models, such as the Constellation, do vary a bit, ma...

Thanks all.

By: hoipolloi : June 7th, 2011-07:30

Thanks Desmond. You are always the valuable source of info to me. Talking about collecting different kinds of watch cases from differnet countries, I agree only when you have more than 10 or 50 watches in your collection. But if you are a poor Vietnamese ...

I think it matters which models....

By: gatorcpa : June 7th, 2011-08:04

... we're talking about here. Seamasters and Constellations cased in countries outside of Switzerland were generally made to Omega factory specifications, as evidenced by the Omega logo appearing on the case along with hallmarks from the country of origin...

GF vs Gold Capped.

By: hoipolloi : June 7th, 2011-09:05

Hi Gator. I think gold filled cases from the US attract buyers at the first look and cost much less (kind of Walmart with Chinese products) that's why now we have tons of cases that you can see the base metal inside and don't know what to do with them. Wi...

Different colours of gold

By: aroma : June 8th, 2011-02:05

Just remembered - I had an old 1949 model 2577 Seamaster re-plated as the 80 micron gold cap had worn through. The watch repairer who did the job said that the 'new' gold was much more yellow than the 'old'. Apparently, this is a result of customer demand...