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Omega handwind from the late 1940s.. cal.230


anilv

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Just bought this neat Omega, it wasn't really cheap but as it wasn't running and there was a lot of gunk on the dial the price was pretty decent. It is a handwinding cal.230 in a stainless steel case with a solid gold bezel. It has its original crown which is gold filled and in good condition.  A serial number in the 11.4million dates this to 1947-50. Back when this watch was new it was on the same level as Rolex in terms of cost and reputation. The dial is pretty worn but once I clean up the green oxidization it should be pretty wearable. As always, the camera is always more critical than the naked eye.

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Nicely signed Omega crown, gold filled.

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God only knows what that gunk is, but its pretty brittle and comes off easily.

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Nice calibre 230. No sign of the gunk that was on the caseback. Probably because there was a dust protector which, well... protected the movement!

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While it didn't run while in the shop, when i reached home I was pleasantly surprised to find it running. I had kept the watch in my jeans pocket and I guess the warmth of my body plus the movement was sufficient to persuade it to run. Looking at the trace it really needs a service but it runs without much variation so that's pretty good. I wound it full and it was still running 24hours later so I'd bet the mainspring can still be reused as well!

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Will not be able to work on this watch now but will post some more pictures of the teardown and rebuild later.

Anilv

 

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