Gavin Shepherd seeks to uncover the history and details of a cherished Omega pocket watch inherited from his father. His detailed description and accompanying images invite the community to help identify its origins, age, and unique characteristics, highlighting the emotional value of horological heirlooms. This post exemplifies the community's role in assisting collectors with historical research and authentication.
Hello,
I'm Gavin and I have been scouring the interwebs for such a long time trying to get an identity for an Omega Pocket watch.
Before I continue, I love the site you have here. You have done a great job and it's so comprehensive.
A fair many years ago my Father purchased a pocket watch from goodness knows where, second hand because it has someone else's initials on it which is reason why he brought it. They are his Fathers initials even though it wasn't his Fathers watch. My dad came from a very poor family and had nothing of his fathers to carry on, so the watch is more in remembrance of his Dad. Anyway he went on to be fairly successful in life and this led him to being an antique lover and from checking out yet another antique shop on his travels, he discovered the Omega.
I have inherited this beautiful piece and want to see if I can get more info on it like a year or decade of make, is it rare or common, is the solid gold warranty mean the whole piece or just certain parts, it's value etc etc. I have had so much trouble finding somewhere to take it to get these answers and I just recently moved to the Sunshine coast in QLD and have become even more limited on places to go.
Info on the watch is as follows and I hope the pics help.
It is fairly heavy, at a guess, 170 -200 grams.
Inside the face cover has the number 3054 is stamped in it.
The hands look like a copper colour.
Inside of the rear outer cover has the number 3423054 stamped in it. Under this in extremely fine hand engraving I can see "LC10 72KL" then under that in even smaller engraving it looks like "CLilii HW", or maybe "CL then a small vertical line, then a longer line followed by two small lines again, then HW"
The inner rear cover has the following stamped: WARRANTED TO BE MADE OF SOLID GOLD STRENGTHENED WITH A PLATE OF COMPOSITION AND TO WEAR 20 YEARS
In addition under those words is the number 5, then under that a 3, then a space, then what seems to be a half stamped 4, then 3054
Then to the side on the edge of the inner rear cover it has the very fine hand engraving "GC6691"
The front outer cover has W.J.S beautifully engraved on it.
All the internal fine Hand engraving has the same font style as the W.J.S on the front, or close to that I can make out with the magnifier.
The watch works perfectly, keeps time very well and sounds beautiful when it ticks.
Can anyone can shed some light on this or point me in the right direction? I really want to get some history on this watch because it is one of the few things I have of my Dad's.
Also does anyone know anything about a pocket watch "NERO NEUCHATEL 17 JEWELS INCABLOC"? my Dad got this back in '78 for being president of the Sunbury Rotary Club. It is different from the Omega but Im more aware of it's history.
Thanks in advance for anything you may know.
Gavin Shepherd.
Front with W.J.S
Front in different light
Watch Face
Front inner
Rear cover inner number
Inner rear cover and mechanism
Inner rear cover number
Inner rear and outer rear cover
Outer rear cover
Outer rear cover with number & engraving
Mechanism
Mechanism
This message has been edited by Gavin Shepherd on 2010-10-12 22:36:03 
