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A very interesting old Omega 3977
Going through some old watches my Dad has had for years (I was hoping to find a forgotten Paul Newman, but you can’t win them all) I found this interesting one. A bit of research and it appears to be a 3977.
The dial has been restored as you usually see Omega at the top, but did it originally have an image of a Middle East leader on it, as this is the only other time I’ve seen one with Omega at the bottom?
A very interesting old Omega 3977
Going through some old watches my Dad has had for years (I was hoping to find a forgotten Paul Newman, but you can’t win them all) I found this interesting one. A bit of research and it appears to be a 3977. The dial has been restored as you usually see O...
It seems that the Omega ref. 3977
was first shown at the universal exhibition in Brussels in 1957 presented in the Pavilion of Elegance and is powered by calibre 471. As you say, examples online usually have the logo at 12, except for one example with king Ibn Saud. For the unique white g...
Thanks so much
That’s about all I could find too. The original bracelets were a work of art!
It's likely your Dad's Omega . . .
. . . originally had a motif. There might've been others besides Ibn Saud, but chances are better than good that there was a portrait or inscription above the center pinion on the dial. Best, Art