Lady Luck brings its wizardy from time to time...
Last December our Dr. No shared with us his beautiful example of the Omega Marine CK 3635 and I kept drooling for long after reading and wiewing the pictures in his post about the first water proof Omega and one of the first "diver´s watches". I knew this...
Beautiful vintage Omega...
This is a great piece for your collection dear Abel. Congratulations !
Woo-hoo!! That's what I call . . .
. . . a stroke of good luck! Wholly original and in excellent condition, Abel, including the hand-set. And yes, the T-17 movement has a specified power reserve of 60 hours, although I haven't confirmed that stat independently. I suspect modern replacement...
Thank you so much dear Art! Agree that it was a very fortunate find. I´m happy to know you like it and surprised you confirm handset is correct!
Also interesting to know that the original power reserve was 60 hours. Of course it is possible that a replaced mainspring can´t reach this so long reserve. It´s incredible that in such an small movement Omega could make a mainspring capable to obtain suc...
Here's a ref 3637 . . .
. . . with a grey 'Fab. Suisse' dial. The difference between references 3635 and 3637 is that 37 has a sapphire crystal. I believe Abel's is a 35 . Art ...
Hello dear Art! That´s a very interesting point. As a matter of fact I feel my watch got a sapphire glass: its surface look and the water dropplet test makes me think it is sapphire...
... and I was surprised by this matter. The "sound test" doesn´t work for me in this watch. Though I have some doubt, I would say it is sapphire. Best. Abel
The other difference between the two references, Abel, is . . .
. . . the size of the crystal. Ref 3637 has a slightly shorter crystal. You can tell by the area between the crystal's edge and the edge of the case. A 3637 will have more case surface area than a 3635.
Ok, another interesting piece of information dear Art. Guess I would need to compare it with another example. I look forward to a new meeting with you and will take this with me to show you.
... and of course will take our FM as well! Cheers! Abel
Congratulations to you!
What a cool watch and wonderful that your dealer friend kept you in mind (it’s to both his credit and his advantage of course). A great day I’ll bet. Mike
Thank you so much dear Mike for your kind compliments and comments. Yes, it made a great and thrilling day !! This young man, the seller...
... is actually the son of the owner but he is in charge of the store. He is a very smart young man with a big memory and he remembers every watch he sold me in the last say eight years and built an scheme of my tastes in his mind, so when something fitti...
Great catch my friend!
I didn’t know this version of the Marine. And the dial with that patina is superb! Enjoy it in good health. René
Thank you so much for your kind comments on the Marine dear Rene! Now I wish Lady Luck will help to find a nice example of a First Model of Marine of 1932 ...
... which has a very different system to waterproof its movement. Who knows? Lol! Best! Abel
