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swift wheel..

 

 

Thanks, and that would not be half bad Art !    For a prof. timekeeper or for any time-keeping purposes you would however expect a little more than a bog-standard bread&butter movement, isn't it?

The engraving shows a winged wheel with spokes, some kind of tread on the circumference (?) and it seems to roll over a kind of beam. This possibly represents a piece of railway track is my guess.

Well, in those days railway companies offered a very important and dependable means of transport for the public, which in daily life was held in high esteem. Aviation and automobiles still needed more time to develop before they could start to compete. For myself i  would tip on a gift or public relations thing from the railways.

Now and then you may come across attractive engravings (mostly locomotives/ trains) that have worn away heavily due to daily use in the waistcoat pocket, which can be a real pity...

ciao,  Ben.

 





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Help to determine Omega pocket watch caliber

 
By: tdn.dk : November 3rd, 2012-09:21
Hi! I also collect Omega pocket watches . Most often you can see the caliber number stamped on the movement , but on this one I can not see it . I've tried a find a similar and my guess is Cal . 19 LOBNN , but would like to hear what you think . ( see bel...  

Hi Thomas, I would like to know...

 
By: mac_omega : November 3rd, 2012-10:31
Hi Thomas, would like to know the exact diameter for determination. Might have been designed for railway use due to the back - but what makes me uncertain about that is the very low number of jewels - none to be seen on the wheels... kind regards erich

Thanks...

 
By: tdn.dk : November 3rd, 2012-10:40
Movement: 40,59 mm Watch: 52,50 mm. Best. Thomas

I guess it is

 
By: tdn.dk : November 3rd, 2012-10:53
A calibre 40.6 L 15 p then? But they do not have a pattern engraved like the 19'' and the 19'' is 42,7 mm according to Rannft ?? Best Thomas

ref. identifying

 
By: DeGeus : November 3rd, 2012-14:23
Hallo Thom. This is the very movement which made Omega famous; when it was introduced (size 19''') it was actually called caliber "Omega" (the wellknown story about the namegiving by banker Rieckel). It proved to be a big succes and within a couple of yea...  

DDR version

 
By: DeGeus : November 4th, 2012-03:14
The finest of the series, grade D , with 16 or 17 jewels was available as chronomètre from size 13''' up to 20''' with a 'bulletin' issued by the Bureau / Observatory in Bienne, Neuchatel or Genève - adjusted to variations of less than a minute per month,...  

thanks, ben ! always wanted to buy a DDR grade....

 
By: watch.out1 : November 4th, 2012-04:19
did not find a good one so far.....my shop chronometre` has a C grade mvmt. and my desk clock has the jumping second mvmt. kind regards. achim

some photos of a DDR

 
By: fred5 : March 22nd, 2021-14:22
This is actually my grandfather's watch, given to him for Christmas 1911. Serial number 2,584,723 made in 1905. I always thought it was an incredibly beautiful watch even as a young boy but the more I read about it the more I realize how special it is. ...  

Thanks very much for sharing your DDR with us, Fred. Thomas' [tdn-dk] thread is some nine years old - could you possibly . . .

 
By: Dr No : March 22nd, 2021-19:47
. . . start a new one? If you need assistance, please send me a pm. Here are images of Steve G's DDR . . . . . . acquired at Omegamania fourteen years ago. I'm not a pocket-watch guy, but would jump at the chance of adding one like this to my wristwatch c...  

The engraving on the back cover looks very much . . .

 
By: Dr No : November 4th, 2012-11:16
. . . like the original logo of the Indianapolis 500 Motor Speedway, Ben. Perhaps it was an official's timekeeper, if not an official one.

swift wheel..

 
By: DeGeus : November 4th, 2012-12:32
Thanks, and that would not be half bad Art ! For a prof. timekeeper or for any time-keeping purposes you would however expect a little more than a bog-standard bread&butter movement, isn't it? The engraving shows a winged wheel with spokes, some kind ...  

Thanks..

 
By: tdn.dk : November 4th, 2012-01:56
I learn a lot here! I guess the conclusion is, it is a 18''' variation of the cal. 19''' properly a standard grade B. According to Omega a 18''' is 40,7 mm, and the cal. 40,6 was actually only 40,0 mm i case diameter (and was first made in 1923). Accordin...