Thank You,

May 21, 2018,10:38 AM
 

to the best of my knowledge it is entirely original. Could the hands have had lume in them, or are they just skeletonized? I like it, especially with the alligator and deployant buckle on it and wear it once in a great while, especially since it's a time only piece, set the time and go. I picked it up for a song and a dance (and I can't even sing) at an antique mall a few years ago that we just happened upon.

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Does Anyone Recognize This Omega??

 
 By: Thomas_3 : May 21st, 2018-07:22
Old Omega I picked up a few years ago, pretty simple looking. Ran pretty good when I got it but I have it serviced, it keeps great time. All stainless steel, cream dial with a bit of patina on it, screw back and manual wind. I don't have the tool to remov...  

My guess would be late '50s, early 60's cal 285/6 . . .

 
 By: Dr No : May 21st, 2018-10:26
. . . based on the rounded crown, which went out of favor in the mid '60s. The hands seem original; seconds hand might've been clipped to accommodate a non-standard crystal. Not especially noteworthy or collectible, but it appears to be entirely original,...  

Thank You,

 
 By: Thomas_3 : May 21st, 2018-10:38
to the best of my knowledge it is entirely original. Could the hands have had lume in them, or are they just skeletonized? I like it, especially with the alligator and deployant buckle on it and wear it once in a great while, especially since it's a time ... 

I can see the markers have lume wells . . .

 
 By: Dr No : May 21st, 2018-10:57
. . . but unable to tell if they've been filled. If there's any lume in the wells, then yes, the hands were probably lumed, too. If not, then they came with non-luminous black fill which can be lost during the cleaning process if a watchmaker isn't carefu...  

Always a pleasure to help Nilo out . . .

 
 By: Dr No : May 21st, 2018-14:43
. . . when it comes to vintage Omega issues, Yang. Best, Art

One other possibility: a cal 420 . . .

 
 By: Dr No : May 22nd, 2018-09:43
. . . which would place your Omega in the mid-'50s. Please update us when you're able to provide movement and caseback images. Thanks, Art