Yes, it´s true that Argentina was a wealthy country many decades ago and here arrived tons of great watches. Regrettably nowadays many vintage pieces went to Europe and USA...

Mar 16, 2023,14:09 PM
 

... taking advantage of the raise in prices of good pieces and the knowledge spread thanks to Internet and specialized media.

But from time to time some pieces are found.

About the watch you found as donor of its movement: During the many economic crisis suffered by our country in the last say ... 60 years, many gold watches were melted to sell the gold. That´s why many vintage gold Rolex are found today without their original braceltes. Only the head survived.

Other watches were less fortunate and even their cases were melted and their movements were recased in steel cases or just the movements survived as spare parts.

Anyway as I said before sometimes a time capsule is found when Lady Luck wishes to award a collector with a nice surprise.


Best cordial regards, Abel


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CK 859 revisited-Vintage candy 1938

 
 By: jlc.thomsen : March 12th, 2023-12:05
Back in the time when watch boxes were manageable.😊 Lucky to get this superb example recently. Great size, fantastic condition. Show us your vintage candies on this beautiful Sunday. ...  

Thanks for looking!

 
 By: jlc.thomsen : March 12th, 2023-13:25
Yes I couldn’t believe the condition.

Wow!!!

 
 By: KCLQMULKU : March 12th, 2023-12:45
Huge congratulations on acquiring this beautiful piece of Omega history!

Thanks KC!

 
 By: jlc.thomsen : March 12th, 2023-13:26

Gorgeous!

 
 By: Aquaracer1 : March 12th, 2023-12:52

Thank you Aqua!

 
 By: jlc.thomsen : March 12th, 2023-13:27

Fantastic clean look

 
 By: Nicetomeetyou : March 12th, 2023-12:55
Another winner from Omega

Thanks. Yes isn’t it?

 
 By: jlc.thomsen : March 12th, 2023-13:28
1938! Buckle is original too. Discrete branding on this one.

Sublime! A very beautiful piece!

 
 By: lm6 : March 12th, 2023-13:09
Not an Omega, but a vintage Damas on my wrist today. ...  

Great looking piece. 1967?

 
 By: jlc.thomsen : March 12th, 2023-13:24

I'm not sure what year. All I know is mid sixties.

 
 By: lm6 : March 12th, 2023-14:36
You seem to have some information on the model since you're guessing on a specific year. If so, please share! 😊

Thank you Orahu.

 
 By: jlc.thomsen : March 12th, 2023-17:38

Thanks a lot Nico.

 
 By: jlc.thomsen : March 12th, 2023-17:34
Yeah it’s going to be May for me in Paris I think. Looking forward to connect again.

With great pleasure.

 
 By: amanico : March 12th, 2023-18:16

What a great looking piece!!

 
 By: K-Lo : March 12th, 2023-15:08
Enjoy it in health!!

Thanks Ted!

 
 By: jlc.thomsen : March 12th, 2023-17:36

Is that a 1938 box?

 
 By: myles721 : March 12th, 2023-16:07

I don’t think it’s from that specific watch. Could be.

 
 By: jlc.thomsen : March 12th, 2023-17:32
But it’s correct for the period I think. Not a big deal. I would have bought it without the box. Just like the style og these old unpretentious boxes.

👍🏻

 
 By: myles721 : March 12th, 2023-21:22

I just switched from a mid-'60s Seiko . . .

 
 By: Dr No : March 12th, 2023-18:03
. . . to a mid-'40s Omega. Ref 2242, ca '43, fitted with an uncommon 18 jewel variant of the 30T2SC movement. A red star and radium hands make this one of my favorites. Congrats on scoring an original CK 859! And to have confirmation from Omega . . . pric...  

Nice one Doc. Such a character.

 
 By: jlc.thomsen : March 12th, 2023-19:56
Thanks for the kind words. I was lucky. I am not an expert like you but I fell for that CK on the spot.

Fantastic find jlc.thompsen!! A beautiful and charming watch…

 
 By: Subexplorer : March 14th, 2023-19:37
… in superb condition and a lovely box like they used to supply in that long gone era. I deeply love those little adorable boxes! I answer here your invitation to share our candies with one of my favorites in my collection. Found some years ago in a compl...  

Wow this is just fantastic.

 
 By: jlc.thomsen : March 16th, 2023-10:55
Argentina seems to be a good country for time capsules. Christian Lass who restored my Universal CP-2 movement found a UN donor chronograph from Argentina. The gold case had been sold during some trying times in Argentina and the movement was immaculate. ...  

Yes, it´s true that Argentina was a wealthy country many decades ago and here arrived tons of great watches. Regrettably nowadays many vintage pieces went to Europe and USA...

 
 By: Subexplorer : March 16th, 2023-14:09
... taking advantage of the raise in prices of good pieces and the knowledge spread thanks to Internet and specialized media. But from time to time some pieces are found. About the watch you found as donor of its movement: During the many economic crisis ... 

Yes you’re probably right.

 
 By: jlc.thomsen : March 16th, 2023-22:27
Lady luck + good collector friends + a few other magic spices in the mix. Love your country . Was in BA just once 12 years ago on business. Remember the taxis, the tango music everywhere and the amount of Italian you could get by with. 😊

Agree that Lady Luck is part of the mix and other magic spices are part of the recipe. Interesting to know you had visited us and have nice memories of your experience here.

 
 By: Subexplorer : March 17th, 2023-12:50
You mention some of the things which characterize our Capital City. We are descendants of a mixture of mostly Italians and Spaniards arriving in the last part of XIX and beginings of the XX Centuries almost in equal percentages and it keeps today showing ...