Av a look at this.

[0132joshua]

Av a look at this in disgust, one must wonder as to the thought and actions gone into this.

9CT Omega , dates to 1939 via numbers, just look at that dial, the movement is keeping very good time, some idiot attempted repair , with movement not de cased, as can be seen via debris around edge of movement, incredible idiot or what. Av a word with the lug repairs, bits of woteva soldered on. OK, lets move on to save this watch which has survived many years.

Advice welcome, many thanks in advance. would it have been fixed bars or spring bars, i would like to convert to spring bars, after sweating the solder off i will have a better view. Re spring bar conversion, would it be best to drill in a drill press or somehow secure the case to use a watchmakers lathe. Again many thanks.

 

[Dave T]

That ser. no. would date this watch to be about 1939. Interesting case!

 

[0132joshua]

That ser. no. would date this watch to be about 1939. Interesting case!

hi, many thanks , confirms my date. Yes, i thought the case was intresting .

 

[everydaycats]

Av a look at this in disgust, one must wonder as to the thought and actions gone into this.

9CT Omega , dates to 1939 via numbers, just look at that dial, the movement is keeping very good time, some idiot attempted repair , with movement not de cased, as can be seen via debris around edge of movement, incredible idiot or what. Av a word with the lug repairs, bits of woteva soldered on. OK, lets move on to save this watch which has survived many years.

Advice welcome, many thanks in advance. would it have been fixed bars or spring bars, i would like to convert to spring bars, after sweating the solder off i will have a better view. Re spring bar conversion, would it be best to drill in a drill press or somehow secure the case to use a watchmakers lathe. Again many thanks.

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I think the case was blinged at some point in time because I can't imagine Omega making this case.
Regards

 

[0132joshua]

I think the case was blinged at some point in time because I can't imagine Omega making this case.
Regards

Yes may well have been, It is a Denison case, so one will never know, Rolex used the bling and called it tree bark. A marmite case. Marmite on toast, cant beat it, its different .

 

[Chris Radek]

Wow, a lovely movement but that poor case!

You might find that it's got the wires because the lugs are hollow and can't really hold regular spring bars. Sometimes soldering in gold posts and using female spring bars is the ticket. But if the lugs are soldered on, you risk detaching them. It would be best to have an experienced jewelry repair person look at it.

 

[Times]

Av a look at this in disgust, one must wonder as to the thought and actions gone into this.

9CT Omega , dates to 1939 via numbers, just look at that dial, the movement is keeping very good time, some idiot attempted repair , with movement not de cased, as can be seen via debris around edge of movement, incredible idiot or what. Av a word with the lug repairs, bits of woteva soldered on. OK, lets move on to save this watch which has survived many years.

Advice welcome, many thanks in advance. would it have been fixed bars or spring bars, i would like to convert to spring bars, after sweating the solder off i will have a better view. Re spring bar conversion, would it be best to drill in a drill press or somehow secure the case to use a watchmakers lathe. Again many thanks.

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What is stamped under the balance cock? "30", or "30T1". I've got "30" movement from 1939 with serial number below 9mln. Without a doubt, it's one of my favorites Omega watches.

 

[everydaycats]

Av a look at this in disgust, one must wonder as to the thought and actions gone into this.

9CT Omega , dates to 1939 via numbers, just look at that dial, the movement is keeping very good time, some idiot attempted repair , with movement not de cased, as can be seen via debris around edge of movement, incredible idiot or what. Av a word with the lug repairs, bits of woteva soldered on. OK, lets move on to save this watch which has survived many years.

Advice welcome, many thanks in advance. would it have been fixed bars or spring bars, i would like to convert to spring bars, after sweating the solder off i will have a better view. Re spring bar conversion, would it be best to drill in a drill press or somehow secure the case to use a watchmakers lathe. Again many thanks.

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One more guess: I suspect either the minute hand or hour hand is incorrect. If I had to pick, I would say the hour hand in incorrect for this watch.
Regards

 

[Jerry Treiman]

How do they get 15 jewels in that watch, with no jewels on the center wheel or the pallet arbor?

 

[0132joshua]

What is stamped under the balance cock? "30", or "30T1". I've got "30" movement from 1939 with serial number below 9mln. Without a doubt, it's one of my favorites Omega watches.

hi, stamped 30T2

 

[praezis]

How do they get 15 jewels in that watch, with no jewels on the center wheel or the pallet arbor?

balance staff 4
impulse jewel 1
pallets 2
fork arbor 2 (white sapphire?)
esc wheel 2
4th wheel 2
3rd wheel 2
= 15

Frank

 

[Times]

How do they get 15 jewels in that watch, with no jewels on the center wheel or the pallet arbor?

4 - balance wheel pivots (2xhole and 2xcap jewels)
1 - balance wheel impulse jewel
2 - fork pallets
2 - fork pivot hole jewels
6 - (3x2 on the bridge & under)

 

[Jerry Treiman]

fork arbor 2 (white sapphire?)

2 - fork pivot hole jewels

That is what threw me off. In the photo it looked like a white metal bushing at the fork. I would have expected red jewels like the rest of the train.
Is this something that Omega commonly did? I am used to sapphire pallet stones, but not train jewels.

 

[Times]

That is what threw me off. In the photo it looked like a white metal bushing at the fork. I would have expected red jewels like the rest of the train.
Is this something that Omega commonly did? I am used to sapphire pallet stones, but not train jewels.

Ooops, I've just noticed that Frank already answered your 15 jewels question. I was literally counting them by looking at my "watch overhaul" pictures. My Omega is completely original. There is not a single sign of jewel replacement, and one jewel on the plate side is colorless, but the one on the bridge is red. Go figure.

 

[praezis]

I frequently work on 1942…45 German chronographs. They usually have white train jewels. Maybe they were a few cents cheaper than red ones?

Frank

 

[Times]

I frequently work on 1942…45 German chronographs. They usually have white train jewels. Maybe they were a few cents cheaper than red ones?

Frank

Perhaps, a few pfennigs cheaper?