Homer Watch?

[SethSimon]

This one was a $15 flea market find. Besides Citizen Homers, which this is not, an online search for Homer watches shows mostly low end watches and some quartz ones. This one, however, has a nice 1950's FHF 28 movement inside of a sharp 10kt plated case. Needed a crystal, several cleanings and hairspring adjusted a bit, but now it's running nicely. Am not going to touch the peeling dial as I'll surely make it worse-the patina has grown on me. Anyone have a similarly aged one?

 

[FreetzGrün]

Homer, Sacom SA, Biel Switzerland, registered 10/4/1951. According to Mikrolisk.

 

[roughbarked]

Have never seen a Homer but I have a boxful of FHF 38's with all sorts of names on the dials. Homer likely resembles Roamer as Buler was to resemble Bulova and Cimier to resemble Cyma. Just a few names off the top of my head.

It is called representative marketing or perhaps misrepresentative. However, it worked. Millions of watches were sold. I really don't think millions of people were fooled. It was more that it looked alike and others may think it was a Roamer from a short distance. There were Bolex and many. They were all legitimate companies and many were good quality ebauches thoough a large number were pin pallet movements. It all helped the Swiss watch industry.