A beautiful and well-designed dress / sports watch from Omega, dating to 1956.
The case is Stainless Steel and measures 33mm x 33mm, with a lug-to-lug measurement of 40mm. The case appears fairly standard in terms of shape, but when you cast your eye over it from different angles, you can spot the complexity and quality and makes Omega watches from this period so desirable. The tapered lugs have a faceted finish to the straight sides. The side profile of the case is very pleasing with the notched design. The case reflects the light very well on its different angular surfaces. The crown is original and is signed with the Omega logo. The dial is a classic silver satin base tone, with linear grained finish. It has gold tone applied hour markers which are well balanced, with Arabic 9,12,3,6 and arrow markers in-between. The hour and minute hand are of luminous Dauphine style, whilst there is a neat central second hand. The Omega logo is applied to the dial, with Omega signing. Inside is a beautiful calibre 420 movement, with classic rose gold finishing. It is a nice touch, making the winding experience much more intimate. The timekeeping is excellent.
The bezel is on a circular raised notch, framing the dial neatly. Its straight sides drop to meet the main body of the case. The main body is neat with a slight notch beyond the width of the bezel. The sides are straight with a polished finish, with a facet to the underside to meet the case back. The lugs are nicely designed with a polished flat section of the main body of the case, leading into the tapered lugs.
The case back is stainless steel screw back. Inside, it has perlage finishing. It is signed “Omega Watch Co, Fab.Suisse, Swiss Made, 2649-1 L SC, Acier Inoxydable”.
The movement is a calibre 420 from Omega. The movement is manual wind with sweep second hand, 17 jewels, a frequency of 18,000 BPH and a power reserve of 48 hours. It has a serial number dating it to 1956.
The movement is in good condition both cosmetically and in terms of function.
Service history is unknown, but the time keeping and other figures are very good. It has a daily gain of -10 seconds, with an amplitude of 281 degrees and a beat error of 0.4m/s.
Full condition report below. Please see the images as these compliment and aid the description provided below.
Dial:
The dial is in average – good condition for the age. The base tone is silver satin with a linear grained finish. The dial tone has aged in places, particularly around the applied hour markers and logo. The gold tone applied hour markers are well balanced, with Arabic 12, 3, 6, 9, and arrow hour markers in between. The arrow hour markers have lume infill to the base.
The minute/second track is clear and simple with dash markers. The dial has a gold tone applied Omega logo below 12 O’clock, with original black Omega signing below. The dial is signed Swiss Made below 6 O’clock.
Hands:
The hands are original. They are luminous Dauphine style. They are a gold tone, which has some speckled corrosion associated with aging. The central second hand is original and is the same gold tone with signs of corrosion.
Glass:
The acrylic crystal is a new replacement which is in very good condition.
Crown:
The crown is original and has a neat coin edge finish. The Omega logo is clearly visible. It has some light surface scratches but is in good condition.
Case:
The case is Stainless Steel and is in average original unpolished condition. It has light surface scratches associated with age and some dings to the left-hand side.
The case appears fairly standard in terms of shape and size, but when you cast your eye over it from different angles, you can spot the complexity and quality and makes Omega watches from this period so desirable. The bezel is on a circular raised notch, framing the dial neatly. Its straight sides drop to meet the main body of the case. The main body is neat with a slight notch beyond the width of the bezel. The sides are straight with a polished finish, with a facet to the underside to meet the case back. The lugs are nicely designed with a polished flat section of the main body of the case, leading into the tapered lugs. The lugs have a faceted finish to the straight sides. The side profile of the case is very pleasing with the notched design, facetted lugs and taper to the wrist.
Caseback:
The case back is stainless steel. It is in good condition, with no dents and only light surface scratching. It is a screwback.
Inside, it has peerlage finishing. It is signed “Omega Watch Co, Fab.Suisse, Swiss Made, 2649-1 L SC, Acier Inoxydable”.
Strap:
The strap is a modern replacement. It is an 18mm lug width watch Geckota brown suede strap with quick release spring bars. It will fit from a up to a 8.5 inch wrist diameter.
Movement:
The movement is a calibre 420 from Omega. The movement is manual wind with sweep second hand, 17 jewels, a frequency of 18,000 BPH and a power reserve of 48 hours. It has a serial number dating it to 1956.
The movement is in good condition both cosmetically and in terms of function.
Service history is unknown, but the time keeping and other figures are very good. It has a daily gain of -10 seconds, with an amplitude of 281 degrees and a beat error of 0.4m/s.
Case dimensions:
Case width: 33mm
Case width with crown: 36mm
Case length: 33mm
Case length lug to lug: 40mm
Case Depth: 10mm
Lug width: 18mm