New member requesting assistance identifying vintage Omega

[Typhoon7]

Hello TRF!

I've been browsing the forum for several months and have finally mustered the courage for my first post.... Wanted to try to make the first one worthy of the forum.

Please, let me preface that this is NOT a "is it real/how much is it worth" post, nor a veiled attempt to sell the watch, etc. This is meant as an honest attempt to obtain some information on the watch and break the ice with the fine folks on the forum.

A little background on the watch:

I've searched online and taken this watch to several ADs over the years to try to have it identified, but without success. So, I'd like to appeal to the experts here for assistance in determining what Model of Omega this is and an approximate age on it. Even the insurance appraisal from my AD is curiously vague regarding model information.

The watch was my late uncle's. In the 1980's he gave it to me and said he bought it in the late 50's or early 60's. He was in the advanced stages of battling cancer and could not remember a lot of details around the purchase, and I've had no success since determining what model and vintage it is. It may even be from the 1970s, but he was really sick at the time and I didn't press him for details.

It is a manual wind 14k Omega dress watch with rhodium plating. Originally, it came on a black lizard skin strap. The diamonds on the dial are real and I have no reason to belive that they are not original from Omega. They may have been added after purchase, but I don't think so.

15 years ago I had a watch maker refinish the dial, before I really got into watches and understood the implications of the refinish on the watch's value. The dial is close in color to original, but the "Swiss Made" marking below 6 is incorrect, as it has the T for tritium on both ends of the Swiss Made marking. The Omega symbol and name appear as they did before the refinish. I share this because at first glance the watch may not look authentic, but I can confirm that it is authentic.

Any assistance with determining the approximate age of this piece and it's model is greatly appreciated.

I'm awaiting a response from Omega in Bienne on the watch, but again I wanted to break the ice with the forum members with this post.


Cheers,

T7

[watch watcher]

Numbers inside caseback should answer your questions. The watch dealers didn't open it up?

I had my Omega ('52) redailed too, I wouldn't worry about the value being degraded especially if you aren't going to sell it.

[wantonebad]

X2 on the case back, all Omega's hold their secrets in that number found inside.

[Typhoon7]

Thanks for the replies.

After finding the numbers and going to Omega's website, still nothing.

The vintage watch section of the Omega website couldn't find this watch or a Speedy that I entered the numbers for.

What else can I do with the numbers? Frustrating....

Thanks again,

T7

[watch watcher]

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=48380