A Gents 1940s Omega Bumper Automatic Wrist Watch

A gents 1940s Omega bumper automatic wrist watch.

The watch has a calibre 342 bumper automatic movement which is working nicely. Early automatic watches such as this one relied on the rotor ‘bumping’ backwards and forwards between two springs to maintain the power within the movement. Later automatic watches have the fully rotational rotor.

The movement is signed with the Omega name and it has the serial number 11,511,053 which dates it back to the late 1940s.

The watch itself measures 32mm diameter excluding the winding crown and the lugs. The case stainless steel with gold capped detail to the lugs and to the bezel. The case is in good condition and the winding crown has the Omega logo. The inside of the case back has the Omega triangular logo and also the case reference 2581-1 which is correct for the calibre 342 movement.

The lens is in good condition.

The signed dial has a little age related darkening, and the number 3 has faded and been touched in at some stage. The hands appear to be the originals.

A new leather strap has been fitted.

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