Gents 1920s Omega Regina Silver Wrist Watch

Gents 1920s Regina wrist watch by Omega, made for the Canadian market.

The watch has a good quality Swiss hand-winding movement (15 jewels, adjusted two positions) which is working nicely. The movement is signed Regina Watch Company.

At the time this watch was made, Omega wanted to increase their share of the watch market in Canada. They were somewhat limited as Omega branded watches could only be sold through officially franchised Omega dealerships. In order to get around this issue, and to increase their sales, Omega branded some of their watches with different names, such as Regina, which meant that the watches could then be sold to Canadian jewellers who were not Omega franchisees.

The watch measures 30mm wide excluding the rather fabulous winding crown and 30mm high excluding the lugs. The case is stamped 'sterling' for sterling silver and it also has the case maker's mark for Fahys. Joseph Fahys & Co was a high quality watch case maker with headquarters in New York. The company was founded in 1857 by Joseph Fahys, a French emigrant. Fahys supplied Omega with sterling silver cases at the beginning of the 20th Century.

The case is in very nice condition, as is the lens.

The signed dial is in super condition, the numbers probably would have had painted detail but this has been removed over the years.

A new leather strap has been fitted.

The watch will be sent in a new presentation box.

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All of our watches are checked over before listing, and are also checked for accuracy which is usually within around +/- two to three minutes over 24 hours (unless otherwise stated), which is considered respectable for a vintage watch.

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