Omega Pocket Watch, C1920

Name: Omega Pocket Watch, C1920
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA692927
Availability: SoldOut

1900 - 1920

Sold by The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

Description

Omega pocket watch, c1920.

The watch has a stem-winding movement which is working nicely. The movement is signed with the Omega name and the serial number 5,540,670 dates it back to around 1920. The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover.

The watch measures 50mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is gold plated and was made by Fahys, a New York based case maker. 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, and the company supplied Omega with cases at the beginning of the 20th Century.

The acrylic lens is in good condition.

The signed dial has a patch of faint hairline cracks between 12 and 1 but they are quite faint.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

Declaration

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company has dated this piece to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA692927

Dealers Notes

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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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Description

Omega pocket watch, c1920.

The watch has a stem-winding movement which is working nicely.

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The movement is signed with the Omega name and the serial number 5,540,670 dates it back to around 1920.

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

The movement is protected by an inner hinged cover.

fig 1. Omega pocket watch, c1920 — fig 1. Omega Pocket Watch, C1920

The watch measures 50mm diameter excluding the winding stem and the loop. The case is gold plated and was made by Fahys, a New York based case maker. 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, and the company supplied Omega with cases at the beginning of the 20th Century.

The acrylic lens is in good condition.

The signed dial has a patch of faint hairline cracks between 12 and 1 but they are quite faint.

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

Date of Manufacture

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company has dated this piece to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Ref

SA692927

About the Dealer

The Vintage Wrist Watch Company

Sellingantiques verified Since Jul 2011

Specialists in antique and vintage wrist watches and pocket watches