Antique Omega Regina Precision Pocket Watch

Antique Omega Regina Precision pocket watch.

The watch has a stem-winding movement, confirmed as an Omega movement, which is working nicely. The serial number 2,958,864 dates it back to around 1907.

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, they purchased the Regina Watch Company from Louis Maier who first registered the name in 1888. Louis Brandt subsequently registered the Regina name to Omega.

The watch measures 45mm diameter excluding the winding stem and loop. The case is the chrome plated Spartan model and was made by the Illinois Watch Case Company who introduced the design in the very late 1920s / early 1930s. This suggests that the case and movement are probably not original to each other. The case is nicely decorated and it is in lovely condition.

The watch glass is in good condition, just a couple of small chips to the edge if you look closely.

The dial is in its original finish, it has darkened with age but still easy to read the time.

The watch comes 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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