Gents Omega Wrist Watch, 1939

Gents Omega wrist watch, 1939.

The watch has a Swiss 15-jewel hand-winding movement which is working nicely. The movement is fully signed and it has the serial number 9,000,490 which dates it back to 1939.

The watch measures 30mm wide excluding the later winding crown, and 30mm high excluding the fixed lugs. The case is the gold filled Moon model from the English case manufacturer Aaron Dennison. The company supplied cases for various watch manufacturers. By using English cases, rather than imported cases, any import tax on precious metals was avoided. The case is in good condition, just general surface marking which is not too detrimental.

The lens is in lovely condition.

The signed dial looks lovely to the naked eye, Breguet style numbers and hands, and outer minute markers. If viewed through a jeweller’s loupe, there is a very faint hairline running across the dial.

A later leather strap has been fitted (a couple of rubbed patches by the case as can be seen in the photos).

The watch comes in a new presentation box.

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