Posted 8 years ago
wingy23
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This was my grandfathers is if real or a fake?
I'm unsure as it says " Swit*zerland*made*1882"
I will be able to add more information when I recieve it.
Thank you.
Omega swiss pocket watch 1882 | ||
| Pocket Watches377 of 1695 |  |  |
thank you for your reply and link, anyone with more information would be greatly appreciated.
CindB gave a good link!
I'm sure it is a repro :-/
Watches made in 1880's were not marked that way...
The simplistic hands aren't in the era style either...
The fact it was your Grand-Father's doesn't certify the age of the piece... He may have get it new a week or a year ago...
Anyway, enjoy it, and welcome to CW :-)
See there for other CW posts about an "Omega 1882":
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/89484-omega-pocket-watch-swit-zerland-made
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/208116-hellocan-someone-tell-me-if-this-clock?in=user
I know he had it for at least 40 years as I remember seeing him with it when I was a youngster.
one that's sells omega watches!
I can save you the time... there wasn't an Omega Watch Company in 1882.
The forerunner of Omega, La Generale Watch Co, was founded at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland in 1848 by Louis Brandt, who assembled key-wound precision pocket watches from parts supplied by local craftsmen. He sold his watches from Italy to Scandinavia by way of England, his chief market. In 1894, his two sons Louis-Paul and César developed a revolutionary in-house manufacturing and total production control system that allowed component parts to be interchangeable. Watches developed with these techniques were marketed under the Omega brand of La Generale Watch Co. By 1903 the success of the Omega brand led to La Generale Watch Co to spin off the Omega brand as its own company, and the Omega Watch Co was officially founded in 1903.
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nice Job TUBEAMP!!
Thank yo all for your help, apparently he left it to me ... and I thought he liked me lol
No worries Sean, it's just a busy time of year for Jewelers...
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I'm sure he loved you Wingy23, he may not have known himself.
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