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25 April 2020, 12:05 AM | #1 |
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Is there any vintage Omega experts here?
Hi guys,
I acquired a vintage Omega recently thru auction and have some questions...is there any vintage gurus here as it is in the Vintage Rolex Forums or should I become a member in the Omega forum and ask the questions? Have a great weekend, btw! |
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The omega forum and their knowledge is really unmatched.
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They did not have the Tresor name in the 50's.
With a few exceptions, like the Seamaster and Constellation, most advertisements would just describe the watch. Gender, case material, manual wind or automatic. There should be a 4 or 5 digit reference number in the inside of the caseback. That is really the only way to identify the style. |
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A little bit confused, there are 25 Omega Tresor watches on C24 that are from 1944-1959, are the sellers mistaking themselves?
https://www.chrono24.com/search/inde...1945&year=1944 |
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I looked it up and Omega says the Tresoro was made exclusively for the South America market.
However, I cannot find any mention of the Tresor model in the 800+ page book the Omega Museum put out in 2007. And I am guessing the sellers are appropriating the Tresor name, so as to sell the watch. Much like the "Calatrava" Longines and IWC watches that I see for sale. Attached is the advertisement that Omega refers to. This would be the only advertisement |
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Interesting! Tesoro as mentioned in the advertising is then translated to Trésor in English I guess...wonder why the advertising you posted is in Italian if the model was made exclusively for the South American market...?
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I thought that was Italian, but assumed it was Portuguese or Spanish, after I read the article.
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Hi L.K Johnson,
Congrats on the new vintage watch! I am a huge fan of vintage timepieces and love to hear your interest in learning more about them. As far as which forum to use, I really like this forum for asking questions about virtually anything related to quality watches. To learn more about your vintage watch and other collectible timepieces of the past I strongly recommend surfing the web for useful articles about what qualities give a vintage watch its iconic status. When it comes to “vintage”, quality is EVERYTHING! It all comes down to many collectors’ preference for originality. A watch in ‘honest’ condition, i.e. one which has never been polished by a service center to remove any scratches, is incredibly rare and therefore more valuable. While polishing can bring a watch back to its showroom shine, it does so by removing minute layers of metal and, if done enough times, leaves lugs uneven or eradicates those beautiful chamfered edges along the flanks. As well, is it important that the level of aging is consistent throughout the different components of the watch. This helps because it means that the watch hasn’t had replacement components over time. A useful resource that I recently found is a guide to buying vintage watches, I will attach the article link below! I hope you find it as interesting and helpful as I did. Hope you are loving your new timepiece! Helpful Vintage Watch Guide: https://www.bobswatches.com/rolex-bl...ing-guide.html |
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