18K gold Omega ladies watch - real?

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Picked this up at a garage sale: does it check out? I can't find any pix of this model on-line, as well as the two serial numbers (case/works) do not match and the bracelet clasp does not have an Omega symbol, safety chain, or karet mark. However, the inside case does show cleaning inscriptions and it seems dubious that a 1950s ladies model would get knocked-off. I'm currently a bit gun-shy after recently discovering my 1980s 14k Seiko was a gold-plated fake. It's okay if bad news as I also found a 10K ladies Hamilton at the SA an hour later for a whole $1.50. Thanks!

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Yes.. real. IMO
 

Looks real and the build up looks like old skin cells so yes I would say it is old.LOL Ewwwwwwww
 

It looks like a winner to me also, congrats on the getting a good one.
 

Very nice watch.

It looks good to me, but I think the bracelet was either a customisation choice at time of purchase, or has been subsequently replaced. I think most likely it was on display with a leather strap and the customer wanted a gold bracelet (more about that below).

The movement markings look fine and 13210896, would mean it was made sometime around 1952 (serial numbers between 13000000-13999999). Some of the serial number ranges span several years, so dating can only be an approximation.

There’s no reason why the serial number on the case should match the movement since the case was made for, not by, Omega. The marks on the case all look good for Swiss hallmarked 18k gold and the ‘key of Geneva’ to the right designates that as the assay office. The number in the key is the registration number for the maker, and ‘29’ is for Weber & Cie, SA of Geneva. ‘Cie’ is short for ‘Companie’ (Company) and ‘SA’ is for ‘Soci?t? Anonyme’ (the Swiss equivalent of Public Limited Company). They first registered in 1934 and then again in 1938 as a Limited Company.

The bracelet tells a different story I think. That hexagon mark on the clasp could be read either way up but it looks to me like a Spanish hallmark, which would have a number at the top and a letter or pair of letters below. It looks to me like ‘69’ above the letter ‘B’. If I read it correctly that would be for the assay office in Barcelona, Spain and the numbers would be the maker’s registration number… but I can’t immediately put my hands on a full list of maker numbers.
 

Thanks for the help all - feeling much better about this purchase. The bracelet links are hollow, making me think that it may be actual gold as well.
 

Absolutely 100% real awesome find congratulations
 

Here’s what I have to say..Congratulations!
 

Omega, and 18kt? Christmas in June! Congratulations!

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That's a pretty little thing. I think it would sell very well even in as-is condition imo.
 

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