Omega

Friends, this excellent photo is by 'RogerP' who was a visitor here briefly in 2012 and (presumably!) it is a photo of his watch. It is posted here simply as an example of purity: both purity of design and purity of artistic expression. Is anybody able, t...  

. . . ref CK 2760 or CK 2910. Both were mid-'50s issue, cal 283/284. Intrigued? :-)

I have in my library originates from the late 40's. The leaf shape of the hands, the blued seconds hand and the lug shape makes me think this one is from the late 40's - early 50's. Also the case size looks to be more like 33-34 mm rather than 36-37 mm. 1...  

Trust you to find an old ad for something similar! Those early chronometres are very appealing. So appealing, in fact, that every watchbox should have one: And of course you are correct - there is a modern alternative. Yours in WG looks lovely. In fact: ...  

All watch boxes should have an early Omega chronometre and a GP 1966! :) My problem is that my earliest Omega chronometre is from 1948, but not this version.... Still waiting for a SPA treatment.... And the GP 1966 is not mine, only a loan from GP! You ca... 

. . . in wondering about the originality of the watch in question. After viewing countless images, I can't find one quite the same. Interestingly, there's an obscure ref 2416 with a very similar case and handset, but different dial. Perhaps this one is a ... 

Just not together! Best Blomman

But is hard to identify. I did the usual queries and I got nothing meaningful (Almost there but the dial markers ... not.) Let's wait to see our members here. I'm sure that one will pop up. Cheers, Nilo