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Hi guys, I've been looking for a Centenary 2499 and I've come across a Cal. 343 with officially certified written on the dial. I have nEver seen one of these before, is it correct? I'm curious to hear other opinions and will post pictures soon.

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kind regards. achim ...  

kind regards. achim

Hi Kyle... Nice looking example... so what is the story.... looks clean and the bezel Double bevel looks crisp. This watch has not seen alot of wrist time . '" The 343 is a classic movement and superior finish and the "Omega System" regulator.... So Kyle ... 

I don't blame him though, it's a really nice example. I'm still curious about the officially certified however.

Hi Kyle I have seen and owned 343 with and without the off signed on the dial.... If you like gold Omega that one would have been nice to grab ! Good Hunting BIll

That's a smart looking, and ever so rare now Centenary, I'd go for it if I could even if the officially certified were a later addition or not original to the dial in some way! Mine doesn't have officially certified on it, and I checked all the different ... 

When the Centenary was issued in 1948, the Chronometre certification did not require the validation by an official agency. At that time, a chronometer had to be able to successfully pass the test, but this capability could be assessed by the manufacture i...  

Kyle's example has a 12.3 mill serial number which means it was part of the very late batches of second generation with the 12 oclock arabic numeral 2499s, dating the production of the movement to around the middle of 1950. Your evidence coincides with wh... 

...in that Omega used the same style of dial and case as the Ref. 2499, but did not market this model as "Centenary" after some point (probably in 1950 or 1951). This likely would have coincided with the introduction of the improved bumper automatic movem...  

I am very pleased with this thread! So my remark was only valid for the original Centenary (from 1948). Sorry for the confusion. Your scan of the 1950 catalog indicates that Omega did not wait for the change of regulatory rules in 1951 to submit some of t... 

Thank you all for chipping in! A lot of knowalge for a Omega newbie! :) Best Blomman

with the link to the other forum ? kind regards. achim