RARE 1940’s OMEGA 38.5 LT1 Swiss made mechanical pocket watch enamel dial
Posted on December 1, 2021 | By admin
RARE 1940’s OMEGA 38.5L T1 Swiss made mechanical open face pocket watch. Caliber OMEGA 38.5L T1 , 15 Jewels. It would be great find for any collector. Excellent condition for it’s age! Please see the photos for the assessment of watches. Runs well and keeps time accurately. Really watches look much better than in the photo. DEFECTS: small traces of use. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Switzerland. OVERALL CONDITION (10-point scale): 8-9. Inscriptions on the back side of the back cover. Serial number, Omega, Fab Suisse and Swiss made. ENAMEL dial in excellent condition. Inscriptions on the dial. The table of omega serial numbers matching mechanism to years of production watches. Omega 38.5L T1. Features stem wind and set sub second Data Dm= 38.5mm, Do= 39.1mm H= 4.9mm F= 0.55mm T= 2.1mm 15 jewels f = 18000 A/h power-reserve 38h Balance staff U934 Stem W1432 Mainspring / battery 2.10 x 14.5 x 0.18mm Hands 1.90 x 1.25 / 0.21mm. Condition: fully working condition, tested and serviced. 1.89 inch (48.0 mm). 2.22 inch (56.5 mm). 0.49 inch (12.5 mm). 1.65 inch (42.0 mm). 2.36 oz (67.0 g). Hours, minute, second subdial. OMEGA is the last letter of the Greek alphabet and symbolises accomplishment and perfection – qualities that have been inherent in every OMEGA watch since the company’s founding by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, in 1848. The brand’s reputation for innovation and quality has led to numerous awards over the company’s 150-year history, starting as early as 1900 with the Grand Prix at the Paris World Fair and continuing with the world precision record of 97.8 points at the Kew-Teddington observatory in England in 1936. OMEGA went on to be official timekeeper at no less than 21 Olympic Games, bringing numerous innovations to Olympic sports over the years, such as the first electronic timekeeping at the Helsinki games in 1952 – the same year in which the company was awarded the Olympic Cross of Merit for its outstanding contribution to sport. On account of its precision and reliability, OMEGA’s Speedmaster watch was chosen by NASA as its official chronometer in 1965 and 4 years later was the first watch to be worn on the moon, when, on 21 July 1969, Neil Armstrong made his giant leap for mankind. In more recent years, OMEGA has continued to build on its reputation for precision and innovation, presenting the world’s first self-winding wristwatch with central tourbillon (launched in 1994) and the revolutionary coaxial escapement sur developed in conjunction with renowned English master watchmaker George Daniels first offered in limited series in 1999. OMEGA owes a large part of its watchmaking excellence to the quality of its movements. These magnificent watches are highly collectible, and hold a very special place in many collectors showcases. There seems to be an aura about Omega watches that captivate this collector especially. All Antique watches are mechanical. Many repairs will not be cheap, as most likely they will require replacement of non-standard parts (unlike most late model watches). Antique watches should not be beaten or dropped – because repairs may be expensive. Antique watches are generally NOT waterproof. This is because waterproofing was not in general production until the middle of the 20th century for most watches. Therefore you should protect your antique watch from exposure to moisture. If your watch becomes wet it should be dried off quickly. Carefully open all covers and use a hair drier to blow dry the movement, dial, covers, crown. This will reduce the amount of rust. If your watch becomes wet with any kind of salt water you should immediately immerse or spray your watch with fresh (no-salt) water to remove all the salt from the works before drying the watch completely. Any salt left in the watch will combine with moisture in the air to rust metal components of the movement, case etc. Winding any mechanical watch tight may break the mainspring. If you can avoid it do not wind the watch hard. When adjusting the hands of your watch, move them in a clockwise direction only. Counter-clockwise adjustments may damage the movement. It is desirable to adjust the hands of your watch at the same time every day. An automatic or self-winding watch should be worn for at least 8 hours a day. It is a mechanical watch in which the mainspring is wound automatically as a result of natural motion of the wearer’s arm, to provide energy to run the watch, making manual winding unnecessary. If you must adjust counter-clockwise make it for small adjustments only i. For minutes, NOT hours. Be careful and gentle when adjusting the movement speed (faster or slower). Don’t make sharp movements, and don’t touch other components in the movement especially the pendulum mechanism. Every 2-3 years it is necessary to service and oil vintage watches. If the course of your watches is worsening and the accuracy of the reduction in the duration of the clock (autonomy) from one fully wound spring – it need a service. IF the watch is dirty – allow the watch to run down, don’t wind it again until you have it serviced by a qualified watch repair expert. Dust will absorb and remove important lubricants and cause the movement pieces to wear down. To clean the case, dial and crystal you should use a cloth that does NOT leave fibers as these may get caught up in the movement. Check with your Watch repair expert to get an appropriate cloth. Keep your antiques watch away from magnets. Strong magnetic fields may affect the accuracy of your watch since some vintage watches were made with iron based components in the movement. Most Cases and Covers are fine components and will not handle abuse well. The watch should not be shaken, beaten, or stressed. Antique watches generally experience an error of up to 5-7 minutes a day. Any accuracy of +- 5 minutes is very good. Mechanical watch is not recommended to use for engage in extreme sports, and expose them to excessive vibration loads. Recoil force, which take on the clock, affect their reliability and precision. No matter how perfect was not anti-shock mechanism, there is always the chance of excessive load that details of the mechanism can not survive. It is not recommended to adjust, the date between 20.00 and 06.00, because at this time involved a mechanism for automatic adjustment date. Translation pointers calendars manually in this position arrows may damage the mechanism. Date changes should be made, relegating pre-clockwise to lower sector of the dial for example, to position 6 (18.00) hours. In most cases, these watches contain the “start/stop” button and “reset” button. It is strongly recommended not to press the “reset” if the chronograph is running. Before you use the “Reset” button need to stop the chronograph by button “start/stop”. Using the “reset” when running chronograph can damage the mechanism of most models of watches. USA, Japan & other. In spite of delays all our previous lots have been successfully delivered! The item will be packed very carefully! 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There are no exceptions! It is impossible to address issues if we do not know about them! Thank you for your interest in our products! Please let me know if you have any questions. The item “RARE 1940’s OMEGA 38.5 LT1 Swiss made mechanical pocket watch enamel dial” is in sale since Friday, September 10, 2021. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Watches\Pocket Watches”. The seller is “dmytro_yaroshenko” and is located in cherkassy, herkaska oblast. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Water Resistance: Not Water Resistant
- Number of Jewels: 15 Jewels
- Handmade: No
- With Manual/Booklet: No
- Model: Omega 38.5 LT1
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland
- Department: Unisex Adult
- Case Color: Silver
- Style: antique
- Caseback: Snap
- Case Material: Chrome
- Escapement Type: Lever
- Pocket Watch Size: 56.5 mm
- Dial Style: 12-Hour Dial
- Theme: antique
- Movement: Mechanical (Hand-winding)
- Personalize: No
- Type: Pocket Watch
- With Service Records: No
- Seller Warranty: No
- Customized: No
- With Papers: No
- Case Finish: gloss
- Vintage: Yes
- Year Manufactured: 1940-1949
- With Original Box/Packaging: No
- MPN: Does Not Apply
- Dial Color: White
- Closure: Open Face
- Display: Analog
- Brand: OMEGA
- Watch Shape: Round
- Case Thickness: 12.5 mm
- Material: Chrome