OMEGA, « SOLO » , 18K PINK GOLD, FRENCH CASE

ICONEEK price: SOLD

Iconeek is proud to introduce here a superb and original condition 1950s pink gold, mechanical, manual-winding wristwatch with sweep center seconds, by Omega.

With movement no. 16630306, the present watch was produced around 1958. The model comes with a three-body construction: a pink gold round case with lapidated lugs, a snap on gold bezel bearing the hesalite glass and a snap on plain gold case back.  The case back is engraved inside with the case maker stamp « PGF », a French company, that also used to created cases for other brands like Longines. The quality of these cases were as good as the Swiss one. 

Under the plexiglass crystal, we find a mint cream colored dial with applied gold Baton indexes, gold Baton hands, a blued steel sweep center seconds hand, an applied raised gold Omega logo and signature. The watch is powered by a caliber Omega 284, copper colored, mechanical, manual-winding, 17 jewels, with straight line lever escapement, self-compensating blued steel Breguet balance spring, monometallic two-arm balance with timing screws, shock absorbers, index regulator.  Caliber 284 was introduced in 1955, with original designation 284 30 SC T4 PC AM 17p (30 for 30 mm., SC seconde centrale, PC pare-chocs, AM amagnétique). Dial, case and movement are signed. The present watch comes with a later original Omega leather strap and a later original Omega gilt buckle. The size between the lugs is 18 mm.

According to Omega Heritage department, «  the movement was produced on 8.4.1958 and sent to France, where the case was 
Produced ». We thanks Omega Museum department for their kind help. A similar watch with French case, Production Nationale Française, from 1954,  is described and illustrated in Omega book, A journey through Time, page 154, ill. 3047.

A mint and rare example !!

Condition: 9.8, almost perfect for its age, in working condition