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Comments... by SteveW Date: 02/14/2002, 03:24:13 In response to: RE: OMEGA SEAMASTER 30 T 2 "movement?" -- Paul Clare |
I have never seen any Omega movement marked other than "Omega", except some 30T2s signed by Lemania. Lemania have been traditionally close to Omega and cooperated on several movement designs, so that would seem reasonable. I have heard that Omega also shared with Tissot, but the resulting movements were only signed by Tissot. Could the "Cortina" signing really be "Certina"? They are a long established Swiss manufacturer who might have had an agreement with Omega. If you can look at the movement you may be able to identify it as a 30T2 - they have quite a characteristic look. If you go to www.joseph-watches.com you can look at the movements in the Omegas he has. I am unsure whether it is normal for a Seamaster to have a movement marked 30T2. By the time the Seamaster first appeared in the late '40s I would think the movement numbering would have changed to the newer system and be marked 265 or 267 or something similar. Although the Seamaster was one of Omega's first successful water-resistant watches, the early versions, especially those with snap backs were not watertight to today's standards. Maybe this watch had an accident in its life resulting in a rusty movement which was replaced by a local watchmaker with what he had to hand. |
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