Omega Art Deco style slim open face pocket watch
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1900-1949
Maker / issuer
OmegaThis vintage open-face pocket watch features a white enamel dial with large black Arabic numerals, blued-steel hands, and a subsidiary seconds dial positioned at 6 o'clock.
The manual-winding movement is signed by Omega, noting 16 jewels and adjustment to two positions. The movement is fitted inside a 'Mascot' branded case with a stainless steel snap-back measuring approximately 43 mm in diameter. The source dates production between 1900 and 1949, exhibiting Art Deco styling.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Technical characteristics
- Type
- Open-face watch
- Total Weight
- approx. 47 g
- Case Diameter
- approx. 43 mm
- Place recorded
- Switzerland
- Case Manufacturer
- Mascot
- Maker / attribution
- Omega
- Movement Inscription
- OMEGA WATCH Co SWISS / SIXTEEN 16 JEWELS / ADJUSTED TWO 2 POSITION
Design
- Dial and Hands
- The open-face pocket watch features a white dial configured with stylized black Arabic numerals and an outer minute track, with the Omega brand name and logo printed below 12 o'clock. Visual observation records blued spade hour and minute hands paired with a subsidiary seconds hand at 6 o'clock. The auction description characterizes the dial as white enamel with light overall ageing, reporting that no significant staining, hairline cracks, or chips are present. The seller also notes a domed crystal with light surface scratches.
- Visible features
- • White two-tone style dial with stylized black Arabic numerals and an outer minute track • Blued spade hour and minute hands with a matching blued sub-seconds hand at 6 o'clock • Visible surface scuffing and plating wear on the polished metal bezel and crown bow • Omega brand name and logo printed in black below 12 o'clock
- Movement Details and Markings
- The movement is a manual-winding mechanism signed 'OMEGA WATCH Co SWISS / SIXTEEN 16 JEWELS / ADJUSTED TWO 2 POSITION' on the mainplate. The seller reports visible blued regulator and balance components. The movement serial number is recorded as partially obscured, tentatively read as approximately 9/20/53. The auction listing estimates the production period broadly as 1900–1949.
- Case Specifications and Reported Condition
- The watch is housed in an open-face casing associated with the 'Mascot' brand, featuring a stainless steel snap-back. Dimensional measurements in the listing conflict: the specifications list a case diameter of approximately 43 mm, while the narrative text reports the Mascot stainless-back case measures 47 mm across the body. Dimensions including the crown are listed as approximately 47 mm, and total length including crown and ring is listed at approximately 52.6 mm, with a total weight of approximately 47 g. Visible physical wear includes surface scuffing and plating wear on the polished metal bezel and crown bow. The seller notes scattered surface marks, light wear on the bezel rim, and patchy plating loss across several areas of the case mid-band, while the snap-back is described as structurally solid.
Identification
- Serial number
- 9/20/53
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked source listing or collection record. Attribution and specifications are source-reported and have not been independently authenticated.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: Source notes the movement serial number is partially obscured and read as approximately 9/20/53
- Research required: Case mid-band is noted to show patchy plating loss, while the caseback is stainless steel