Reply With QuoteGreat, classic looking watch, sooooo better on the wrist than stuck in a draw !
I thought I would share a picture of my Omega Geneva I inherited from my father 8 years ago. It was in a bit of a state when I got it so I took it to the London store so that they could give it a thorough going over. I used to keep the watch locked away but now I am wearing till I find something else. I like the fact that it is not too bulky.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20497496@N00/4181260667/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2049749...n/photostream/
Great, classic looking watch, sooooo better on the wrist than stuck in a draw !
Sorry they're links but i could not get the pictures inserted in to the post. I tried a few different approaches but none worked.
Here you go Victoria.
Very nice example, your father has good taste.
Cheers,
Gary
Beautiful.
A classic design.
Any 'before' pics??
Regards
Tim
Lovely watch - where in London did you ahve the restoration work done?
Originally Posted by abm914
I would also like to know this as my Father has an Omega Geneva from the 60s I think. Its his 60th next year and I'd like to get it restored for him.
+1 - the watch looks fantastic so i'm keen to see what it looked like before. Looks VERY much like my 1952 Seamaster which was also a bit of a mess when i got it. The dial and case on yours is very similar:
Here's what it looked like when i bought it:
omega made some of the most stunning designed watches in the 50s and 60s imho!
unfortunately their restoring service here in switzerland is catastrophic
That's a beauty. One of the original Geneves which at the time were second only to the Constellation in the Omega line up.
Very fine quality with many solid gold cases and made from about '53 to '66.
The later Geneves from 1967 are a completely different kettle of (cheaper) fish.
Cheers,
Neil.
Beautiful watch Victoria
I have 1 question and 1 answer at this moment :-)
Gary,
How did you get the pics up from Flikr ????? what data did you take from flikr and what did you use from above? the Img or the URL button? Hmmmmm
I went to Austin Kaye, The Strand, London to do the restoration. I do have the bill somewhere but I cannot remember the figure off the top of my head exactly. It was about £200 and I got it done about 2005 or 06. Apparently at the time Austin Kaye told me that their restorer was a former Omega employee. The glass on father's watch was in a rotten state - very scratched and so that was replaced, the case polished and I got a new strap. But the watch works beautifully. As far as I know my father had it from new.
Hi Victoria,
I clicked on the link to your flicker page, clicked on the image holding down the control key and copied the image address.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2694/418 ... abd441.jpg
All you need to do then in insert the coding before [img].
Then [/img] after image address.
(Sorry about the strange punctuation but if you put text between the coding it assumes it's an image link and tries to automatically code it.)
I don't have a flicker account but in photobucket you can just click on the [img] code and paste it into your post. Hope this helps.
Cheers,
Gary
Thank you very much. I will try that next time.
Thanks for the info Victoria. Re Flikr photos, you can get the image Url by clicking the 'All Sizes' button just above the picture. It will take you to a new page that has the page and image url's displayed (in order to copy to other forums).
+1 - the watch looks fantastic so i'm keen to see what it looked like before. Looks VERY much like my 1952 Seamaster which was also a bit of a mess when i got it. The dial and case on yours is very similar:
Here's what it looked like when i bought it:
Very nice to see a watch bought back from the dead and given a new lease of life. Who did the work may I ask?
Regards
Tim
Hi Tim, that was all my own work. The movement was damaged by being over-oiled so was a complete mess inside. Had to renew nearly all of the steel parts as they'd rusted away so was completely stripped down, cleaned, renewed, then put back together. The dial was a lucky find from ebay in USA! and the strap was from the SC. It look a lot of hours but worth every minute as these are quite rare and theres something really satisfying about bringing an old Omega back to life.
I'm always on the lookout for broken Omegas :) i dont really bother with any other brands these days as spares are harder to come by for most other brands.
great work indeed!
my dream is it to find an old man who sells me his old railmaster (the new ones are crap imho) in good condition for a FAIR price ;-)
very nice watch victoria, good its kept in the family as well
cheers
mike :wink:
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