Omega Speedmaster Reduced Ref. 175.0032 circa 1993
Opening this week’s update is an automatic model from Omega’s famous Speedmaster line. Named the ‘Reduced’ Speedmaster, this model has a slightly smaller case diameter of 39mm rather than the 42mm diameter of the standard Speedmaster. The flat black bezel is calibrated for tachymeter and the steel case has flaring sides with combinations of polished and satin finishes. The stainless steel bracelet is fully adjustable but also detachable, allowing the watch to be worn with a leather strap if preferred
Tudor Oyster Prince Date-Day Ref. 94500 circa 1983
Tudor introduced their Date + Day model towards the end of the 1960s, a decade after its parent company, Rolex, had released the iconic Rolex Day-Date. The Tudor Date + Day was available in steel or bi-metal versions while the Rolex Day-Date was only produced in gold or platinum. Although stylistically giving a clear nod to the Rolex Day-Date, the Tudor Date + Day’s steel casing lends the watch a more sporty feel. With its satin finished dial and 35mm diameter case, this is one of my favourite neo-vintage Tudor models. It is automatically wound and has provision for quick day and date change, as well as a hack feature for the centre seconds.
Omega Seamaster Ref. 165.003 circa 1965
Reference 165.003 was advertised within Omega’s International Collection between 1962 and 1969. The watch has a smart, angular case design with multi-faceted lugs and a flat bezel. This is an especially handsome monochromatic version of the model that has no luminescent accents or infill. There are applied steel indexes and hands which are centrally set with black inserts. Automatically wound, the watch is powered by the Omega calibre 552 movement with 24 jewels and precision regulation.
Omega Ref. 2609 Oversized 37.5mm circa 1953
Measuring 37.5mm in dimeter, this is an unusually large Omega for the period of production. The steel case is relatively slender, with a narrow chamfered bezel that allows the wide two-tone silvered dial to dominate. The hour indexes are made from pink gold which are riveted onto the dial’s surface; these are an interesting mix of elongated faceted triangles at 12, 3 and 9 o’clock, with a smaller triangle at 6 and Arabic numerals at the intervening hours. The crosshair subsidiary seconds dial has a long seconds hand.
Omega Cal. 26.5 retailed by P. H. Hendry circa 1935
This rare and beautiful mid-sized Omega wristwatch was retailed by P.H. Hendry, a jewellery business based in Kuala Lumpur. During the 1920s the firm were appointed Royal Jewellers to the Malaysian states of Negeri Sembilan, Selangor and Kelantan. The two-tone dial is double signed and the Hendry retailer’s signature is highly distinctive with the tails of the ‘H’ forming an oval frame around the name. All hands are blued steel with leaf-shaped hour and minute, and inverted sword-shaped subsidiary seconds. Cased in steel, the bezel is chamfered and has a flat top. A couple of years ago we sold an almost identical wristwatch, also retailed by P. H. Hendry, but in a yellow gold case – details of which can be found in the product listing of this watch on the website.
Girard-Perregaux Ref. 6239 Oversized 38mm circa 1950
Measuring 38mm in diameter, this is a very large watch for the period of production. The case has a chromed upper body with a chamfered bezel and unusual triple stepped lugs. There is a rich lustre to the silvered dial which has raised gilded Arabic and triangular hour indexes as well as an engine-turned subsidiary seconds.
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