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Mom lost a vintage 18k gold Omega on a strap many years ago. She would like to have info with pics. Have the original papers. The watch was purchased in Switzerland in March of 1969, and she describes it as rectangular in shape. The papers show ref. number = 2103, with "werk" number 254818XX. Any information and or pics would be greatly appreciated. vintage ladies watches and most of us here are men and collect men's watches. You might find something in on Steve Waddington's website where he hosts old Omega catalogs and manuals.


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Damon When your watch gets out of order you have a choice of two things to do: throw it in the fire or take it to the watch-tinker. The former is the quickest. -MT The case reference number (presumably 2103 but I'm not sure that that is a valid case #) and the serial number (presumably 254818XX assuming the XX are digits) can be used.

Omega may or may not have any information about this watch.

See link below. Good luck. Omega Vintage Watch Information A 25-million s/n# would be expected to have an original manufacture date of about 1967-69 which is consistent with the account given, but that's all the info I can come up with readily. There's no reference to 2103 in the Omega database, though that doesn't necessarily mean much as the database is not all-encompassing.

Looking through the catalogs on Steve's site that Damon recommends might be the best that can be done, as there's often less attention paid to ladies' models in the databases and literature. A direct enquiry to Omega is about the best option remaining though it has limited chance of success.

Hope this helps,
-r "Mechanical watches are so brilliantly unnecessary. Any Swatch or Casio keeps better time, and high-end contemporary Swiss watches are priced like small cars. But mechanical watches partake of what my friend John Clute calls the Tamagotchi Gesture. They're pointless in a peculiarly needful way; they're comforting precisely because they require tending." - WG
How old is my vintage Omega? - Omega Serial Numbers by Year