Is this an antique Omega or an antique fake?

[GregC]

Found this in a pile of junk I bought to practice on. What do you guys think? Is it real or a fake?

 

[noirrac1j]

Hello Greg C.

This is NOT an authentic Omega.

 

[JohnR725]

9 hours ago, GregC said:

Found this in a pile of junk

Yes we all have the dream finding gold in the pile of junk. Sometimes it happens but not today. Omega movements are usually very beautifully finished. The early ones have interesting plating which makes for a unique color. To give the example I have a link below. Notice the copper colored plates,The shiny screws and there proud of their watch they put the name on it.

http://www.ranfft.de/cgi-bin/bidfun-db.cgi?10&ranfft&0&2uswk&Omega_601

 

[nickelsilver]

7 minutes ago, JohnR725 said:

Yes we all have the dream finding gold in the pile of junk. Sometimes it happens but not today.

The one time I got lucky was twofold- I found and bought banana box in a flea market with a whole bunch of accessories for my cleaning machine (which is a very odd machine and very hard to find stuff for). Then, when I got home and started going through it there was a brand new, with protective stickers and not a scratch, JLC Reverso in there! Serviced it and swapped it to a friend for more tools hahaha.

[Nucejoe]

9 hours ago, GregC said:

Found this in a pile of junk 

I,d put it back right where it was.

[watchweasol]

I am afraid Joe is correct, an old pin lever  a practise piece, no hidden gold there.

[canthus]

I had one similar given to me a while back, so called omega Constellation !!.  They were about in the 1960-70's and known as 'Highway Gold'.

 

Edited February 26, 2021 by canthus

[GregC]

16 minutes ago, canthus said:

I had one similar given to me a while back, so called omega Constellation !!.  They were about in the 1960-70's and known as 'Highway Gold'.

 

That looks just like the POS I got here. I figured it was junk but wasnt sure about how Omegas from that age looked.