On board watch called "Goliath" - 8 days
Steel pocket watch with mechanical movement.
- Round steel case, smooth bezel, fluted crown, round bezel, officer's back.
- White enamel dial, bold Roman numerals painted in black, black painted minute track, blued steel leaf hands, small right-hand seconds at 6 o'clock.
Case, dial and movement signed.
Movement: mechanical with manual winding.
Unnumbered movement with a construction close to a 27'''8DL caliber Case numbered 3.554.768 (circa 1905)
Diameter: 68 mm
A similar model is shown in the Omega Museum in Biel under reference 2544 (Page 502) as "Giant Lépine - Goliath caliber".
In the book Omega. Journey through time, it is presented in the section "Les montres auto-avion" or under the name: "Montre-auto ou de bureau ou de vitrine".
Before the arrival of electric watches on the dashboards of cars, these watches could be integrated into them, capitalizing on their robustness and quality.
It has the mention "8 Days" on the dial, indicating the possible power reserve of the watch. (without light bulb)
Condition report:
Good general condition, scratches from use and patina on the case, the watch works at the time of the expertise, without guarantee of functioning in time, a revision of use advised.
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