Speedy Skrev:Det er altså ikke helt let at datere et ur kan jeg forstå. Hvad er det for en bog Baun, og er den mere præcis end hjemmesiden? Det virker underligt at de ikke kan få det bragt iorden så? Men der er vel ikke andet at gøre end at skrive via hjemmesiden, og så vente på et svar?
Det er bogen "OMEGA DESIGNS" af Anton Kreuzer, med gennemgang og illustrationer af Omegas værker.
Det er selvfølgelig mere enkelt at holde sig til tabellen på Omegas hjemmeside, men jeg har en fornemmelse af at der er mere i den historie end tabellen der fortæller.
I bogen står:
Along with the caliber Number, each movement also had a production number.
A look in the movement number file of Omega might be quite confusing, because Omega was not very diligent in keeping numerical order.
Different series of numbers were used simultaneously for many years, witch means that a watch with a higher movement number
might not necessarily be younger, or one with lower numberolder. Movement number starting with 5 or 9 million can not be timed at all.
Dispite theese inconsistencies, I do not want to disregard the movement number
list for the seventy-five year period from 1894 to 1969. It should be noted, however, that it is not more than a vauge reference.
For example, in 1894 the watch with movement number 1.000.000 was delivered, much ahaed of the actual production.
Movements with special numbers, such as full millions, were reserved for special clients or went to members of the Brandt family.
Following the numbers, the date up to witch those movement numbers were still used in small series is indicated in parentheses.
In combination with the caliber number, at least an approximate dating of a particular watch is possible with these numbers.
og der står altså 1955 i parentes efter 12.999.999.....
vh Baun