Impressive Swiss steel open faced lever dress watch Circa 1947

Steel vintage dress watch
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An impressive and rare Swiss steel open faced vintage dress watch fitted with the legendary calibre 30T2SC made for the Italian market, circa 1947. Bridge movement, a club tooth lever escapement and Glucydur screw balance. Two-tone silvered dial with inner Arabic and dot hour markers, an outer minute and fifth of a second track and an extra long central seconds hand. The plain fluted Art Deco style case with a push back. Dial signed, movement signed and numbered.
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Diameter: 56 mm
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Weight: 77 g
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Signed: Omega Swiss
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The Omega calibre 30T2 was introduced in 1938. It was considered to be a very adaptable movement and produced in various versions until 1963. The movement only has a diameter of 30 mm but is set up to allow the largest possible sizes for a balance and barrel. Because of its quality and reliability, the British government ordered over 110,000 pieces of this model in World War II. To extend the size of the movement of this dress watch to 56 mm, Omega fitted it into a wide ring and extended the length of the central seconds hand to the outer edge of the dial.