For sale is an iconic piece of Omega history: a so-called "Dennison" model with reference number 13322. Dennison was an English company specialising in casing other manufacturer's watches. The company started out in Birmingham, England in the 1870s. For most of their existence, they produced cases for the ‘poor man’ – someone who couldn’t afford the expense of a solid 18kt gold watch but wanted the look.
Omega produced solid gold watches almost exclusively in 18kt and 14kt, so an opportunity arose for case manufacturers to produce a case in 9kt gold and fill a void in the market. Dennison was one such company. The Dennison case designs tend to be very similar to the official Omega ones, and it has been confirmed that they were officially sanctioned by Omega through official Omega inscriptions found on later models.
The watch sold here fits exactly in this story: it consists of a solid 9kt yellow gold case with a diameter of 33.5mm. The inside of the case is engraved with reference number 13322 for the case model, as well as "Dennison", "Made in England", and four 9kt hallmarks dating the watch back to 1946's Birmingham. The serial number 55416 is found on the bottom of the case back, and matches the engraving in the edge of the case itself (5416).
Inside the case we find an absolutely stunning and unique glossy black dial with gold accents: Roman numerals sit around the outer edge, with a small seconds dial at the 6 O'Clock position. Gold tone baton hands indicate the time. Dennison Omegas are known to have a wide variety of dial designs, but we have been unable to find an identical dial anywhere. We believe this to be a very rare version, and definitely a stunning one at that. All this is powered by a now legendary Omega Cal. 30T2: a very simple yet highly accurate and reliable movement design that grew into a complete family of movements later on.
The example sold here is in wonderful condition given its age. The case has a few marks, the most notable ones found on the lugs. The case back has a few slight dents. The finish looks to be original and unpolished, with sharp edges on the curves of the case. The crystal is free of any coarse scratches. The dial is in great condition still, with no real deterioration to speak of. The watch is completely functional, freshly serviced and comes on a brand new perforated black leather strap.
The watch comes without any paperwork or original box, but evidently we will provide a generic box to ship it to the buyer safe and sound. The item ships tracked and insured, will be securely packaged and dispatched using the local postal service (BPost).
For sale is an iconic piece of Omega history: a so-called "Dennison" model with reference number 13322. Dennison was an English company specialising in casing other manufacturer's watches. The company started out in Birmingham, England in the 1870s. For most of their existence, they produced cases for the ‘poor man’ – someone who couldn’t afford the expense of a solid 18kt gold watch but wanted the look.
Omega produced solid gold watches almost exclusively in 18kt and 14kt, so an opportunity arose for case manufacturers to produce a case in 9kt gold and fill a void in the market. Dennison was one such company. The Dennison case designs tend to be very similar to the official Omega ones, and it has been confirmed that they were officially sanctioned by Omega through official Omega inscriptions found on later models.
The watch sold here fits exactly in this story: it consists of a solid 9kt yellow gold case with a diameter of 33.5mm. The inside of the case is engraved with reference number 13322 for the case model, as well as "Dennison", "Made in England", and four 9kt hallmarks dating the watch back to 1946's Birmingham. The serial number 55416 is found on the bottom of the case back, and matches the engraving in the edge of the case itself (5416).
Inside the case we find an absolutely stunning and unique glossy black dial with gold accents: Roman numerals sit around the outer edge, with a small seconds dial at the 6 O'Clock position. Gold tone baton hands indicate the time. Dennison Omegas are known to have a wide variety of dial designs, but we have been unable to find an identical dial anywhere. We believe this to be a very rare version, and definitely a stunning one at that. All this is powered by a now legendary Omega Cal. 30T2: a very simple yet highly accurate and reliable movement design that grew into a complete family of movements later on.
The example sold here is in wonderful condition given its age. The case has a few marks, the most notable ones found on the lugs. The case back has a few slight dents. The finish looks to be original and unpolished, with sharp edges on the curves of the case. The crystal is free of any coarse scratches. The dial is in great condition still, with no real deterioration to speak of. The watch is completely functional, freshly serviced and comes on a brand new perforated black leather strap.
The watch comes without any paperwork or original box, but evidently we will provide a generic box to ship it to the buyer safe and sound. The item ships tracked and insured, will be securely packaged and dispatched using the local postal service (BPost).
