1950 Omega 'Wadsworth' Gilt Bumper Automatic 34mm G6232

Here we have a 1950 Omega 'Wadsworth' Gilt Bumper Automatic G6232, featuring a Wadsworth-made 34mm 14K Gold-filled case that sits comfortably on your wrist with teardrop drilled lugs. Harry A. Wadsworth, J.H. Stegeman, and H. Remke established H.A. Wadsworth & Co. in 1889 in Dayton, Kentucky, USA. In January 1892, the company was renamed the Wadsworth Watch Case Company. The factory specialised in the production of gold-filled watch cases and ceased operations in 1958. The sculpted curved flanks lead to a lug-to-lug length of 40.5mm and a case thickness of 11mm, ensuring a comfortable fit on your wrist. On the right side, a domed coin edged crown. The smooth bezel holds a domed crystal above a stunning black gloss dial. Facet-edged gilt dagger and Arabic numerals mark the hours surrounding an inner minute track, with square lume markers at the cardinal points. Elegant gilt Dauphine hands, filled with lume, are complemented by a tapered sweeping second hand. At noon, we have the Gilt Omega motif with Automatic underneath, completing this distinctive dress watch. On the reverse, a screw-down 14K gold-filled solid case back, inside a Bumper Automatic Omega Cal. 351, 17 jewels, beating at 19,800 beats per hour. This movement, produced from 1949 to 1952, features an oscillating rotor that oscillates between springs in a limited arc to wind the mainspring. It comes paired with a well-suited 17mm leather strap and pin buckle.

This watch is sold as "Watch Only" and, therefore, comes with no original Omega box or paperwork. It comes paired with a well-suited 17mm leather strap. The watch is from Circa. 1950 and is sold in fantastic, worn, vintage condition, with an incredible black gloss gilt dial, and, to be expected, showing some wear on the lugs and case back, as you can see from the photographs. The watch comes with our 12-Months Non-Waterproof Warranty.

This is the 1950 Omega 'Wadsworth' Gilt Bumper Automatic G6232, featuring a Wadsworth-made 34mm 14K Gold-filled case that sits comfortably on your wrist with teardrop drilled lugs. Harry A. Wadsworth, J.H. Stegeman, and H. Remke established H.A. Wadsworth & Co. in 1889 in Dayton, Kentucky, USA. In January 1892, the company was renamed the Wadsworth Watch Case Company. The factory specialised in the production of gold-filled watch cases and ceased operations in 1958. At this price, this watch is a no-brainer, so add it to your collection today whilst you still can!

Reference : G6232-1
Movement : Bumper Automatic Omega Cal. 351
Age : Circa. 1950
Year : 1950
Case Size : 34mm
Case Thickness : 11mm
Lug to Lug : 40.5mm
Lugs : 17mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : None
Case Material : 14k Gold Filled
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

Formerly known as the La Generale Watch Co. in 1848, it was founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds. When he died in 1879, his sons carried on his dream. In 1880, they moved to 96 Rue Jakob-Stampfli, where they remain today. The brothers produced their first mass-produced calibre, the Labrador, in 1885. Just a few years later, in 1892, they produced the first minute-repeater. In 1903, they renamed the company Omega until 1982, when they officially changed their name to Omega SA. During WW1, Omega watches were used as official timekeepers for the Royal Flying Corps and the US Army. In 1930, Omega and Tissot merged together to form Société Suisse pour l'Industrie Horlogère (SSIH). In 1931, another group was formed - Allgemeine Schweizerische Uhrenindustrie AG (ASUAG). Where SSIH was primarily French-speaking, ASUAG was founded by the more German-speaking members of the Swiss watch industry. In 1948, they introduced the first edition of one of its most symbolic watches: the Seamaster. Omega first introduced the Constellation in 1952. At the time, it was Omega's flagship timepiece. The first models had a Cal. 354 bumper movement in them. Later, in 1955, Omega introduced the Automatic Cal. 50x, followed in 1959 by the Cal.55x (no date) and 56x (date) versions. Many of the Constellations came with pie-pan dials, diamond indexes, and fancy lug configurations. All the gold Constellations of that time have the Observatory of Geneva's hand engraved on the back. The stainless steel and stainless steel/gold versions had a gold medallion on the back with the Observatory of Geneva. The eight stars above the Observatory stand for the many exploits of Omega in the world Chronometer competition. Celebrating the fact that all Constellations are Chronometer Certified. In 1962, when astronaut Wally Schirra wore a Speedmaster on his Mercury Sigma 7 Mission, making it the first Omega watch to enter space. After rigorous tests, NASA used Omega for all their Apollo missions, including the 1969 Moon landing of Apollo 11. Today, Omega is still the first choice of astronauts. In 1969, President Nixon famously said it was “too valuable” and turned down the first-ever all-gold Speedmaster Professional Deluxe. As a response to the ever-growing threat of electronic watches to the manufacturers of mechanical watches, Omega and many Swiss brands such as Rolex and Patek Philippe formed Centre Electronique Horologer (CEH). Prototypes began to appear in 1967, and their production started in 1968. Then, In 1972, Omega introduced the reference 198.030, which included the Omega calibre 1250, a ‘tuning-fork electronic movement which was made under licence from Bulova. Later we saw a merger of SSIH and ASUAG into SMH, or Société de Microélectronique et d’Horlogerie. This merger took place in 1983. In 1992, the company acquired Blancpain, and in 1998, it officially branded itself from SMH to the Swatch Group. Then, in 1999, they purchased and integrated Breguet into the Swatch Group.