In the early 20th century the United States of America instated the "Buy American Act" which levied heavy taxes and import fees for any precious metal luxury good imported into the United States. As a result, Swiss watch manufacturers including Omega started a practice whereby dials, hour markers, hands and movements would be imported into the United States at which point in time the watches would be assembled and cased locally. This watch is a testament to that practice. On the inside of the caseback we see a very unique case makers mark - an arrow with a J in it - the symbol for a company by the name of Jonell. Furthering our theory, on the movement we see stamped 3 letters "OXG". After some digging I found that this code is US import code for Omega. To round this watch out, we have a two-tone beads of rice bracelet. After some investigative work, we noticed that the clasp on the bracelet not only says Omega but United States made. Very nice package indeed to have an original bracelet present with the sale of a watch. ABOUT THIS WATCH: MANUFACTURER: Omega MODEL: Seamaster REFERENCE: 6250 SERIAL: 158xxxxx YEAR: 1956 CASE: The 34mm 14kt yellow gold filled case is in good condition. It wears its 67 years of age very well. There is one deeper scratch on the caseback from improper use of a wrench mark. The case is completed by its original clover crown. The watch was cased in the United States by a company named Jonell. DIAL: A beautiful two tone dial. The dial features contrasting brushing between the dials outer edge and center dial. The center dial has some slight patina that is only evident during certain viewing angles and lighting. It sports applied, gold, alternating pointed baton and Arabic hour markers. The lume on the dial has aged to a nice pumpkin patina while the dauphine hands have aged several shades darker. MOVEMENT: Omega automatic self winding caliber 500. The service history is unknown. The watch winds, sets and runs. The watch is currently gaining 49 seconds per day and has an amplitude of 223. The watch can be serviced for approximately $325 + parts (if needed) at which point it will come with a 1 year warranty. BRACELET: Comes on the watches original, two tone, beads of rice bracelet made in the United States of America. ACCESSORIES: None. BOX/PAPERS: No. WARRANTY: None unless serviced prior. BANK WIRE/ZELLE PRICE: $1,300 shipped. Additional forms of payment like paypal, credit card, payment plans available through our website at increased cost due to fees. [website](https://steelcitywatches.com) [Instagram - Inventory lands here first!](https://www.instagram.com/steelcityvintagewatches/)