Dr No[Moderator Omega - Wristscan]
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A few vintage Omegas . . .
Feb 28, 2015,11:41 AM
. . . for your viewing pleasure.
R17.8, ca mid-'40s. Nothing special, you might say, and you'd be right. However, there is a certain satisfaction in resuscitating a movement that was losing a minute a day.
After fitting a new balance staff . . .
. . . and almost two years of a watchmaker's effort of fine-tuning, it runs quite nicely, better than some of my modern pieces. That's saying a lot for a movement design three-quarters of a century old: split, bimetallic balance, and no shock absorption, either.
The legendary chronometer cal 352, produced only in 1952 . . .
. . . and a grail for many Omega-philes. This one resides in a Seamaster Chronometer.
Successor to the cal 352: the ubiquitous cal 354 . . .
. . . with over a million produced in the early '50s.
Art
This message has been edited by Dr No on 2015-03-01 12:57:00