Omega Steel Open Faced Enamel Dial Pocket Watch from 1920's

Name: Omega Steel Open Faced Enamel Dial Pocket Watch from 1920's
Brand: Omega
Price: 825 USD
Availability: InStock

$825

About the Item

FACTORY / HOUSE: Omega Watch Company STYLE / REFERENCE: Open Faced Pocket Watch METAL / MATERIAL: Nickel Silver CIRCA / YEAR: 1928 / 29 DIMENSIONS / SIZE: Diameter 49mm MOVEMENT / CALIBER: Manual Winding / 15 Jewels DIAL / HANDS: Original Rare, Kiln Fired Enamel with Blued Steel Hands WARRANTY: 18 months on the movement LIFETIME SERVICE COMMITMENT The legendary house of Omega produced this classic pocket watch sometime in the 1920's. Remarkably, the watch is still fitted with a flawless enamel dial and the original Blued Steel Breguet Style Moon Hands. We seldom see these pocket watches with flawless enamel dials. While this watch is 100 years old it can be worn all the time and counted on to keep dependable time and get you there on time every time. In fact, 100 years ago this watch only had a 12 month warranty, yet 100 years later, we are so confident of its performance that we offer it with an 18 month warranty.

Creator:
Omega
Style:
Art Deco
Place of Origin:
Switzerland
Period:
1920-1929
Date of Manufacture:
1928-1929
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. It is important to recognize that this watch only had a 12-month warranty when it was new. However, we are so confident of our workmanship and team that we offer an 18-month warranty on all our watches, even those over 100 years old.
Seller Location:
Long Beach, CA
Reference Number:
Seller: 28961stDibs: LU422318137662
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It’s a celebrated part of Omega lore that the brand’s Speedmaster Professional Chronograph was the first watch to make a lunar landing. But the universal love for vintage Omega watches isn't confined to astronomers, and there’s more to the company’s heritage than the story of the Moonwatch.

The house’s origins date to 1848, when Swiss watchmaker Louis Brandt first set up shop. His sons Louis-Paul and César took over after his death, and in 1894, the pair developed an intriguing new movement.

Not only was it highly accurate, but every part was replaceable, making it easy for any professional to service. The Brandts called their movement the Omega, and as its popularity spread, they changed their company’s name to that of its flagship product.

In 1917, the British Royal Flying Corps designated Omega as an official supplier, and during World War II it became the principal watch supplier for the British forces and their allies. These commissions further strengthened Omega’s commitment to ensuring its products’ reliability under extreme conditions. In 1948, it launched the versatile Seamaster. Developed as a dive watch, the Seamaster proved its durability at high altitudes and freezing temperatures, as well.

Thanks in part to its rugged reputation and Omega’s links to the British military, it became James Bond’s watch of choice in 1995, appearing in GoldenEye and every succeeding Bond movie; it is set to return in 2021’s No Time to Die. Nevertheless, the most famous Omega by far is the Speedmaster, introduced in 1957. The first chronograph to display its tachymeter scale on the bezel instead of the dial for easier readability, it was quickly adopted by engineers and scientists.

Worn by Buzz Aldrin during the 1969 Apollo 11 lunar mission, it’s the only watch certified by NASA for extravehicular activity (space walks) — and, as far as we know, the only one approved by the Russian space agency, too.

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