It just shows the extra time Omega put into making the movement since that took extra time to do. Here's a look at what I was greeted by under the dial.Īnother thing that amazed me about this movement as I was looking it over is that the escapewheel and pallet lever have the same high polish that you can get a small glimpse of on the edge of the swan-neck regulator in my first photo. It was an astonishing success and its name was given to the company in 1903. The lack of writing on the movement (which is an early 19" movement) is explainable thanks to the movement serial number as explained on the Omega website:Ĭonsidered the last word in watchmaking technology of the time, the movement was named Omega by analogy with the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet, a synonym for accomplishment, completion, summum, maximum, perfection and crowning excellence. The serial number on Omega's website places this watch made between 18. I'm stoked with my latest treasure since the pocket watch that I won on the bay last week has one of Omegas earliest made movements according to the serial number I found on the bottom plate. More on my early Omega pocket watch movement and why it has me excited.
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