Brand: | Omega |
Model: | Geneve |
Year: | 1972 |
Material: | Stainless steel |
Size - diameter excluding winding crown: | 35mm |
Size - length including lugs: | 42mm |
Condition: | Very good |
Price: | Price: $895 |
Omega Geneve in stainless steel with a round blue color dial with silver batons for the hours. The watch comes with white hands with baton style and white indirect sweep second hand. The window for the date is at 3 o’clock and Geneve comes at 6 o’clock. The watch has a stainless steel Omega crown. It is screwed back case in stainless steel with inside engraved “Acier Inoxydable – Omega Watch Co. – Fab Suisse – Swiss Made – LL 1360049. It is a manual winding movement with Caliber Omega 613 with 17 jewels. The watch come with a new blue leather strap. The width between lugs is 18mm.
The story of Omega started in 1848 with Louis Brandt when he opened a “Comptoir d’etablissement” a sales office for sub-contracted watch manufacture. In 1880, the brothers Louis Paul and Cesar Brandt set-up a modern watch production unit. In 1889, the company had a production of 100,000 units per year. The name of Omega only appeared in 1903. Omega has developed amazing movements such as the “Labrador” in 1885. In 1917, Omega provided watches to the British army and in 1918 to the American army. In 1957, the speedmaster professional was born and then selected by the NASA in 1965 as the official timekeeper. Today, Omega continues to demonstrate mechanical innovation and remain one of the most prominent brands in the world of watchmakers.
Manual winding movement with caliber Omega 613 between 1967 and 1973. Come with 17 jewels, 19,800 bph and 48 hours of reserve power. The movement is numbered 34078977.
Diameter excluding winding crown: 35mm
Length including lugs: 42mm