Omega Seamaster Chronostop 145.007 Review

Greeting to you reader!

Here is a review of my Omega Seamaster Chronostop ref 145.007.



Small step backwards ...
The range Chronostop dates from the end of the sixties. It represents sport watches with a capacity to time short time by a stopwatch "mono-poussoir".

There were two ranges, Seamasters (in aquatic vocation as mine, 120 metres) and Geneves (in earth vocation).

here are two types of calibres in Chronostops, 865 and 920.
I am not a wholesale trade techos, but my stopwatch is motorized by 865, which is other than celebrates it 861 "amputated", I like this qualifier not too much, therefore say "simplified".

The 865:


Fast-forward, and return in today...

I bought, 3 months ago this watch:



As you can see, it was very tired, no shine sun, not a good chrono hand but at the opening, the 865 was very nice.

I contact my friendly watchmaker to make a point. Not believing too much in the availability of parts, we attract by his intermediary to order at the Headquarters.

In 3 weeks, parts are here!



To arrive at this result, movement was reviewed, brush all the case but no surplus, don't want it loses its history!

The big problem of the restoration of the case was the sun polish of the face. It need a very particular machine which does not have my watchmaker. But luckily and thanks to a relation, it found its aspect of origin.



The watch:



It sharpens 42mm, what brings a nice presence to the wrist. The case is typical of years 70 (although it is dated of 1966, it seems to me), forms barrel, polished sun on the face before, engrossments stop bright shine and satiny edges. Big plexi, miam miam...

"Poussoir" at two o'clock and a crown not screwed on at 4 am. This type of stopwatch uses in a very simple way since it is enough to trigger this one off by the "poussoir" at two o'clock and at the time of reading, to press this one without unloosing to perform reading on the tachy ladder. When they drop the t"poussoir", the hand returns to zero.

The caseback is typical of Omega of this epoch, as Seamaster 300 and it's the original, with the horse and the indication of waterproof quality announced in 120m.





To finish the watch, he needed a strap nice and after debate with my clockmaker, we decided to put back the orange key of the needle of the stopwatch on the bracelet. I saw it definitely racing type, why of the opening in the black calf and to finish it, a nice buckle.





You pointed out both passers-by, black and one orange... The big class!

And the WS:



Conclusion:
This stopwatch is really nice comparatively imposing coach for a vintage watch. Not expensive and exotic but most are in bad condition!

Best

Caius