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Omega Constellations - the famous 100,000
Dec 03, 2010,23:04 PM
Hi All - here's a question for those far more experienced than me (Desmond please!!).
We know from "A Journey Through Time" (page 199) that Omega submitted 100,000 calibres (5xx) for chronometer testing between 5th October 1964 and 10th Feb 1966 and that they all past with merit - a feat that has never been repeated. These calibres had serial numbers from 24,410,000 to 24,509,999.
OK, I'm with that - I have three of those in my collection. However, doesn't the Omega database itself list 1964 watches as having a serial number 21,xxx,xxx - so why weren't these famous 100,000 marked with a mixture of serials from 21m to 24m?
I understand that you cannot be too exact with serial numbers as there is a +/- 2 year range in reality but I am surprised that in October 1964 they were using 24m serials. Any ideas anyone?
Thanks in advance for any input
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Omega Constellations - the famous 100,000
By: aroma : December 3rd, 2010-23:04
Hi All - here's a question for those far more experienced than me (Desmond please!!). We know from "A Journey Through Time" (page 199) that Omega submitted 100,000 calibres (5xx) for chronometer testing between 5th October 1964 and 10th Feb 1966 and that ...
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By: SamJH : December 4th, 2010-05:48
Omega did not , repeat, did not assign serial numbers sequentially. A sequence of serial numbers were assigned to a calibre for production before manufacture (not for sales and customer service as shipped). Thus, at any point in time, Omega was producing ...
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By: aroma : December 4th, 2010-07:02
Thanks for that Sam, So, if I understand it correctly, the 100,000 that went through chronometer testing between Oct 64 and Feb 66 could all have been made in 1964 or could have been made during the period Oct 64 to Feb 66 and gone to COSC testing straigh...
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By: SamJH : December 5th, 2010-05:40
Omega doesn't disclose anything about when a watch movement was constructed, and to my knowledge, never has. All you know for sure is that a movement was constructed prior to the shipment date, and if a chronometer, prior to the earlier testing date. Made...
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By: aroma : December 6th, 2010-02:52
Hi Sam, Thanks for the input. If I understand you correctly, what you are saying is that these movements were probably made well before October 1964 and were shipped en-masse to the testing lab and that it then took until Feb 1966 for the lab to complete ...
I need to clarify
By: SamJH : December 8th, 2010-16:53
"If I understand you correctly, what you are saying is that these movements were probably made well before October 1964 and were shipped en-masse to the testing lab and that it then took until Feb 1966 for the lab to complete the testing of the 100,000 un...
Here are some slightly earlier results.
By: grumio : December 5th, 2010-03:24
Hi all, given that we are talking Omega cal 5xx chronometer certifications, I thought there might be some interest in these results, taken from an earlier 1959 Omega technical guide. Quite remarkable results....
