Omega

Thanks for the confirmation, Baxter . . .

. . . and to Marv as well for pointing us in the right direction.

Let's start with a review of the archives. Kong wrote about the Doctor's Museum piece in 2010 . . .

. . . and specifically mentioned the ivory enamel dial, which I take to mean an ivory colored dial. Real ivory is, as far as I know, no longer a commercially viable material.

As for the watch itself, I find it to be exceptionally handsome, but that's just my purely subjective opinion. I have tried it on, and was favorably impressed with its presence on my wrist. Having said that, what matters is how you perceive it. If it pushes all the right buttons aesthetically, then you have the makings of an acquisition.

The movement is manual winding, based on a Piguet 1285 automatic that's been stripped of its rotor and winding mechanism. Here's a view of what the movement looks like . . .

[image courtesy Hockey / WatchProSite files]

. . . in a tri-compax configuration, cal 3201, fitted to the limited edition Racend Timer that I posted above in my original reply, as well as to the limited edition 1957 Speedmaster pictured here.

In my view, it doesn't share the elegance of an integral manual winding chronograph, like Omega's own Lemania-based cal 864 . . .

[image from google search]

. . . but, of course, the Museum piece No 10 has a solid back, so unlike the recent limited edition 1957 Speedmasters, you won't be reminded of the difference. I have no experience with this particular movement other than briefly winding one a few years ago; the feedback was relatively pleasant, but not quite up to the level of, say, a Glashütte Original cal 61.

Whether this matters is a decision only you can make. Of course, it would've been impossible for Omega to fit this watch with the original movement (most likely ? cal 33.3) as it's been out of production for many decades. Please don't take my comparison of the two recent movements as an inherent criticism of the cal 3203. All I'm trying to say is that I would've been more comfortable with this model had it been equipped with a chronograph movement originally designed for manual winding rather than derived from an automatic.

Cordially,

Art

Thanks for the confirmation, Baxter . . .

Museum series chronograph

This one?

no, it is YG with ivory dial

Was it . . .

I guess Baxter is refering to this one

the one the Marv posted is the one I am looking for

Thanks for the confirmation, Baxter . . .

Thank you Dr.No for your input