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Omega 1984 Louis Brandt, 1st. edition, Automatic, Perpetual Calendar. 716 movement.
Is it on record as to how many were produced for the first edition.
Thanks Jimmy

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193 were produced.  Your watch should be numbered.  It is based on the ultra-flat calibre 712. 

 

I have a watch from the same 1984 collection, with a similar focus on decoration.  It is number 187 of 322.  This is the engraved calibre 626, based on calibre 620. (I have often wondered why the odd quantities -- 193 and 322.  Both the 620 and 712 were by then out of production.) 

 

 

 

Omega, to my knowledge, did not produce a perpetual calendar pocket watch until a very limited edition in the 1990s.

There was in 1991 the Louis Brandt (II) perpetual, which has three variations of movements with production totalling 562 (calibres 1116, 1117 and 1118, with 245, 4 and 313 produced,  respectively)

 

 

The previous year (following year?), Omega produced a Speedmaster perpetual for only the Japan market in a very limited edition

 

Beginning in the 2000s, Omega today produces a quartz perpetual time and date only analog watch, using an ETA quartz which is not exclusive to Omega. 

from memory there is no perpetual in production and hasnt been since perhaps the days of the pocket watch. can anyone correct me if i'm wrong.

best

Graham

Hello and thank you for your answers.
I wrote to the omega Museum for details of my watch and they were very helpful indeed. My request was answered within 24 hrs, with added pictures.
Indeed only 193 watches were made, numbered and limited.
What I found strange was the fact, mine has the number 451 on the back, yet only 193 were produced!
My watch apparently hasn´t been worn, so I´m the lucky owner of a  pristine Louis brandt, with outer box and inner white case, original paperwork and
a very nice accompanying letter from the museum.


Case: round (34mm diameter), 18K solid yellow gold, with three pushbuttons allowing easy correction of each function, by means of the key (also 18K solid gold)
International Collection: 1984
Swiss retail price (1984) :CHF 16.700,-
JLM (?)
LOUIS BRANDT-I
Gents leather strap
Reference
BA 156.769 BZ 01

Special Series numbered and limited.
Movement. Automatic (mechanical)
Cal Nr. 716
24J with 18K gold rotor.
All functions are synchronised upto year 2100

Produced only in a total quantity of 193 pieces.

Functions
Day -date, perpetual-calender, moonphase
Case
18K solid yellow gold
Case back
Sapphire (transparent)
Dial
White, with 3 counters and moon phase, roman hour markers and black "stick" hands
Crystal
Scratch resistant sapphire
Bracelet
Crocodile leather strap
Water resistance
30 meters

Kind Regards

Well I also got the information I wanted...

Dear Jimmy, The LB collection started with the number 1. The watches were then numbered consecutively first 1-999 and then A1-999 and later B1-999. The numbering followed without regard to the reference of the watch i.e. the number 2 and 3 are not the same reference. So your watch is the 431st “Louis Brandt” watch made and not the 431st example of its type. Hopefully this clears things up for you. Should you require specific details about your watch please use the “Extract of the Archive” service on our website. The link for which can be found below.

www.omegawatches.com

Once again thank you for your interest in our brand and best regards; Alain Monachon OMEGA MUSEUM - Archivist OMEGA SA RUE STAMPFLI 96 2500 BIENNE 4 SWITZERLAND T. +41 (0)32 343 92 71 F. +41 (0)32 343 98 70 [Email address suppressed for privacy] www.omegawatches.com

Hi Jimmy,

I learned something new...  very interesting about the odd numbering of the LB watches.

kind regards

Erich

Hi Jimmy

Congratulations on your newest watch

Thanks for sharing the pictures and the story and taking us on the tour around this very special and nice LB watch.

Very interesting and nice watch, and interesting detail on the numbering system as well. That was new for me

BTW, did you purchase the watch from the original owner or what is the story behind..?

Cheers

Hans

Hello Hans,
forgive me for not answering earlier, I completely forgot the post and only by chance looked in today.(I forgot to activate the Email Alert!)
Actually I got the watch from a well known auction house in Germany. I can consider myself lucky due to the fact that only such a small amount were
ever produced.
Kind regards Jimmy