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Omega. A large and attractive 18K pink gold wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and two-tone silvered dial

SIGNED OMEGA, CHRONOMÈTRE, REF. OT 2367, MOVEMENT NO. 10'661'795, CASE NO. 10'810'525, MANUFACTURED IN 1951

Closed10 May 2010

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Omega. A large and attractive 18K pink gold wristwatch with sweep centre seconds and two-tone silvered dial
Signed Omega, Chronomètre, ref. OT 2367, movement no. 10'661'795, case no. 10'810'525, manufactured in 1951
Cal. 30 T2 SC RG copper-finished lever movement, 16 jewels, two-tone silvered dial, applied gold Roman and dot numerals, outer railway minute divisions on polished chapter ring, sweep centre seconds, circular case, flat bezel, snap on back, gilt Omega buckle, case, dial and movement signed
35.5 mm. diam.

Specialist note

According to the Archives of the Omega Museum, the present watch was manufactured in 1951.

The famous calibre 30 mm. was designed by Henri Kneuss, launched in 1939 and would mark the history of watchmaking for a quarter of a century.

The chronometer version of this movement, now called 30 SC T2 RG, beat numerous records at the Neuchâtel, Geneva and Kew Observatory Contests and was considered the most precise wristwatch calibre ever tested. Calibre 30 continued to make its mark until 1967, the last year of the competitions.