Category Archives: Omega

Omega Dynamic 1970

Posted on 18/06/2011 by robswatches

The Dynamic is a badge that Omega has used a few times in the past. Perhaps best known are the 70’s series of Dynamics (first issued in 1969), with the typical oval shaped cases. Back then they were no. 1 … Continue reading →

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Omega 1938

Posted on 23/05/2011 by robswatches

When this watch was produced, in 1938, not much had progressed in the previous 20 years and, with the war imminent, not much progress was going to be made for the next 20 years either. I qualify that by saying … Continue reading →

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Omega manual wind 1970

Posted on 17/05/2011 by robswatches

    This one was a trade in before I realised that too many classics where passing me by unrecognised. And it was this watch’s beauty that made me stop and think.  To me this is a beautiful style from … Continue reading →

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Omega Pocket Watch 1948

Posted on 10/04/2011 by robswatches

      100 years ago a watch was what we call today a pocket watch. By the mid twenties the wristwatch became dominant and the pocket watch was relegated to workmen who couldn’t wear a fragile wristwatch (it wasn’t until the … Continue reading →

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Omega Dress Watch 1954

Posted on 08/04/2011 by robswatches

    This is one of the early additions to my collection, when I started seeking classics and buying them rather than accepting trade ins to close a sale and later forming a relationship with a watch that I should … Continue reading →

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Omega Pocket 1966

Posted on 07/04/2011 by robswatches

    Things don’t change a lot when you’re on a good thing.  This 1966 Omega pocket watch is a liitle slimmer and the case is more rounded and stylish than the more boxy 1947 predosesor that I have.  Prima … Continue reading →

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Omega Speedmaster “Moonwatch” 1984

Posted on 07/04/2011 by robswatches

    The first Speedmaster was released by Omega as a sports timer in 1957 to compliment Omega’s appointment as the official timer for the Olympic Games. Its movement was the 321 which was based on the old Lemania 2310, first introduced in … Continue reading →

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