Early Omega De Ville wristwatch with Co-axial escapement

Made:
Bienne
maker:
Omega
Early Omega De Ville wristwatch with Co-axial escapement

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Limited edition De Ville automatic wristwatch with co-axial escapement by Omega, Switzerland, 1999. 18ct gold case with leather strap. Multifaceted dial with sweep-seconds hand and date-work. Caliber 2500 movement with a Daniels co-axial escapement and free-sprung thermo-compensating Anachron balance. Certified by the Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute. This is the first mass produced watch to use George Daniels’ co-axial escapement, lauched as a limited edition of 999 pieces. Numbered 906 of 999. Presented to the museum of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers by A Nooten-Boom in 2016. Clockmakers' Museum No. 1489

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Category:
Clockmakers
Collection:
The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
Object Number:
L2016-2312
Materials:
gold (metal), steel (metal), brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass and leather
type:
watch
credit:
Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers