RARE OMEGA COLLECTORS' ~ OMEGA MEGAQUARTZ 32KHz GENTS WRISTWATCH (SOLD)

BRAND/JENAMA: AUTHENTIC OMEGA MEGAQUARTZ 32KHz GENTS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1973 - S/N 37,XXX,XXX

MODEL: MEGAQUARTZ 32KHz

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACRYLIC

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: OMEGA MEGAQUARTZ 32KHz CAL.1310 - RARE

DIAL COLOR: GOLD

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: HOUR, MINUTES, SECONDS AND QUICKSET DAY AND DATE AT 3:00 (PUSH BUTTONS)

HANDS/JARUM: GOLD TONE/ KEEMASAN

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: RAISED GOLD TONE BATON MARKERS

CASING : GOLD PLATED & STANLESS STEEL BACK

HINGING LUGS: 20mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: LARGE CHUNKY RETRO CASE - 38mm DIAMETER INCLUDING CROWN and 42mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: -

CROWN: ORIGINAL OMEGA SS CROWN

STRAP/TALI: NEW BLACK GENUINE LEATHER BAND

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5"

EXCELLENT CONDITION, WORKING, KEEPING TIME, DISCONTINUED MODEL & VERY RARE AND VERY HARD TO FIND. NEW BATTERY AND FULL SERVICED 0N 5 JULY 2010

PRICE/HARGA: RM1,450.00 (SOLD TO MR SANDS FROM UK)

History of Omega Watch Co

The History of a Successful Company Omega was founded by Louis Brandt at La Chaux – de – Fonds, Switzerland in 1848 as a assembly workshop. In 1879, after his death, his two sons Louis Paul and César started the in-house manufacturing so they started having total production control. One year later, Omega moved into a small factory that became a huge one when 12 months later they bought the entire building. In 1903, they both died leaving the company in 24 years old, Paul Emile Brandt’s hands. Because of the crisis that the Second World War left, he had to work really hard in order to face the economic difficulties. He merged Omega with Tissot calling the new company SSIH. The SSIH group continued to grow and multiply under his leadership and, by the seventies, it had become Switzerland’s number one producer of finished watches and number three in the world.

In 1985, the holding company was taken over by a group of private investors under Nicolas Hayek leadership. It was immediately renamed SMH (Société suisse de Microélectronique et d'Horlogerie). SMH had a rapid growth and success becoming today's top watch producer in the world. Named Swatch Group in 1998, it now includes Blancpain and Breguet.

About This Omega Megaquartz

All Omega colletors knew, the Megaquartz 32 KHz range was the very first quartz movement produced by Omega themselves in Switzerland.

This watch is absolutely stunning! The 1973 serial number shows it is one of the earliest examples of the Omega Megaquartz watches. The original cost was £195 when introduced in 1970's, the equivalent of well over £1000 in today's money.

The case is large and heavy and the whole adds up to a really chunky watch - finished in a combination of gloss and brushed satin gold plate.

The working condition is stunning and all the functions work perfectly and the watch perfoms well and a new battery was put in.

I have never worn this watch, which in truth is why I'm selling it. I just don't want to do any damage to what in reality is a real collector's or museum piece and I prefer to wear the watches that I own.

Again I would stress that the working condition of this watch is remarkable, I doubt whether it would be possible to find another like this for sale, so if you're a collector or just after something very different to wear with a retro look, that's just like new although it's 35 years old, this is the one for you!