What kind of calibre is Omega Megaquartz?
This is a low frequency quartz watch accurate to 5 seconds a month. 1300 calibre beta 21 developed by the Centre for Electronic Watch Making at Neuchâtel. Omega had the prestigious honour of producing more officially certified chronometers than all other Swiss watch manufacturers put together in the 1960s.
What kind of Watch is the Omega Megaquartz 2400?
This was the 1500 calibre series watches generally known as the Omega Constellation Megaquartz 2400. The 1500 calibre watches were seen in two variations – the 1510 f2.4MHz Constellation Megaquartz and the 1511-1516 Constellation Megaquartz Marine Chronometer.
Why is Omega Megaquartz Certified Marine Chronometer?
It is still the only watch to hold the title of ‘certified marine chronometer’ and was the first watch produced with a TSA (time second adjustment) to enable the hour to be changed independently of minutes and seconds along with a separate pusher for setting seconds. Thereby allowing extremely accurate time signal synchronisations.
Which is the most accurate Omega watch in the world?
The purpose of this website is to assist the avid collector in appreciating what is still considered to be the most accurate non-thermocompensated wrist-watch in the world. This was the 1500 calibre series watches generally known as the Omega Constellation Megaquartz 2400.
Is the Omega Constellation Megaquartz a rare watch?
This is a very rare early constellation Megaquartz. This is a preproduction prototype with only 3 known to be in existence in private hands. The red omega trapezoid shield at the top of the watch is common to every early Megaquartz.
What was the purpose of the Omega Seamaster 1000?
Omega was at the forefront of early years of research and development of deep-sea watches and saturation diving and were the exclusive supplier of COMEX up until 1971. The 1000 metre watch had a simple rotary time-lapse bezel and the engineers designed a watch that was so waterproof and air-tight it would not require a helium release valve.