These early co-axial escapement models . . .

Oct 15, 2014,11:09 AM
 

. . . are destined to become classics, in my humble opinion.  Collectors of the future will be chasing after them much the same way as we hunt down mid-century Omegas.


Here's one . . . 




. . . that I'd want to own, a limited edition of 700 from '04 that was still in production as of 2012 - quite possibly the longest run of any LE ever.

Yellow gold doesn't work for you?  These were issued in white . . . 





. . . as well.  

Art


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A wonderful and undervaluated watch ...

 
 By: nilomis : October 15th, 2014-10:20
Years back, this watch was mine for one week and I returned it to the vendor. At that time, I was under the incorrect assumption that the caliber 3313 was not up to the Omega standards. Time passes, learned more and, good news, the watch continued with on...  

These early co-axial escapement models . . .

 
 By: Dr No : October 15th, 2014-11:09
. . . are destined to become classics, in my humble opinion. Collectors of the future will be chasing after them much the same way as we hunt down mid-century Omegas. Here's one . . . . . . that I'd want to own, a limited edition of 700 from '04 that was ...  

I had the pleasure to handle one ...

 
 By: nilomis : October 15th, 2014-11:13
In yellow gold from my dear friend Mr. Goldfinger. Beautiful in all senses. Those early CoAxial suffered a bad name because, this is my theory, any radical change on the watch industry is amazing complex (Watchmaker training etc.). But they are the ones m...