Marc-B1
November 11th, 2006, 16:25
Can someone tell me wheter it is possible to find one nowadays ?
Is it still as accurate as they claimed ?
It is ( certainly for a quqrtz watch) a rather old watch. I wonder is it is thermocompensated, otherwise omega can not guarantee such an accuracy ????
E.F. Schwerin
November 11th, 2006, 21:49
Can someone tell me wheter it is possible to find one nowadays ?
Is it still as accurate as they claimed ?
I wonder is it is thermocompensated, otherwise omega can not guarantee such an accuracy ????
Hello,
Yes, these watches can still be found. They show up on the big online auction site with some regularity.
Are they still as accurate as claimed? I believe they are. However, you will likely need to adjust the trimmer capacitor on the movement. Thirty or so years of ageing on the crystal will likely have taken its toll.
I don't belive these movements are thermocompensated. Rather they use a 2.4 MHZ crystal which has signifgicantly different (and better) characteristics than the 32 khz crystals used in other quartz watches.
Good luck!
Marc-B1
January 13th, 2007, 21:20
And what is a reasonable price for it ? ( in euros )