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Lot Essay
Omega created the world's first self-winding central tourbillon wristwatch in 1994 to celebrate the company's 100th anniversary. The production is limited to 20 examples per year but the actual quantities made are thought to be much smaller. The model is available in 18K yellow, white or pink gold and with 18K silvered gold or blue guilloché dial.
The Omega Central Tourbillon is equipped with the, at the time, also totally new designed self-winding caliber 1170 movement and, for the first time, a tourbillon mechanism holding a prominent place in the centre of the watch. A platinum rotor assures the flawless automatic winding of the movement.
The hour and minute hands are painted on two revolving sapphire discs at the edge of the tourbillon, which itself carries the seconds hand and the Omega symbol.
The particularity of the tourbillon is that all the escapement parts - pallets wheel, pallets and sprung balance - are assembled in a small mobile cage that makes one complete rotation in one minute. This ingenious device, invented by the celebrated Abraham-Louis Breguet, eliminates performance variations due to gravitational forces and thus assures optimum accuracy in the mechanical watch.
The Omega Central Tourbillon is equipped with the, at the time, also totally new designed self-winding caliber 1170 movement and, for the first time, a tourbillon mechanism holding a prominent place in the centre of the watch. A platinum rotor assures the flawless automatic winding of the movement.
The hour and minute hands are painted on two revolving sapphire discs at the edge of the tourbillon, which itself carries the seconds hand and the Omega symbol.
The particularity of the tourbillon is that all the escapement parts - pallets wheel, pallets and sprung balance - are assembled in a small mobile cage that makes one complete rotation in one minute. This ingenious device, invented by the celebrated Abraham-Louis Breguet, eliminates performance variations due to gravitational forces and thus assures optimum accuracy in the mechanical watch.