Omega. A fine stainless steel and gold rectangular wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, black dial, bracelet and box

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The following two lots, 7 and 8, are from Omega's Megaquartz series of watches. The first prototype of the Megaquartz 2400, developed by Omega in collaboration with the Battelle Institute of Geneva, was presented at the Basel Fair in 1970 and was officially introduced in the market in 1974. With its precision of one second a month, around 10 times superior to any other quartz watch, the model was and still is considered one of the most accurate wristwatches in the world. The accuracy results from a specially designed resonator, sealed in a capsule and vibrating at an extraordinary rate of 2,359,296 times a second, awarding the model with the title of "Marine Chronometer". The models are described and illustrated in Marco Richon's Omega Saga, p. 277, and in A Journey Through Time, pp. 201, 202 & 375.

Omega. A fine stainless steel and gold rectangular wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, black dial, bracelet and box

SIGNED OMEGA, CONSTELLATION, MARINE CHRONOMETER, MEGAQUARTZ, F,4 MHZ, REF. ST 398.0836, MOVEMENT NO. 37'057'282, CASE NOS. 198'074, MANUFACTURED IN 1976

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Omega. A fine stainless steel and gold rectangular wristwatch with sweep centre seconds, date, black dial, bracelet and box
Signed Omega, Constellation, Marine Chronometer, Megaquartz, f,4 MHz, ref. ST 398.0836, movement no. 37'057'282, case nos. 198'074, manufactured in 1976
Cal. 1511 quartz movement, 13 jewels, black dial, baton numerals, sweep centre seconds, window for date, heavy rectangular stainless steel case, gold bezel secured by four screws, back secured by four screws, stainless steel Omega bracelet, deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
33 mm. wide; overall length approx. 180 mm.

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Lot Essay

With Omega fitted wooden presentation box and product literature.

According to the Archives of Omega, the present watch was delivered to Germany in 1976.

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