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: This is a good question. The "Bond"
: style Seamasters debuted in 1993, and at
: that time caliber 1120 did not exist. It
: wasn't put into watches until 1996. It's
: predecessor, caliber 1109, had a minor
: problem associated with it, as described
: here (courtesy of this website and its
: founder, Derek Ziglar): Earlier versions of
: the Seamaster Pro used the OMEGA 1109
: automatic movement. This movement was also
: used in a number of other OMEGA models,
: including the Seamaster 120, Constellation,
: and De Ville. A small portion of these
: watches may have trouble with a winding gear
: that prevents the watch from reaching its
: stated 44 hour power reserve. Around 1996,
: OMEGA revised the movement slightly to fix
: this potential winding problem and to add
: rhodium finishing on some parts for extra
: durability. The revised version is called
: the OMEGA 1120.
: There is no cause for alarm simply because your
: watch has the 1109 movement. Most of them
: are perfectly fine. If you are experiencing
: winding problems on a 1109-based OMEGA
: watch, an OMEGA service center may be able
: to resolve the issue.
: I have never seen a Bond model 2531.80 with
: caliber 1109 in it, and I can't recall
: anyone ever posting about one on the forums.
: If anyone does have such a model, I'd love
: to know about it (to confirm that they
: really exist).
: From 1996-2007, Omega didn't make any changes
: to the model 2531.80, with the exception of
: the small logo on the caseback (shown
: below). This was introduced around the
: beginning of 2004 as an
: "anti-counterfeit" tool. The
: 2531.80 was discontinued at the beginning of
: this year, even though the new co-axial
: model was released in the fall of 2006. It's
: now extremely difficult to find a new model
: 2531.80 still sitting on a dealer's shelf.
: -John
John,
I just ran across this and was wondering if this is what you are referring to (the 1109 movement in a 2531.80)
Rich
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