zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

: I have a few Omega quartz, but none of the really early ones, or of
: the really significant ones. (Jim Moose . . . where are you?
: This is a pointed reference at you!)

: I once described this one as the watch I should have gotten at high
: school graduation in 1977:

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: A quartz chronometer, in those days, the public had no real
: conception of the inherent accuracy of quartz and the
: chronometer certificate was a selling point, rather than the
: "gilding of the lily" most see it as today.

: Roger (Agmod) you may have prompted me to pull out the camera. I
: realize I have never really taken other than identifying shots
: of my quartz. So there may be more photos later, depending on
: how the weekend goes . . .

: Omega moved on in their development and exploration of quartz . . .
: . . these two were released in 1981. They experimented with
: cramming in more functions, with making the watches more
: functional and presentable, and with showing how the form could
: actually be dramatic and interesting.

: First, a reversible watch, call it a "quartz Reverso",
: with an analog face on one side (note the strong similarity of
: style of this and the quartz chronometer above) . . . . . .

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: . . . . .and digital functionality on the other (dual time
: zone/date, alarm, chronograph and countdown timer)

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: And the dramatic and interesting form?

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: Only 2.6mm thick, the La Magique lives up to its name

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: And, yes, you can see right through it.

: Omega was not complete with their pushing of the limits of quartz
: technology. In 1988, no one else had made a quartz watch with an
: analog presentation of chronograph timings to 1/100th of a
: second. This Seamaster, in the Polaris case design, was the
: first. This one was a numbered limited edition for the 1988
: Olympics in Seoul and Calgary.

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: Note the decimal outer scale for the 1/100th of a second readings

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: Here you can see the "rattrapante-style" hand set, with
: the lower hand moving to the 1/100th of the second when the
: hands are stopped.

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: There have been few Omega quartz that have interested me since
: these early explorations, so I have no more . . . .

: . . . but I would love to see what interests you!!
Absolutely awesome, Sam!! I own 3 Omega quartz, but one is on my bro's wrist in Calgary right now, but I'll take some pics of the other 2 today and post them. Your reverso and Connie Chronometer in particular are stunning. The Connie is actually a 'grail' watch for me, but I can never find one on eBay. Stay tuned for my pics! P.S. Is it okay if I post some other pics on non-Omega quartz? I have a nice collection of 'HEQ'.