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: Hi,
: As far as I know, the Apnea has not been officially discontinued by
: Omega. Its still listed on the Omega website. Very few people on
: the "forums' actually own one so there are not many reviews
: of it that I have seen. The movement is a modular type also used
: in some of Omega's other watches and I haven't heard of any real
: trouble with it other than that its hard to service and most
: time the module part is just replaced. If you see one at an AD
: its probably been there for a while as its not a popular watch.
: There is nothing i have seen about having the watch serviced
: immediately after purchase. This seems somewhat ridiculous to me
: as sitting dormant in a show case doesn't deteriorate the
: movement. New in box should still come with omega 2 year
: warranty, so no worries there. If it appeals to you, then get
: it, but I would guess that there is not a large secondary market
: for it so if you decide to sell it, be prepared to take a
: significant drop off the purchase price. Personally, its a
: unique piece and pretty scarce so you won't run into anyone else
: having one. If anything its a good conversation piece for sure.
: Mike
If this movement uses a piggyback module they normally run very smoothly and fluently without the normal "jerk" that occurs in a chronograph every minute.Originally produced by lemania in cunjunction with Heuer i believe around the early eighties.some of the finest chronographs use this system such as the audemars-piguet Royal oak chronos.I have owned 2 with the dubois-dupraz modules and they have always been top notch and reliable.I am not too sure but I think it is more expensive to produce this system than placing in the watch an ETA 7750.watch collecting is all about what "you" want i dont buy watches with resale values in mind.
