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| Omega Apnea | SOLD WATCH ARCHIVE |
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| Details |
| Stock # |
19233 |
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| Model Name |
Apnea
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| Brand |
Omega
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| Condition |
99.9% New
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| Gender |
Mens
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| Movement |
Automatic
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| Case |
Stainless Steel
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| Case Shape |
Round
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| Case Size |
42mm x 16.9mm
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| Crystal |
Sapphire
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| Band / Strap |
Bracelet
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| Dial |
Silver
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| Caseback |
Solid
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| Complications |
Chronograph
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| Additional Information |
99% new with box and papers.
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Description
Working everyday with watches from Patek Philippe, Rolex, Audemars Piguet etc., it is easy to forget just how nice of a watch that Omega makes. This Apnea chronograph is finished beautifully. The case is a deep water beast and the SeaMaster case is such a classic. This Apnea was not offered by USA Omega dealers, so it’s a rarity in the USA and given its rarity it’s also very inexpensive.
Omega makes this watch in tribute to the famous French free diver Jacques Mayol. If you don’t know who he is, visit YouTube.com and watch the videos about him. In fact, Jacques Mayol worked with Omega extensively in designing the perfect freediving watch. Omega has been the choice of freedivers for many years.
Stainless steel case measures 42mm diameter by 16.9mm thick. The crystal is domed sapphire. Bezel is a tighly clicking precision diver’s count-up timer with red numbers and red hash marks up to the 15 minute position. Lugs are the Omega twisted design and the steel is finished in both polished and brushed surfaces. Screw down crown works perfectly, as do the water proof chronograph buttons, which reset the timer to its zero position perfectly and crisply. Case is water resistant to 300 meters. Case back is engraved with “JACQUES MAYOL” and a circular figure of a man and dolphin intertwined.
Dial is silver with applied luminous hour markers and luminous hands. I have not seen the hour hand on this watch on other SeaMasters. There is an arc of 7 circles around the top of the dial, and when the chronograph is started the circles fill in with red, from left to right, one per minute. When all 7 are filled with red, as the chronograph advances, the red empties from each circle each minute. Using this system, a 14 minute interval is measured. The idea behind this complication is that a free diver needs to surface before 15 minutes is up (which is also how much oxygen many underwater breathing tanks contain) and what’s more, holding his or her breath underwater for more than a few minutes, it’s safe to assume the diver’s vision starts getting a little blurry. Omega’s red circle system is much easier to read than the typical chronograph’s tiny subdial and tiny hand.
Movement is the Omega automatic winding chronograph caliber 3601.
Bracelet is the great SeaMaster bracelet which will fit up to a 7.25 inch wrist and with Omega’s great clasp system with push button release.
Watch is 99% new with box and papers. |
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