Omega Speedmaster Racing Cart Blue – Ref 35.10.80.00 – Cal 1140 - 1999

Omega Speedmaster Racing Cart Blue – Ref 35.10.80.00 – Cal 1140 - 1999

Iconic Omega Speedmaster Racing Cart Blue with reference 35.10.80.00 with round blue dial, white outer ring and batons marking each hour. 3 sub dials, second sub dial at 3 o’clock, 12 hours and Cart logo at 6 o’clock and minutes at 9 o’clock. The hands are white with Baton style, and red chronograph hands. It is an “Swiss Made”. The watch has an outside black bezel tachymeter ring graduated up to 500. The crown has the Omega logo. The watch comes with a steel back case. The watch has an automatic movement with caliber Omega 1140 and 45 jewels. The serial number is 55 million and date the watch to 1999. The watch comes with a stainless steel bracelet with reference 811 and double Omega clasp buckle with reference 1469. It fits a wrist of 7.50 inches. 

History

The story of Omega started in 1848 with Louis Brandt when he opened a “Comptoir d’etablissement” a sales office for sub-contracted watch manufacture. In 1880, the brothers Louis Paul and Cesar Brandt set-up a modern watch production unit. In 1889, the company had a production of 100,000 units per year. The name of Omega only appeared in 1903. Omega has developed amazing movements such as the “Labrador” in 1885. In 1917, Omega provided watches to the British army and in 1918 to the American army. In 1957, the speedmaster professional was born and then selected by the NASA in 1965 as the official timekeeper. Today, Omega continues to demonstrate mechanical innovation and remain one of the most prominent brands in the world of watchmakers.


Technical details

Automatic movement with caliber Omega 1140 with 45 jewels, 28,800 A/h and with 40 hours of power reserve. (It is based on the ETA 2890-2.


Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 39mm


Length including lugs: 45mm