Omega Constellation 166.055 -169.046 in SS with caliber 1001

Omega Constellation 166.055 -169.046 in SS with caliber 1001

Very nice Omega Constellation with round grey dial and black batons for each hour. At 6 o’clock is engraved “Constellation – Chronometer – Officially Certified” It is a “Swiss Made” model. The window for the date is at 3 o’clock. The hands are black with “Stick” shape. It is an indirect second hand. The crown has the Omega logo. It is a stainless-steel screwed back case with engraved inside “Omega Watch Co. – Fab Suisse –Swiss Made – Stainless Steel – SF – 166.055 – 168.046”. It is an automatic movement with caliber 1001 with 20 jewels. It is numbered “33123388” and date the watch to 1971. The watch comes with a stainless-steel bracelet and double clasp buckle with reference “1155/146”. Width between lugs is 26 mm and the length is 7.5 inches. The watch comes with an extra link.

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 1001 and sweep second. It has 20 jewels, 28,800 A/h with power reserve of 42 hours. It is numbered “33123388” and date it to 1971. This movement was produced from 1968 to 1973.

Diameter excluding winding crown: 36.25mm
Length including lugs: 41mm