Omega Geneve with ref 166.054 - Cal 565 in stainless steel from 1969

Omega Geneve with ref 166.054 - Cal 565 in stainless steel from 1969

1969 Omega Geneve with reference 166.054 with beautiful brown dial and baton for hours. The date is at 3 o’clock.  At 6 o’clock is engraved Geneve. It is a “T Swiss T Made” model. The hands are in steel with baton shape. The second hand is brown/orange. The bezel is brown with graduation of to 50. It is a screwed stainless-steel back case with engraved inside “Omega Watch Co. – Fab Suisse – Swiss Made – Acier Inoxydable – 166.054” It is an automatic movement with caliber 565 with 24 jewels numbered 30330505. The watch comes with a stainless-steel bracelet and double Omega clasp with ref 1037. Width between lugs is 17mm and length is 7.5 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 565 with 24 jewels, 19800 A/h and 50 hours of power reserve. The movement was produced from 1966 to 1969.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 37mm


Length including lugs: 40mm