Omega Memomatic -Ref 166.072 – With alarm - Cal Omega 980 - 1969

Beautiful Omega Memomatic -Ref 166.072 – With alarm - Cal Omega 980 - 1969

Beautiful Omega Memomatic with round blue and gray dial with batons marking each hour. The inner ring is for the alarm function. At 12 o’clock is engraved Omega Seamaster and 6 o’clock Memomatic. The window for the date is at 3 o’clock. It is a T Swiss Made T model. The hands have a stick style with black and blue colors. All these details really bring a beautiful aesthetic to the watch and make it very collectible. The crown is at 4 o’clock with the Omega logo. At 3 o’clock you have the pusher for the date and 2 o’clock the pusher for the alarm. It is a stainless-steel screwed back case with engraved inside “Fab Suisse – Swiss Made – Acier Inoxydable – 166.072” and outside the typical Omega design. It is an automatic movement with caliber 980 with 19 jewels numbered 31335715. It comes with an Omega bracelet 1184 with double Omega clasp. It comes with a 3 extra links. It fits a 7.5 inches wrist.

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 alarm movement with caliber Omega 980 (Lemania 2980) with 19 jewels and 21,600 A/h. 35,000 movements were produced from 1969 to 1974. 

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 40mm


Length including lugs: 50mm