Omega Suveran – Ref 2400 – 5 – Cal 30T2 - SS - Serviced

The Omega Suverän is a historic wristwatch produced by the Swiss watchmaker Omega during World War II to help fund the Swedish government's defense budget.

Very nice Omega Suveran with light grey dial and black outer ring with grey Roman numerals for each hour. At 6 o’clock comes the sub dials for the seconds. The watch has grey hands with Cathedrale style. The watch comes with an Omega crown. The watch has a stainless-steel back case with engraved inside “Omega Watch Co – Fab Suisse – Swiss Made – 2400 – 5 – Acier Inxoydable” and outside “Omega Suveran Swiss - Antimagnetisk – Vattentat – Skyddad”. The watch has a manual winding movement with caliber 30T2 and 15 jewels. It is numbered 10425489 and date the watch to 1944. The watch comes with a brown lizard strap/ Width between lugs is 17mm.

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

Manual winding movement with caliber 30T2 with 15 jewels and a frequency of 18,000 A/h. The production of this caliber started in 1939 and ended in 1963. The movement is numbered 10425489.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 35mm


Length including lugs: 42mm