Amazing patina dial Omega 2748 from 1954 in stainless steel with caliber 266

Beautiful 1954 Omega watch in stainless steel with a round champagne color dial with gold marks for the hours. This dial is exceptional as it has aging brown spots and looks like the constellation. The second sub dial is at 6 o’clock. The watch comes with gold Dauphine style hands. The watch has a stainless steel Omega crown. The back case is in stainless steel with inside engraved “ Staybrite Acier Inoxydable – Omega Watch Co. – Fab Suisse – Swiss Made – 2748-7”.  It is a manual winding movement with sub second with Caliber Omega 266. The watch come with a brown leather suede strap. The width between lugs is 18mm. Extremely desirable and collectible timepiece.

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 Omega 266 between 1939 and 1963). Come with 17 jewels, 18,000 bph and 45 hours of reserve power. The movement is numbered 14611745.

Measurements

Diameter excluding winding crown: 36mm


Length including lugs: 42mm