Omega Vintage 1949 Ultra-Light Comparison

keks · 2019-09-07T01:35:46Z

Explore keks's 1949 Omega, weighing just 40 grams, and compare it to modern 'ultra-light' watches. Discover vintage Omega craftsmanship and design philosophy.

Interesting to know what the rationale and decision making process at Omega was for the latest Aqua Terra pricing strategy. It is a cool piece but will be interesting to follow how it pans out. Non limited is smart as there will be less excess supply and information on production figures I suppose... 55 grams is light by modern standards so thought I’d take my 70 year old Omega to the scale... 40 grams including a rather thick and heavy leather strap! Now that is ultra light! Yes not a fair comparison but fun exercise nevertheless.

They sure knew how to make quality pieces in 1949... runs perfectly well even now:

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Cpt Scarlet

Sep 7, 2019

The beauty of vintage Omega ! [nt]

Seeks

Sep 7, 2019

40grams of historical beauty!

well done !👍 best regards

keks

Sep 7, 2019

yes a challenger

to the notion of what is ultra light...

amanico

Sep 7, 2019

for the price of this modern piece, you can get a CK 2913, a CK 2914 and you can start to save for a Speedmaster straight lugs.. [nt]

keks

Sep 7, 2019

choices

choices.... perhaps the idea is to create a reference that only will be sold in very very limited numbers... one in each color perhaps... like a marketing ploy

dhendolan

Sep 7, 2019

Yours is more beautiful

In my opinion. Nice watch!

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