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Good catch,...
By: SuitbertW : July 28th, 2010-05:56
Hi Rikard, ....and it could well be worth a closer look. If I'm not mistaken this is one of the rarer examples with Guillaume balance wheel ! This and another detail make it very likely this was originally delivered with a "Bulletin de marche" of the Neuc...
Hi Bill,...
By: SuitbertW : July 28th, 2010-09:15
.... as I understand it, it's more or less due to the customer, who required some sort of "officiallity" for the timekeeper. It's a quite technical watch and used mainly for official timekeeping, so this seems quite appropriate. I have no insights though,...
Trial/regular bulletin...
By: SuitbertW : July 28th, 2010-16:13
Hi Rikard, hope you didn't misunderstand what I tried to say. There are the well known Observatory trials (successfull movements also received a bulletin of course) and there are the "regular" bulletins (whch would apply for your watch). Te bulletin is th...
The cal. 206
By: MSNWatch : March 5th, 2013-15:46
which was used in this timer did indeed have a Guillaume balance wheel and had 22 jewels plus the "luxury finish" typical of omega's chronometre movements. The inventory number is printed on the dial and the timepiece belonged to the omega timing departme...