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Hi All - here's a question for those far more experienced than me (Desmond please!!). We know from "A Journey Through Time" (page 199) that Omega submitted 100,000 calibres (5xx) for chronometer testing between 5th October 1964 and 10th Feb 1966 and that ... 

Omega did not , repeat, did not assign serial numbers sequentially. A sequence of serial numbers were assigned to a calibre for production before manufacture (not for sales and customer service as shipped). Thus, at any point in time, Omega was producing ... 

Thanks for that Sam, So, if I understand it correctly, the 100,000 that went through chronometer testing between Oct 64 and Feb 66 could all have been made in 1964 or could have been made during the period Oct 64 to Feb 66 and gone to COSC testing straigh... 

Omega doesn't disclose anything about when a watch movement was constructed, and to my knowledge, never has. All you know for sure is that a movement was constructed prior to the shipment date, and if a chronometer, prior to the earlier testing date. Made... 

Hi Sam, Thanks for the input. If I understand you correctly, what you are saying is that these movements were probably made well before October 1964 and were shipped en-masse to the testing lab and that it then took until Feb 1966 for the lab to complete ... 

"If I understand you correctly, what you are saying is that these movements were probably made well before October 1964 and were shipped en-masse to the testing lab and that it then took until Feb 1966 for the lab to complete the testing of the 100,000 un... 

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Hi all, given that we are talking Omega cal 5xx chronometer certifications, I thought there might be some interest in these results, taken from an earlier 1959 Omega technical guide. Quite remarkable results....