Marine 1932 Collection Museum
Visited the Omega Boutique in Starhill Gallery and saw this illustrious maritime piece !!!
Some pics for the Omega Fans!
Does anyone know why limited to 135 pieces ?
Marine 1932 Museum (No.7), an elegant Art Deco born during the period of German Bauhaus School in 1920 to 1930.
Case Dimensions: 50.5 x 33.05 mm
Double Interlocking cases in contrasting 18K RG Outer Case with 18K WG Inner case, slide extremely smoothly and effortlessly.
The WG Inner case...hope you can differentiate.
Trying to show the O-ring (rubber gasket) lined around in the groove.... too bad, no skill and light source
Dial printed with the original 1930 Omega Logo.
Sapphire crystal
Though this piece is an Omega maritime tradition, its movement is the latest 2007 Co-axial Escapement with a power reserve of 48 hours.
Movement can be viewed from the sapphire caseback.
Omega signed crown.
Internal of the outer case is satin brush-finished all around (including the sidewalls, see the picture below)
Beautifully recessed to relieve the crown. Though brush-finished internally, it seems to be
The inner case slides effortlessly into the outer-case.
Sleek lines, smooth edges and tiered & curved lugs.
Limited to 135 pcs, with Museum Collection Engraving on the outer case.
The lever was decorated underneath too.
The top of the lever is brush-finished too.
When the lever is pressed down, it hermetically sealed the case.
Deployant buckle with release.
In 1936, the Marine 1932 passed through thermal shock test like 85 Deg C Hot Water for several minutes and then to 5 Deg C cold water (exact duration not known).
It was also tested submerging into Lake Geneva to a depth of 240 feet (73m) for 30 minutes.
However it was stretched to 450 feet (135m) and still proven to be watertight, which was unheard of during that time (1932)!
Thus the reason for the 135-limited pieces of this reproduction.
Kong
Very interesting! ...
Oh man ! Yes, I've forgotten to even do a wrist-shot for myself...many want to view it! [nt]
Great photos thanks.... I think the size of the watch is too large for me!
Great photos. I had a chance to see the 1/1 from Omegamania in person at the NYC party. It was stunning but the size for me was too large. If only they made it just slightly smaller..
On that note here are a few photos of a late 1930s Marine Standard. Its a later case design then the one from the Museum collection.
The "B" signed crown is for Bill ....
Good Hunting and looking for some wrist shots !!
Bill Sohne
Many thanks, Kong, for taking these photos . . .
. . . of a watch that captivated my interest at Omegamania. Is there anyone besides myself that feels Omega missed the boat by not making this in steel at a more affordable price? I'm not drawn by dive watches as a rule, but I'd make an exception for this one . . . regards, Art
Here's a pic of my oiginal 1932 marine..a rare piece which
i was proud to own,
its actually far better than it looks in the pics.
the watch is a lovely piece but its size is no longer practical for daily wear. its a real collectors cabinet piece.
i own/owned all the omega museum pieces from 2001-2005, but the prices got so ridiculous i stopped buying them. i kept the cosmic and the petrograd, but am liquidating the others.
the new marine is a nice piece, but as a wearer??
Graham
Graham...do you have pictures taken by yourself instead of the seller? [nt]
sorry Kong i dont. when i buy a watch i keep the sellers pics
in a portfolio for insurance purposes. i do now take my own shots for putting on this site, but this is one of my collection that has gone for liquidation. in fact, i hope the moderators wont mind me saying this, the phone lines in a certain London building will be fizzing in about 1 hours time. by the time you read this i hope it will have gone to a good home for a very good price.
i think you may have already read this Kong on another forum, but i've liquidated over 200 vintage pieces which will in the future need a lot more maintainance than modern pieces in order to buy modern pieces like my coveted freak. its a sad loss, but a sensible one i think.
Omega dont seem to have made a nice compromise. the original is now too small for men to wear, but the new one is huge. not as huge as some pieces, but IMO too big for its purpose as a dress watch. they'll never make a steel one as that just devalues their gold one. i've been dissapointed with the museum collection. the idea is great, but they progressed from affordable pilots watch to very expensive 2006 model. i stopped at the 2005 as i even though i'm an omega fanatic i didnt recognise the 2006 model and didnt want to pay £7k!! the resale market seems very poor, although i understand that there will an Omega museum shop opening in London in near future who will specialise in resale of these pieces. i've only kept the Cosmic and petrograd as i think they are stunning looking watches. the pilots was nice, but its cost and number made make it a daily wearer not a collector. the officers chrono had the worst dial i've ever seen with all the techy tele pulso etc etc markings. the centenary is just a very boring looking piece.
anyway to answer your original Q. no i havent sorry.
Graham
Art, it will be great if they've a affordable SS version, I like the sliding-shell case. [nt]
I'm pretty much done, Kong, for the immediate future . . .
. . . with my two latest purchases, but I can see a steel version of the 1932 moving up to the top of my list for 2009 should Omega see fit to produce it. Btw, I finally saw the new titanium Constellation Double-Eagle chrono in the metal last weekend, and I'm considering relieving my collection of a piece to slot that one in sooner rather than later . . . cordially, Art