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Product code: W1703 Categories: Sold Items, Sold Omega Watches.Here is a truly fabulous looking vintage Omega Megaquartz watch, reference 196.0013 that was not only made in 1972, but has that incredible Retro look and style to it that looks fantastic on the wrist.
The Omega Megaquartz has a high -frequency movement that has a resonator that vibrates at an astonishing 2.4 million times per second, resulting in it being at the time the most accurate watch in the world. The watch case is in its original unpolished state as is the trend now, and the 13 jewelled Omega calibre 1520 movement has been fully serviced and comes with our twelve month warranty.
The stainless steel case measures 32.7mm across and the blue dial is offset by the red Omega logo as well as the red date window. With its original white hands that stand out so well, the bracelet fitted to it wraps around the wrist beautifully.
Complete with its original instructions which are in fair condition with some slight wear and tear showing inside, this is such a wonderful and highly collectable Omega watch that will always be admired and commented on every time it is worn.
Stock# W1703
Maker: Omega
Model: Omega Megaquartz F2.4MHz 196.0013
Circa: 1972
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Description
Vintage 1972 Omega Megaquartz F2.4MHz 196.0013
This Omega Megaquartz is fitted with the thirteen jewelled Omega calibre 1520 and comes complete with its original instructions.
A brief history of the Omega Megaquartz f 2.4 MHz as taken in part from the book. “Omega – A journey through time” page 374.
The Megaquartz 2400, a high-frequency quartz watch equipped with the calibre 1500 ‘Elephant”, whose resonator vibrates 2.4 million times per second! Developed in collaboration with the Battelle Institue of Geneva, this calibre was the result if fifteen years of research. Its unrivalled accuracy if +/- 1 second per month insured it the title if the most precise wristwatch in the world. Indeed,the precision achieved by this high-frequency calibre was about ten times greater than that of an ordinary quartz watch and allowed one of its versions, the calibre 1511, to obtain a unique achievement of its kind, the title of Marine Chronometer. The Megaquartz 2400 was also the first watch to be equipped with the TSA devise (Time-zone and Second Adjustment), which allowed the user to change the hours without interfering the either the minutes or the seconds, or to activate small corrections of the second in order to synchronise the watch with the time signal.
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