Musem Collection N° 7 "Marine 1932"

In Context

At 33.05 mm it is small by current standards, in the range most wristwatches occupied before cases began growing through the 1990s. The case back is closed, so the movement stays out of sight, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. 135 m is genuine swimming resistance — more than the shape of this watch suggests it would need.

The movement is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you. 48 hours of reserve is enough to set it down on Friday evening and find it still running on Monday. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

516.53.32.20.02.002 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a beige dial with a red gold case. It was a limited edition.

Omega handwound movement with co-axial escapement. Base unknown.