Museum Collection N° 1 "Pilots 1938" Aquarella Rubies

In Context

At 40.2 mm it is sized to the current mainstream: 40 mm is the median across every watch measured in this catalogue. The case back is closed, so the movement stays out of sight, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. 50 m covers rain and hand-washing comfortably; it is not a watch to swim in.

The movement winds itself from the motion of your wrist. 42 hours of reserve carries it overnight, but not through a weekend in a drawer. At 28,800 vph the seconds hand advances 8 times a second.

5780.71.56 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a white dial with a stainless steel case. Introduced in 2004.

A chronometer-certified automatic used for the Omega Museum Collection, the numbered series of re-editions drawn from the company's own archive. The first, issued in 2001, reproduced the 1938 pilot's watch in 4,938 pieces. The movement is rhodium-plated and COSC-rated, and deliberately conventional: on these watches the substance is the historical reference being reproduced on the dial, not the calibre behind it.

14 other watches in the library run the Omega 2200.

Omega

Museum Collection N° 1 "Pilots 1938" Aquarella Pink Sapphires

5778.71.56 · 40.2 mm

Omega

Museum Collection N° 1 "Pilots 1938" Aquarella Mandarin Garnet

5776.71.56 · 40.2 mm

Omega

Museum Collection N° 1 "Pilots 1938" MOP

5770.71.01 · 40.2 mm

Omega

Museum Collection N° 1 "Pilots 1938" Aquarella Aquamarine

5777.71.56 · 40.2 mm