Museum Collection Centenary 1894 Red Gold / Blue / Japan

In Context

At 35 mm it is classically proportioned: the size a dress watch was understood to be for most of the twentieth century, and small enough to sit under a cuff. The case back is open, so the movement is visible without taking the watch apart, and the sapphire crystal will resist everything short of deliberate abuse. Rated to 30 m, it is protected against rain and splashes and nothing beyond that.

The movement is hand-wound, so winding it becomes part of the day rather than something the watch does for you. 42 hours of reserve carries it overnight, but not through a weekend in a drawer. At 18,000 vph the seconds hand advances 5 times a second, the slower and more audible rate of an older design.

5950.81.03 stands on its own in this catalogue — no other reference here shares its base number. It pairs a champagne dial with a red gold case. It was a limited edition. Introduced in 1994.

Omega caliber 269 is a hand-wound movement with small seconds. It is part of the last generation of Omega's 30mm family of movements.

2 other watches in the library run the Omega 269.

Omega

Museum Collection Centenary 1894 Red Gold / Gilt / Japan

5950.31.03 · 35 mm

Omega

Museum Collection Centenary 1894 Red Gold / Silver / Japan

5950.32.03 · 35 mm