Rare Omega Chronometer Grade Very Best Pocket watch Steel case, Art Deco 1925
Rare Omega Chronometer Grade “Very Best” Open face Steel case, Art Deco 1925. Mint condition, Original Omega Box. OMEGA, CHRONOMETRE, Grade « VERY BEST ». Very fine, rare and important, open face Staybrite keyless pocket chronometer, one of a series of 300 pieces made circa 1925. Open Faced, Staybrite Lepine case , gold hinged cuvette and gold Opener on Brezel and back lid. Inside the backlid, engraved Omega Acier Staybrite, 5983641. The case is in perfekt, probaly unworn condition. Dial : Two-tone silver with arabic numerals, outer minute track, subsidiary seconds, painted Omega name and sign in black and the words “Chronomètre” in red at 12 o’clock. Original blued steel hands. The dial and hands are very nice condition. 43.15 L (Lepine) 19´´´ Grade Very Best, rhodium-plated, “fausses côtes” decoration, 23 jewels, most in screwed gold chatons, safety pinion, bimetallic cut compensation balance, adjusted to 6 positions and temperatures, blued steel Breguet balance spring, eccentric cam micrometer regulator, gold wheel train. Mirror polisched steel parts and screws. The movement is in very nice, fully working condition. Model Grade Very Best. Reference OV 241 YV. Dail, Rare two tone silvered Dail, blued Steel hands. Calibre 19“`43.15 L. Dail , Rare two tone silvered dail, blued steel hands. Calibre 19“`43.15 L for Lepine (Openface). Signature dial, case and movement. Signature Dial, case and movement. The present watch cost 1,085 Swiss francs in 1929. By way of comparison, that same year Tiffany & Co. Precision movements are made to much smaller mechanical tolerances than standard watch movements and often take as long to manufacture and regulate as complicated movements. 43.15 L Very Best The “Very Best” grade replaced the “DDR” as Omega’s highest quality Chronometer movement in July 1922. This caliber was made in 600 examples, 300 (L)épine and 300 (S)avonnette. Staybrite – Schweizer Edelstahl. Open face / lepine-Gehäuse. The love for old things has kept me working as an antique dealer for over twenty-five years. Originally born in Denmark, I have been living in Berlin for a long time. Always on the search for small and large treasures, the quality and the high craftsmanship of the individual pieces mean a lot to me. A fast, customer-friendly and uncomplicated process is particularly important to me. I wish you a lot of fun while browsing, should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me carsten berger. The item “Rare Omega Chronometer Grade Very Best Pocket watch Steel case, Art Deco 1925″ is in sale since Saturday, November 2, 2019. This item is in the category “Jewelry & Watches\Watches, Parts & Accessories\Pocket Watches\Antique”. The seller is “carsten.antik” and is located in Potsdam. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Number of Jewels: 23 Jewels
- Model: Chronometre “Grade Very Best”
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland
- Style: Art Deco
- Escapement Type: Anchor
- Pocket Watch Size: 19
- Material: Stainless Steel
- Movement: Mechanical (Hand-winding)
- Features: 12-Hour Dial
- Year of Manufacture: 1920-Now
- MPN: Does Not Apply
- Closure: Open Face
- Brand: OMEGA
- Omegas best quality: 23J Movm.