Month: June 2017

We will start with a Patek Philippe replica watch in stainless steel this week. Of course, its dial has been replaced, but the rarity of this watch in this metal easily trumps that fact. We keep the chronograph love going with an oversized Omega, relying on the caliber 33.3. Then what could represent time-only pieces better than a Chronometre Royal from Vacheron Constantin?
Replica Patek Philippe chronographs are some of the most coveted vintages watches around, and this model is no exception. Initially launched in 1940, it was designed as a sporting chronograph, hence the water-resistant case manufactured by the famous case maker Francois Borgel (later renamed Taubert Freres). Only around 750 examples were produced between 1940 and the late 1960s (regular production ended in 1965, but some examples from as late as 1968 have been found), and of those, the vast majority were cased in yellow gold.
This makes this stainless steel piece a rarity, which explains why we dedicated an article to the previous steel example with Breguet numerals that we saw. The seller of this 1463 adds that the present watch is the only stainless steel known with a two-tone dial that sports Breguet numerals and a pulsation scale. He also offers the extracted certificate that documents the dial replacement in 1998. The watch was previously auctioned by Antiquorum in 2004. 
As for the replica Omega watch, originally introduced in 1933, the caliber 33.3 is one of the most iconic chronograph movements used by Omega. Its two-register layout looks especially fantastic in an oversized case, like the present one, standing at a respectable 37.5mm and seemingly unpolished. Please don’t forget it, in the early 1940s, the regular diameter for wristwatches was more in the lower part of the 30mm range. This chronograph also sports the characteristic oval pushers, often nicknamed “olive pushers.”
The dial is also untouched, showing the correct amount of patina and light aging that you should expect from a 75-year-old watch. The seller indicates a small scratch on the dial at seven o’clock, visible just above the painted numeral. He adds that the watch was serviced in 2017 (and has worked well ever since) and that an extract from the Omega Archives will also be provided.

During over 160 years of its rich history, from Moon Up to the Star, luxury watchmaker Omega replica has traveled further than any other competitor and became one of the most famous watches in the world. Swiss factory has huge wonderful achievements and surely the most notable of them all is the fact that it was the first (and only) watch on the Moon, back in 1969. As a matter of fact, Omega’s Speedmaster chronograph, introduced in 1957, was the only wristwatch that passed all tests and was able to withstand zero gravity and extreme conditions of space exploration. That is the reason why it was well-qualified NASA for manned space missions.
From then on, Speedmaster was worn on all six lunar landings, which gave this watch another calling “Moonwatch”, and even now, it is still the official chronograph on every single NASA flight. Under the Water, however, the replica Omega didn’t just go up and above, it was also the first diver’s watch in 1932, and Omega has been creating replica watches that reliable even underwater ever since. The Omega Seamaster, produced since 1947, typically with a stainless steel case, helium escape valve, and engraved with hippocampus logo, can withstand depths to 300 meters. There are several models and variations of Seamaster, and ever since 1995, and the major feature of James Bond movies, agent 007, is wearing exactly this type of watch. Then the fake Omega Writes Sport’s History Measuring time for sports events is also one of the things that the Omega is famous for around the globe. The switzerland-based manufacturer has been responsible for measuring time for most prestigious competitions for over a century at least.
Since the tenth Olympics, which were organized in Los Angeles in 1932, the Omega replica was the official timekeeper for 24 Olympic games (including the 2006 and 2010 Winter Olympics, as well as the 2008 Summer Olympics). Besides, the omega will do the same in two years in London, and that will be a crucially important event for this watchmaker because it will be the 25th time it will serve as official timekeeper and it will also be the 80th anniversary of first involvement in the most important sporting event all over the world. In 1999, Omega made yet another remarkable and historical achievement by the successful development of Calibre 2500, the very first mass-produced watch incorporating the co-axial escapement. This invention of Englishman George Daniels was one of the more important breakthroughs in horology, because it eliminates one of the shortcomings of the traditional lever escapement, and results in longer service and greater accuracy over time.