After all this time, I’m still spotting previously unknown (to me) 1040 dials. The other day I spotted a dial
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Speedmaster Mark III Dial Data
When I started tracking cal. 1040 serial number data, I pretty much only tracked the case reference and the serial
Continue readingAn Extract For Ref. 176.001
Until I received the one I recently ordered for my own, I had never seen an actual Extract of the
Continue reading1040 Blue Dials & How They Age
Something I and others have noticed is that some blue Omega dials from the 1040 era (1970s) are prone to
Continue readingBreaking: Mark III, Speedmaster 125 to be Featured in MWO Update
Look, these watches came out 45 years ago, so I’ll take the opportunity to call something related to cal. 1040
Continue readingUpdated Production Totals: November 2016
As promised, I have updated my production estimates, based on the serial numbers I’ve observed since the last update. Click
Continue readingWho Can You Trust? Vol. II: A Journey Through Time
This is the second of three posts in a series designed assess the accuracy of the most authoritative and commonly
Continue readingWho Can You Trust? Vol. I: Chuck Maddox
This is the first of three posts in a series designed assess the accuracy of the most authoritative and commonly
Continue readingThat Time Omega Accidentally Created a Mark III(b), Then Made a One-Off 176.007 Dial
Separating fact from fiction when it comes to these vintage chronographs is kind of the unspoken mission of Calibre 1040.
Continue readingRef. 176.001 – Omega’s True First Auto-Chrono
The cal. 1040 family is possibly the loudest and boldest group of watches in terms of style in Omega’s history,
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