I’ve written before about the rarity of 18k gold Seamaster 176.007s, and I consider myself lucky to own an example.
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Two Years of calibre1040.com
Calibre1040.com has now been live for two full years and I just wanted to say a quick and sincere thanks
Continue readingSeamaster 176.007 Dials – Steel
In a way, everything I’ve come to learn about the cal. 1040 and 1041 Omegas over the years is a
Continue readingThe Rarest of the Bunch: BA 176.007 – 18k Solid Gold
I’d like to share one of my recent cal. 1040 acquisitions, a Seamaster BA 176.007 in solid 18k gold. This
Continue readingSolid Gold Seamaster BA 176.007s
The calibre 1040 family came in either steel or 20 micron gold-plated steel. For the most part. The gold-plated Yachting
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 readingRare Or Fake? Gold 176.007 On Chrono24
I recently ran into a head-scratcher from a private seller in Austria. The seller claims that the watch is an
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 readingNew Dial Found – Meet “A6”
Until this week, my Dial Guide only had 5 Type A dials. Now there are six! Before we discuss dial A6,
Continue readingRescued: A Truly Rare Gold-Plated Yachting Chronograph
When I first came up with my classification system for cal. 1040 dials, there a few dials seemingly “missing”. Missing
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