Omega chronometer Current Collection The watch came to me

The watch came to me with a Rolex chronometer certificate and box

In addition to the size of the case

the case is hallmarked for 1970 which was the last year that Smiths produced their own watches in England

The watch is fitted with a nos lizard style strap

Omega chronometer Current Collection The watch came to meThis is a superb Omega dress watch in an 18 carat gold case, which dates from 1952. The gold case was made by Dennison, so the movement and dial were imported and the watch was made up here in England (I assume to avoid payment of import duty). Theres a very interesting introduction to Dennison cased Omegas here: The dial is labelled "chronometer", which means the watch passed a series of tests at the to verify the precision of the timekeeping across