Reply With Quotejesus. i know youve just got this but please take some fairly decent pics when you have the time and do the watch some justice.
*Update*
It's a Seamsater Megaquartz F32, Calbre 1310... [s:lblof1w7]1970/71, I reckon[/s:lblof1w7] 1976!
I must admit that I didn't really anticipate coming home with anything new as a consequence of tonight's GTG. I certainly didn't think I'd be adding another Omega from the 70's to my collection. And I certainly didn't think that, if I did, it would be a quartz.
Well, I was wrong on all counts, actually, having relieved Alex of this almost NOS, minty beauty from 1971. Well, we think it's from 1971. We also think (no, we know) that it's a Megaquartz F-something, but it would be helpful if one of our Omega gurus (Gary, Keith, anyone) could confirm what comes after the F.
In the meantime, I have to tell you that it's very nice. Whatever the F it is :)
jesus. i know youve just got this but please take some fairly decent pics when you have the time and do the watch some justice.
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
Nice piece. Looks as if it's had a recent 'buff' (or was hardly ever worn...)
It's probably a slightly later version of mine, an early seventies 196.0038 housing a cal.1310. Omega stopped putting MegaQuartz 32Khz on the dial after this model, you won't know for sure until you pop the back off but the likelyhood is it's a 32khz. They're a great watch and deadly accurate...
Nice that, really nice and the pictures make mewhen I think of what I post... :lol:
Would be very interested to try it when it comes time for you to flip it I think...................... :D
My TV Constellation is running at about 10-20 secs a year at the moment, which is just phenomenal...awesome watches.
From what I've seen, that particular one can be tricky to get too...good find!
Cheers
Dave
Too bad there Omega did not make (as far as I know) a day/date model with the actual MHz quartz :roll:
That's certainly a lovely piece!
I always loved the case-shape on those 8)
Daddel.
Got a new watch, divers watch it is, had to drown the bastard to get it!
Tony,
It looks like it's an Omega Seamaster MQ 32. Ref ST396.0816/196.0022, the same as one I've just sold on SC, even if it doesnt look the same in my terrible pictures.
Bit more info about the watch in my post that I borrowed from the Antiquorum catalogue.
http://www.tz-uk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=178365
I'm not 100% but I think they are later than 1971, more circa 1976, but stand to be corrected.
Lovely watch. I think you're realising, as I did, that these late 60s/early 70s Omegas are addictive.
I definitely need an MQ next...
Typical you Tony :roll:
You get a new watch. Not just a quartz watch, it's a MEGAquartz watch :lol:
Nice thing that mate, congrats.
Very nice. I love that flat top / integrated bracelet design.
Nice one Tony - 1310 makes it 1976 I believe. Lovely watch and great pictures - I almost got the one on SC recently - but I was already waiting for my 1310 to arrive from Australia.
To adjust it looky here: http://www.old-omegas.com/1310-2en.html
I got mine last week :D
bloody love that!
Very nice example indeed well done mate :)
Well it's definitely a cal.1310, the 32 refers to the KHz (kilohertz) per second that the crystal vibrates at.
Date wise I suspect it will be from around the mid 70's probably 75/76 at a guess. The reason being is when Omega first introduced the cal.1310 they were extremely proud (and rightfully so) of the technical marvel they'd created. It's predecessor, the Beta 21, was a joint collaboration between 21 watch manufacturers and took 10 years to get from the drawing board into production! However the cal.1310 was all their own work and so they gave it the Megaquartz name and shouted it from the rooftops. Well it was the early 70's and quartz was the future and was going to supersede boring and archaic mechanical movements completely, that was the thinking at the time anyway.
However, as we know, things didn't quiet work out as planned and quartz was somewhat stigmatised by the abundance of cheap and cheerful quartz watches from the far East in the mid 70's. The upshot being that in later cal.1310 models Omega quietly dropped the Megaquartz name. Damn shame really as it's still one of the best quartz movements produced.
The one sure way to tell is checking the little movement sticker near the battery and cross checking the number with the Omega records. Here's a link to some pics for guidance and the Omega movement production calendar.
http://www.omega-fanatic.com/pages/omeg ... r-1310.php
http://www.thewatchforum.co.uk/index.ph ... opic=50202
Cheers,
Gary
Cracking looking watch.
:lol: :lol: I think Lucy might have something to say about that mate. She rarely gets any sense out of me at the best of times, imagine what it would be like with two watch geeks in the house :shock:Originally Posted by learningtofly
Cheers,
Gary
I think its this:
The crown pulls out once to advance the day and adjust the hour hand independently of the minutes.
Pull the crown out twice to adjust the hours/minutes hands as normal.
The pusher nearest 2-00 stops the seconds hand if held in, or advances it if pushed in and out quickly (this sort of adjustment obviously required for a watch accurate to 5 seconds a month)
The pusher nearest 4-00 adjusts the date.
Better bring Bea as well, then ;):lol: :lol: I think Lucy might have something to say about that mate. She rarely gets any sense out of me at the best of times, imagine what it would be like with two watch geeks in the house :shock:
Cheers,
Gary
Instruction booklet on the link below Tony.
http://www.old-omegas.com/1310-2en.html
Cheers,
Gary
Hmm.. that is very nice.. though your photos make all your watches look fab... so do you have a Oysterquartz still coming or has that all changed ?
I think some drinks/lunch are in order so I have a good look :)
cheers
Matt
You and Vicky must be generating the bulk of the buys and sells on the forum at the moment....
Though I am taken with the direction your collection is going...
I've been quiet for ages, Matt - just looking out for minty vintage loveliness in various forms. Reminds me of myself, I suspect ;)You and Vicky must be generating the bulk of the buys and sells on the forum at the moment....
Though I am taken with the direction your collection is going...
Cheers tony!
To be honest - I was a bit meh when it arrived - as it's quite small compared to my other watches. But it's really grown on me and is really easy to wear - and hasn't left my wrist.
I realise that I am displaying my ignorance here but can someone please explain what makes something a Megaquartz as opposed to a quartz.
Thanks
Yes, it's quite straightforward... :lol:
(I'm no expert, or I'd have told you myself!)
What a superb piece! They are great, Gary has got me hooked :?
Nice one. Been hunting a Mariner I myself, but others keep catching my eye!
What a series of stunners. Definitely need an Oysterquartz and a Mega to go in the MMC box. :)
If it`s any consolation Tony, I too had been admiring that watch when Mr Banana first flourished it.I must admit that I didn't really anticipate coming home with anything new as a consequence of tonight's GTG. I certainly didn't think I'd be adding another Omega from the 70's to my collection. And I certainly didn't think that, if I did, it would be a quartz.
It was the first time I`d seen one in the metal, so to speak, and I too was quite taken with it, nothing like I had imagined from photographs I`d seen. Lovely condition, and unique size and shape.
It was quite entertaining to see your knees buckle and eyes light up when you first looked at it,....and then, after the exchange, to see two satisfied "flyers" grinning at each other across the table! :lol:
Excellent outcome from a great GTG.
Jim
Gary has pretty much covered it.
Omegas first in house analogue quartz movement. The Cal 1310. Introduced C 1973.
I agree its a later one..76 on I expect.
Although manufacturing had stopped around then, these were still going out of ADs into the early 80s. Latest stamped papers one I saw was 1984.
Very expensive when new....with many models circa 4 x the cost of a Speedmaster pro.
Specced originally at -/+ 1sdpd they can be tweaked to run at astonishing accuracy levels....my own 2 run at around 0.2 spd
Which in my view entitles them to the moniker Mega.
Loads made, and plenty of styles to choose from. Beware anything running more than around 12spd out....most likely has a faulty module. Buts lots of cheapish donors out there, though prices are and have been rising steadily recently.
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