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Including Serial Numbers, Production Dates and Calibers

1848 - Present

Can you still see the serial numbers on the back. Worse still would be if the sailing ship logo or Synchron logo was almost polished away. Probably the most important thing to consider in any vintage Doxa SUB is the condition of the bezel. The Doxa Sub 300T (300 is the number of meters it was rated for) featured a U.S. Navy air-dive table on its bezel to aid no-decompression divers while underwater. Even more helpful was the wristwatch’s brilliant orange dial, which was designed for divers in dark, potentially life-or-death conditions. Glycintennial by Emre Kiris is the ultimate website for vintage Glycine watches. Browse through the Bienne made Glycine watch models,history and patents at Glycintennial. Find out the manufacture year of your vintage Glycine at serial numbers page and see early automatic inventions from the 1920s and '30s.

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La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland

The Omega Watch Company was founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland in 1848. Brandt, 23 years old, began by hand assembling watches from parts produced by local craftsmen. When Louis Brandt passed away in 1879, he left the company to his two sons Louis-Paul and Cesar, who moved Omega to Bienne in January 1880.

By 1889, Louis Brandt and Fils became the largest producers of watches in Switzerland, with a production rate of of over 100,000 watches per year. During this period, they continued to make significant innovations, like the minute-repeating wristwatch, developed in 1892 in partnership with Audemars Piguet, and quite likely the first wristwatch of its kind.

Ive found a couple of pictures of the caseback of two other 'non-t' 300s. Neither of them had a serial number or anything other than the Doxa vessel, but I dont know if it should be a serial number there or not. Im struggelig finding much information about these online. Antique gold Doxa Ladies Watch serial number 872823.

Both Brandt brothers died in 1903, placing the fate of the company in the control of four descendants, the oldest of whom, Paul-Emile Brandt, was only 23 years of age.

Following a merger with Tissot in 1930 a new parent company, SSIH, Société Suisse pour l'industrie Horlogère SA, Geneva, was established. This group eventually encompassed over 50 companies including, Lanco, Lémania and Hamilton. SSIH eventually became the third largest producers of finished watches and movements in the world.

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Omega World-Renowned Quality

Omega has a long-established reputation for innovation and quality, which has led to numerous awards over the company's 150 year history, starting as early as 1900 with the Grand Prix at the Paris World Fair. In 1936, an Omega watch was awarded 97.8 points at the Kew-Teddington chronometer trials in England setting a world precision record.

Omega has also had a long affiliation with sports. Omega has been the official timekeeper at over 21 Olympic Games, and has contributed many significant innovations to sports timekeeping over the years. For example, Omega brought the first electronic timekeeping device to the Helsinki Olympic Games in 1952. In that same year, Omega was awarded the Olympic Cross of Merit in recognition of its outstanding contribution to Olympic sports.

Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin wears
his Omega Speedmaster on the lunar surface
and in the lunar lander

Omega on the Moon

Because of its well-deserved reputation for precision and reliability, the Omega Speedmaster was chosen by NASA as its official chronometer in 1965. It was the only watch flight-certified by NASA for EVA use, and accompanied astronaut Ed White on the first space walk during the Gemini 4 mission in 1965. In 1969 became the first watch to be worn on the moon when Buzz Aldrin wore his Speedmaster, fitted with cal. 321 movement, on his first lunar excursion. Neil Armstrong left his Omega Speedmaster in the lunar module during his historic first spacewalk. In all, Omega watches made six lunar landings. Omega watches were also the only watches certified for use in space by the Russian Space Agency.

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Omega Co-Axial

More recently, Omega has continued to build on its reputation for innovation with the world's first self-winding tourbillon wristwatch in 1994, and the commercial introduction of the revolutionary coaxial escapement developed in conjunction with world-renowned English watchmaker George Daniels. The coaxial was first offered in limited series in 1999. The new coaxial escapement consists of three components: a coaxial wheel, an escape wheel, and a lever with three pallet stones, unlike the conventional pallet-lever and escape wheel of the lever escapement. The combination of the new escapement and a newly developed free-sprung balance attempts to eliminate the sources of error in timekeeping. The effect of the thickness and viscosity of lubricant on balance amplitude has been virtually eliminated, extending the planned service interval to around 10 years.

In practice, Omega's implementation of the co-axial escapement has not been without problems. Omega is currently on at least the 4th generation of their co-axial, and have yet to achieve the theoretical goal of lubrication-free performance. It has been reported that George Daniels (who passed away in 2011) was not happy with Omega's execution of his escapement design.

Through an economic crisis in the 1980’s the company merged with another large Swiss conglomerate, ASUAG, makers of Swatch, Longines and Rado, to create a new company ASUAG-SSIH. Eventually this pairing fell on hard times and the company was taken over by a private group and renamed SMH, which still exists today.

Fake 'Omega' Watches:

The Omega brand has been frequently copied, and you have no doubt seen email advertisements for imitation Omega watches at deep-discount prices. Don't waste your money! These watches are cheap, poorly-made fakes that are not serviceable and will not perform like the genuine article. Counterfeiting products is illegal. We do not encourage or endorse the purchase of any counterfeit watch!

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Omega Watch Repair:

At Renaissance Watch Repair, we are experts in the repair and restoration of vintage Omega watches. We do not repair modern Omega watches. We are also always looking for Omega pocket watches and vintage wristwatches to purchase for our inventory. Please contact us if you have any questions about the repair or sale of your vintage Omega watch.

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Note that Omega began using ETA movements in some of its watches in about 1980. This table does not include accurate dates for Omega/ETA movements.

YearS/N
18951,000,000
18961,150,000
18971,300,000
18981,450,000
18991,600,000
19001,750,000
19011,900,000
19022,000,000
19032,150,000
19042,300,000
19052,450,000
19062,600,000
19072,750,000
19083,000,000
19093,250,000
19103,500,000
19113,750,000
19124,000,000
19134,250,000
19144,500,000
19154,750,000
19165,000,000
19175,150,000
19185,300,000
19195,450,000
19205,600,000
19215,750,000
19225,900,000
19236,000,000
19246,150,000
19256,300,000
19266,500,000

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YearS/N
19276,650,000
19286,800,000
19297,000,000
19307,100,000
19317,250,000
19327,500,000
19337,650,000
1934 7,750,000
19358,000,000
19368,250,000
19378,500,000
19388,750,000
19399,000,000
19409,200,000
19419,400,000
19429,600,000
19439,800,000
194410,000,000
194510,300,000
194610,600,000
194711,000,000
194811,300,000
194911,600,000
195012,000,000
195112,500,000
195213,000,000
195313,500,000
195414,000,000
195514,500,000
195615,000,000
195715,500,000
195816,000,000
YearS/N
195916,700,000
196017,400,000
196118,000,000
196219,000,000
196320,000,000
196421,000,000
196522,000,000
196623,500,000
196725,000,000
196826,000,000
196927,000,000
197029,000,000
197133,000,000
197234,000,000
197336,000,000
197438,000,000
197539,000,000
197740,000,000
197841,000,000
197942,000,000
198044,000,000
198245,000,000
198446,000,000
198548,000,000
198649-50,000,000
198951,000,000
52m not used
199153,000,000
199354,000,000
199555,000,000
199856,000,000

This is an unofficial history of the Omega Watch Company. Renaissance Watch Repair is not affiliated with the Omega Watch Company. The Omega name and names of various Omega watch models as shown here are trademarks of Omega. Information provided for educational purposes only and we make no warranty as to its accuracy or reliability.

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