Mating beauty, class, craftsmanship and usefulness, the watch immediately stands out as a quality time piece to even the most casual of observers. With its two-tone silver dial, large hands and hour markers, and a calendar window at 3 o'clock its face possesses both a high degree of utility and style.
Powering the watch is Omega's upgraded caliber 1538 quartz movement with quick-setting hour for easy changing of the time zone and date. It has a domed sapphire crystal and screw down crown for deep water resistance.
The case measures 36mm in diameter without the crown and guards, 40mm with them.
In its pre-owned form, it's an excellent value, providing greater quality in design and execution and in attention to detail than is often found in watches in this under $1500 price range.
It has all its original parts and presents in gorgeous condition - a 9.6 out of 10. Its case is just short of mint with slight wear underneath the bottom of the lugs - on the wrist it presents as mint.
It has our favorite dial design from the different versions for the model. It is untouched and mint.
Note that the hands were set after 10pm in the photographs and the date had started its approximately two-hour process of flipping to the next day. It aligns to the center of the window just as it should.
Our Master Watchmaker has fully serviced the watch which consists of fully disassembling the movement, carefully inspecting each part, replacing any overly worn components with Omega replacements, reassembling and lubricating the movement, and extensive timing testing and regulation (a $395 value).
For the finishing touch it has been meticulously detailed, and we have equipped it with a brand new leather strap making it ready for immediate enjoyment.
Included with the purchase is a one-year C.O.T. international warranty on the movement and its function and a custom printed Connoisseur of Time Certificate of Authenticity.
- Brand name: Omega
- Model: Ref. 196.1501
- Features: Hours (Quick-Setting), Minutes, Seconds, Date
- Serial no.: 55,004,324
- Dial: Two-tone silver with inner guilloche style center section. Note that the hands were set after 10pm in the photographs and the date had started its approximately two-hour process of flipping to the next day. It aligns to the center of the window just as it should.
- Movement: Omega caliber 1538 quartz
- Calendar: Date
- Crown: Original Omega
- Water resistant depth (originally): 120M
- Case material: Stainless steel
- Case condition: Just short of mint with slight wear underneath the bottom of the lugs (not visible while it is being worn) - on the wrist it presents like new.
- Case diameter: 36.25 millimeters excluding crown and guards. 39mm including crown. 43mm long lug tip-to-tip
- Case thickness: 11 millimeters
- Crystal: Sapphire, scratch-free
- Band: Leather, fully stitched, padded, brand new and unworn
- Band width: 18 millimeters
- Serviced: Our Master Watchmaker has fully serviced the watch which consists of fully disassembling the movement, carefully inspecting each part, replacing any overly worn components with Omega replacements, reassembling and lubricating the movement, and extensive timing testing and regulation (a $395 value).
- Warranty: 1-year C.O.T. international warranty. Your watch is important to us, and we will take care of it for its lifetime. We provide the best after sale care in the business with an experienced team of watchmakers both of whom each have over forty years of experience and a large number of parts.
- Box/Papers: BOX - Connoisseur of Time watch presentation box; PAPERS - Custom printed Connoisseur of Time Certificate of Authenticity
- Returns: 7 days full refund. 100% satisfaction guarantee
