The Omega Marine Chronometer

Typically we avoid spending too much time on quartz watches from the 1970s. The thought of the near-death of the Swiss watch industry is almost too much bear. That being said, one quartz watch from that period that we would happily wear is the , a watch that for many years was known to be the most accurate watch in the world. One great thing about the Omega Marine Chronometer is that there is actually one on display in the British Museum in London in the Clocks and Watches section (rooms 38 and 39 to be exact). James Dowling, a well-regarded watch expert and author, donated an Omega Marine Chronometer with serial number 37058890 to the in 2000. According to the book ??Watches?? written by David Thompson (the Curator of Horology at the British Museum): ??With some sources claiming a mean variation of just 0.002 seconds per day for the Megaquartz marine chronometer, declarations that it was the most accurate wristwatch in the world were probably well founded.?? It was such an accurate watch that many sailors did wear Omega Marine Chronometers, including the late Eric Tabarly, a well-known French sailor who formerly served in the French Navy and who many consider to be the father of French yachting. In the 1980s Tabarly had an eponymous line of quartz Breitling diving watches. One thing to beware of is that people will often misidentify an Omega 2.4 MHz Megaquartz as a Megaquartz Marine Chronometer. As this article written by Bill Sohne notes, the cost of a new Megaquartz Marine Chronometer was $1,850 compared to $495 for a regular Megaquartz. We happen to have found for you a spectacular example of an Omega Marine Chronometer for sale. It is in excellent condition and includes the original warranty booklet, marine chronometer timing certificate from the University of Besancon, and instructions for $5,995.