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·Offering for sale an attractive Omega chronograph reference 2279-3, an early example of Omega’s dress chronos with the fabled caliber 321 that eventually went to the moon.
This reference came with the more elegant, but notoriously water susceptible, square chrono pushers, so finding all-original examples with undamaged dials is fairly scarce.
Overview
Condition: Overall watch is in Excellent condition:
Price: US$5,500 + Shipping
Payment by Zelle, Venmo, Wise, bank transfer or PayPal F&F (+4.5%).
Returns only if grossly misrepresented. As always, photos are part of the description, and I’m happy to provide additional pictures or answer questions.
Vintage watches, especially this reference, is not waterproof even if gaskets have been replaced during service. These fine chronographs were never built to modern water resistance standards and should be kept well away from water, humidity, and steam.
This reference came with the more elegant, but notoriously water susceptible, square chrono pushers, so finding all-original examples with undamaged dials is fairly scarce.
Overview
- Reference: 2279-3
- Case Size: ~35mm (excluding crown)
- Movement: Manual-wind caliber 321 12,976,xxx serial dating to early 1950s
- Dial: Factory Original with AML, TACHY 60 METRE 750, Gilt 12 numeral, Square lume markers / 5-minute increments / claw markers and SWISS at 6
- Hands: Original lumed syringe H&M hands matching dial lume; black stick sub-dial hands and long chrono hand with counterweight
- Case Material: Stainless Steel
Condition: Overall watch is in Excellent condition:
- Dial is Excellent (especially for this reference) showing honest aging and even patina, No loss of text or any evidence of oil/ binder leakage
- Case is Excellent for it’s age with sharp lugs facets and no evidence of having seen a polishing wheel. Case back has usual desk-diving marks. Lugs are drilled which is reference correct
- Original thin SS bezel is present and in perfect condition. I have seen more than one 2279s with cracked bezels or missing one entirely.
- Movement was fully serviced by Simon Freese in 2025 and is running perfectly. Chrono start stops and resets to 12 correctly with no creep.
Price: US$5,500 + Shipping
- I am located in CONUS, so a US sale is preferred, but WW shipping is available subject to mutually agreed mode/ price
Payment by Zelle, Venmo, Wise, bank transfer or PayPal F&F (+4.5%).
Returns only if grossly misrepresented. As always, photos are part of the description, and I’m happy to provide additional pictures or answer questions.
Vintage watches, especially this reference, is not waterproof even if gaskets have been replaced during service. These fine chronographs were never built to modern water resistance standards and should be kept well away from water, humidity, and steam.
