An Encyclopedia of Omega cal. 1040 and 1041 dials

Andy K

Thanks, that's the same bracelet and endlink combo that came with my 176.007. There are theories out there that these clasps without a bracelet reference were US produced but I have no idea if that is true or not.

The best thread on bracelets of the era was created by @uwsearch and can be found here: https://omegaforums.net/threads/fro...ge-seamaster-and-speedmaster-bracelets.45883/

I have not done much research on bracelets, but it seems to me that the one we have is a variant of the 1170, just not stamped with a 4 digit code. Our clasp logo is less common based on my observations and the the above-linked thread shows one with that logo actually stamped 1170.

I actually prefer the look of the 120 endlinks to the 653.👍

Andy K

Edit: I have created a website that contains an updated version of the following info called Calibre 1040 (www.calibre1040.com).

One of the challenges with collecting cal. 1040 chronographs is that despite the fact that there were seven distinct case shapes (eight if you count cal. 1041) is that dials and hands were compatible across all references.

Omega being Omega, they also released multiple dial options for each reference. Some variants were retired before sales to the general public began, some were retired and replaced during production. Others were created by Omega sometime after the entire family was retired and used as service dials.

There are 28 distinct dials that could be found by diligent collectors, and two that seem to only live at the Omega museum. Of the 28 only nine remain available (hat tip to @Archer for confirming this via the Omega extranet) from Omega as service dials, so those remaining nine are now seen more commonly than the rest and often on unexpected cases.

The following is an attempt to classify these legitimate dials by type for collectors and serve as a resource for many of the questions that we get from time to time along the lines of “how many dials were there for ref. 176.XXX?” This also should help make the seemingly endless variety a little more manageable, at least when it comes to dials. Hands, bezels, pushers crowns, and bracelets are another story.

Photos were mostly snagged from the web, cropped and used for educational purposes. Through formatting some of the clarity of the photos was lost. I apologize for that but the photos should be good enough to convey the distinguishing characteristics.

Click here to view, save, or download a pdf version of this encyclopedia.
Click here for a thread from last year by @cvalue13 which is in my opinion the best and the most comprehensive repository of information and discussion on the cal. 1040 family.

munch.norge

This post has been a really great resource for my 'hunting trips'. My question to the forum: I see that there are some blue 176.007 dials out there with a closed white box around the date window - while it should be 1 side open on the crown side. Is there any legit example having this, or is it just a bad re-dial, re-paint job? Cheers, Daniel

Andy K

Do you have any pics?

siguzzi

Dial looks like from a Seamaster Yachting Ref. 176.010

munch.norge

Ah, thanks, that's probably it!

Andy K

That is a legit dial, most commonly seen in ref. 176.010 but is seen every now and then in ref. 176.007.

Andy K

That is a legit dial, most commonly seen in ref. 176.010 but is seen every now and then in ref. 176.007.

Also: unsure how this thread got removed to the review section, I think it makes more sense in the vintage Omega forum...I also never put “guide review “ in the title...😕

Lonestar

Regardless of where it sits - thanks again @Andy K for having put this together - because I just did another 176.007 (B2 dial - Already had an A1) impulse buy from a trusted friend over lunch, still this resource is where I rushed back as soon as I had access to a laptop 😀

Thank you!
Paul

Andy K

Glad it helped! Now we need photos....😁

Lonestar

Voilà - in all its multiple hues of blue with a dash of red/orange glory 😀

Andy K

Looking good, these are getting harder to find on a bracelet!👍

Andy K

Thanks, that's the same bracelet and endlink combo that came with my 176.007. There are theories out there that these clasps without a bracelet reference were US produced but I have no idea if that is true or not.

The best thread on bracelets of the era was created by @uwsearch and can be found here: https://omegaforums.net/threads/fro...ge-seamaster-and-speedmaster-bracelets.45883/

I have not done much research on bracelets, but it seems to me that the one we have is a variant of the 1170, just not stamped with a 4 digit code. Our clasp logo is less common based on my observations and the the above-linked thread shows one with that logo actually stamped 1170.

I actually prefer the look of the 120 endlinks to the 653.👍