HI

yes indeed. I took it out of my friends book ! My friend was a Authorized Omega service center in the 60s and 70s in the USA,,,,,

I think I saw a Rose gold once years ago.... never came across a white gold example ... On yellow gold examples I have seen champagne gold color dial and stark silver dials.... but they were all of the same style the color of the dial was different....

Then @Joe K. post this one for sale as a movement and dial only... it had a dial design I have not seen before and it was less "formal" . I bought it and it still in a "project box" looking for a good steel Omega case for it .... Thanks @Joe K.

I bought this movement and dial....



Here is the txt from my old post on Puristpro

The last of the manual wind time only chronometers....
Jun 19, 2007,07:07 AM

Hi all

As Omega entered the 1960s the demand for manual wind watches was on the decrease. The sales of automatic watches was on the rise, time only, time and date, and even chronometers.

By 1962-63 Omega retired tbe 30 mm movement line. They replaced it with the caliber 60x line. The 600 series caliber is a stripped down 55x automatic. Most Omega collectors hold the 552 as one of Omegas best calibers period.

With all the above said the future of Omega’s manual wind time only chronometer wristwatch was coming to a close. They released caliber 602 time only manual wind with bulletin ( chronometer rated) caliber. This caliber was used in only one case reference 137 001. The watch was part of the Geneve line. It was a simple 33 mm round with thin lugs and thin bezel. Its monocoqe caseback is marked “tool 105” which was the proper tool to remove the crystal and to open the case. It was offered in white, pink and yellow gold only.


The Omega Saga book list the movement as “uncommon” approx 4000 made. In contrast to millions of automatic chronometers Omega was producing at the same exact time. I did find a mistake in the” Omega Saga” as it list the 602 ” as used in manual wind Constellations”.

Until the release of the Railmaster manual wind chronometer a few years ago the Geneve Chronometer was the last in-house time only manual wind wristwatch that Omega produced.

Here is an example from my collection… ( sold to a friend ) I have come across two dial and hand configurations: one is luminous hands and markers and the other non-luminous.

I have come across the Geneve Chronometer in a few places over the years. But most people just pass them by…

Good Hunting

Bill Sohne

 

also your looks great ... you can see the bevel at the ends of the lugs !!! nice and sharp

Bill

 

The leftmost one has original box, hangtag, strap and buckle. And no haven't seen a rose or white gold version.

 

Hi m!

How are you ?

Best

Bill

 

hi

i have the same dial.... but i bought mine as amovement and dial only.... case was scrapped before I got it...

now looking for a steel case to the job.

bill