Mark IV has landed

how would one get a hold of one. ofrei is out and cousins does not show this blue dialed one?

Not sure when or why they added the blue. This thread from 2006 (if you can follow it) discusses this dial, and as of 2006 (while in the process of writing what would eventually become A Journey Through Time) Marco Richon was unaware of its existence. http://forums.watchuseek.com/f20/how-many-mark-iv-owners-23447.html

The part number listed in the thread matches the part number I provided, and matches what is found in the Omega extranet as available,and matches the service records of multiple known blue dials installed by Omega in Bienne including mine. So there's no doubt that it is legit and is the service dial still used. Richon's doubt suggests that there was no blue variant original to the 1970s.


Well, sending in a 176.009 with a damaged dial to Omega for service will do it. There are a few listed for sale on eBay but they are sealed in Omega packaging so I can't confirm they are the blue variant but the part number matches.

Thanks again Andy 👍
Two instant responses in two days with 9 and 10 year old threads.
Either your google-fu is much better than mine, you've got a photographic memory or an amazingly indexed resource system. 😎

This comes closest. 😉 I save links to the useful or interesting (to me) stuff. Occasionally I find the right link at the right time!

Wow beautiful

They are great watches, accurate, handsome and very comfortable to wear.

I wrote a little blog post about this dial and the story of how even Marco Richon was unaware of its existence in case anyone is interested. 😀

Trying out a new strap





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