Straight from the horses mouth: the caliber 321 speedy will be made in SS

STANDY · Jan 19, 2020

BayareaTrax
Why would a full production model 321 be so much more expensive? Is it a much more intricate movement?

Here is a post from another thread. Worth reading the link about the two - Cam and Column wheel movements

STANDY
@Faz a good read in the link below that had this comment that has been used many times through the years. ( but Al might have a better perspective being a watchmaker )

“A simpler, cost-effective solution which is much easier to produce, assemble and service is based on a cam system”

https://monochrome-watches.com/technical-perspective-everything-want-know-chronographs/

imageWIS · Jun 2, 2020

BayareaTrax
Why would a full production model 321 be so much more expensive? Is it a much more intricate movement?

A) it costs more (takes more time) to make a column wheel movement vs cam. B) Omega is only having one watchmaker make the watch from start to finish, per watch, so that's going to increase the cost C) because they will only have a few watchmakers making the 321 watches, there will be fewer made vs the 1861 / 3861.

BlackTalon · Jun 2, 2020

imageWIS
B) Omega is only having one watchmaker make the watch from start to finish, per watch, so that's going to increase the cost C) because they will only have a few watchmakers making the 321 watches, there will be fewer made vs the 1861 / 3861.

Isn't it one watchmaker per movement, not per watch. And they are really assembling, not making.

imageWIS · Jun 2, 2020

BlackTalon
Isn't it one watchmaker per movement, not per watch. And they are really assembling, not making.

I stand corrected.

eugeneandresson · Jun 2, 2020

imageWIS
B) Omega is only having one watchmaker make the watch from start to finish, per watch, so that's going to increase the cost C) because they will only have a few watchmakers making the 321 watches, there will be fewer made vs the 1861 / 3861.

My watchmaker does this quite quickly, all the time. I am certain his family would apprecitate the $ABCD premium he could make on every assembly (after service)...