What year did Omega introduce hacking seconds?

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bigtriangle68

·Aug 27, 2022

Anyone know the year and model via which Omega introduced hacking seconds?

I know that some models allowed for the seconds hand to be paused via a backwards turn on the crown when the power reserve ran low, but I'm referring to when did "true" hacking start that allowed the crown to be pulled out to stop the seconds.

 

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noless

·Aug 27, 2022

1000 series movements were hacking when the 550 series movements were not, so 1968?

Unless theres an additional family of movements that I've not come across in my travels

 

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bigtriangle68

·Aug 28, 2022

I've read that Rolex didn't introduce hacking seconds until 1972. So Omega beat Rolex to the punch by 4 years?

Was the 1000 series an overall improvement over the 55x series? I have a watch with 552 movement and like it, although it doesn't hack of course.

 

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noless

·Aug 28, 2022

they beat rolex for high beat rate by 8 years too with those movements

 

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bigtriangle68

·Aug 28, 2022

noless

they beat rolex for high beat rate by 8 years too with those movements

And Omega introduced a click bezel on the Seamaster 300 back in 1963. The Rolex Sub wouldn't transition from friction to click bezel until 1981 with the 16800.

 

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noless

·Aug 28, 2022

bigtriangle68

I've read that Rolex didn't introduce hacking seconds until 1972. So Omega beat Rolex to the punch by 4 years?

Was the 1000 series an overall improvement over the 55x series? I have a watch with 552 movement and like it, although it doesn't hack of course.

the very first 1000 series movements had some reliability issues and as such are considered not collectible by most of the collector community it would seem. Personally I am quite fond of the 1010 series movements for the hacking and much improved quickset day/date implementation but its not nearly as decorated as the 550 series.

Due to difficulty in obtaining the replacement parts for 1000 series movements I still avoid them, but ive a few 1010 series.

 

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bigtriangle68

·Aug 28, 2022

So was the full 1000 series still in-house? What year did Omega transition to ETA amidst the quartz crisis?

 

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padders

·Aug 28, 2022·Oooo subtitles!

bigtriangle68

So was the full 1000 series still in-house? What year did Omega transition to ETA amidst the quartz crisis?

A good question. Omega started using versions of the ETA 2892 like the 1110 in the mid 1980s,1984 I believe, but I think they utilised ETA quartz movements earlier still. Yes the 1000/1010 series was full in house but as mentioned above not exactly pretty and not one I seek out.

Edited: Aug 28, 2022

 

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Tony C.

·Aug 28, 2022·Ωf Jury member

bigtriangle68

I've read that Rolex didn't introduce hacking seconds until 1972. So Omega beat Rolex to the punch by 4 years?

The excellent Citizen cal. 0911, which powered their "Second Setting" models used by the Japanese National Railway employees, was introduced in the '60s, so...

 

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ollipekka

·Aug 28, 2022

Many find the 1XXX not as aesthetically pleasing as the 5xx and earlier. They still make reliable watches though, it seems.

 

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Franco

·Aug 28, 2022

As prescribed in the MOD requirements, many 1940s pilot/navigator watches had hacking movements, from 1944 onwards. In 1948 Cal. 89 used in IWC MK XI, Cal 488Sbr in JLC MkXI ; and later in the JLC Geophysic, 1957.

 

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gbesq

·Aug 28, 2022

Most of my vintage Omegas have either 26x or 55x movements. None of them have a hacking feature, but I’m continually amazed at just how well these calibers were built. Really some of the best movements ever made, accurate, cheap to service, and relentlessly reliable.