Vintage Style--- Vintage Omega Seamaster ‘Bumper’

One of the rarest good examples of the collectible Omega may be the Seamaster “Bumper” model from 1950. The first Seamaster was created in 1948 and it is still going strong today, achieving growing fame getting been selected by James Bond in the present Bond movies. The “bumper” Seamaster is one thing of the special breed, however, as, in true Omega fashion, it had a cutting-edge automatic winding system which was quite unlike those of other manufacturers’ items.

Omega’s specialists made the decision that the rotor which only travelled through 300° could be more effective. Because the rotor within the bumper travels forward and backward it bumps against small buffer springs each and every finish of their movement. This impact can really be gone through by the person which gave rise towards the bumper accolade.

Even though the Omega engineers had created a mechanism that gave unequalled precision the bumper rotor was incredibly complex and costly to create. Just the best of Omega’s watch contractors were permitted to operate around the movement’s set up also it should have been well nigh impossible to locate a watch manufacturing company who could repair one if your fault development.

Due to this the bumper Seamaster were built with a very short production run and also the model is extremely rare today. The calibre to look for is calibre 351. Her usual 17 jewels along with a 36 hour power reserve, and contains an interest rate of 19800 beats an hour or so. The saying “beats an hour” may be the rate where a watch’s balance wheel rotates inside a minute.

As pointed out the bumper movement gives superb precision and it is very reliable. Cosmetically the watch is within exceptional condition and it is completely original. The Bumper Seamasters were created using the greatest grade of stainless steel associated with a of the Seamaster range plus they were also fitted with stylish art deco markers within an arrowhead design together with art deco luminous hands inside a dauphin shape. The dial can also be very art deco and ranks among probably the most elegant Omega vintage dials which were created.

It's understandable the dial is fully signed with “Omega Automatic, Seamaster”. Earlier models simply say “Omega Automatic”. You will find various shapes of hands and minor changes towards the crowns available, all of the crowns being signed using the Omega logo design.

The case has got the refined, slightly art deco look about this that is untypical of Omegas of the period. Many of them are usually of the much easier shape with square corners. The case backs of the most of Omega watches are often signed using the words “Omega Watch Co”, then Great Suisse or Swiss Made.

These highly collectible, complex and classic Omega “Bumpers” have become more rare daily. This early Omega bumper model is undoubtedly one of the rarest and many valuable of all of them.