Omega 33.3 chronographs are an important family of watches produced mainly during the 1930s and 1940s. Their name refers to the 33.3 mm diameter movement, developed from a Lemania base.
These manually wound, column-wheel chronographs, usually featuring two registers, are admired for their elegant dials, often fitted with tachymeter, telemeter or pulsometer scales. Predating the Speedmaster, they illustrate Omega’s early expertise in chronograph production and are today highly sought after by collectors.
This particular model has the "start/stop" function through the crown and the "reset" function through the upper pusher. The dial is very well preserved and has the very coveted tachymetric "snail scale" in the center of the dial. The black "baton" hands matches perfectly with the black Arabic numerals which give a beautiful contrast.
