Affordable Vintage: 1970 Omega Seamaster Chronometer ref 166.010
The Omega Seamaster line of watches has a long and illustrious history. Beginning in 1948 with the dress/sport model CK2518, to the iconic professional CK2913 diver, through multiple other iterations of dress/sport and professional dive models up to the innumerable current offerings. I won't even attempt a complete history, as that's the stuff that coffee table books are made of. However, there is one scarcer model in particular that I am quite fond of, and it is that one that we'll discuss today: The 1970 Omega Seamaster Chronometer Officially Certified reference 166.010.Over the decades, Omega made several different dress/sport model variations that included the "Chronometer" designation with accompanying chronometer rated movement. Most of the 1950's through 1970's chronometers made by Omega were in the top end dress watch Constellation line, but they did deign to make some of their Seamasters with these higher end movements. The model discussed today is housed in the reference 166.

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