Omega R17.8 Chronometer (1942) Current Collection There is an excellent article

There is an excellent article about the Mark 11 watches which gives fascinating context and insight into them here

Smiths produced a variety of styles of watch for both ladies and gentlemen in chrome

The automatic winding system was largely derived from the IWC cal 853 movement (but if you’re going to copy any Swiss automatic movement

The time is set by depressing the button below the winding crown - a hangover from the pocket watch and I guess another indication of an English industry desperately trying to hold onto their traditions

Omega R17.8 Chronometer (1942) Current Collection There is an excellent articleThis is an extremely rare Omega manual wind chronometer dating from spring 1942. The movement of this watch is unusual normally Omega concentrated on producing chronometer using the 30T2 movement. Omega produced a very small number of these movements which were regulated to achieve chronometer performance (that is a deviation under test conditions of no more than a few seconds gain or loss per day). One can only speculate about the reasons Omega