First up to bat this week is an Omega Chronostop, and a stunning one at that. As I’ve said before, the Chronostop is one of the very first watches I became enamored with upon getting into the vintage watch game. I attribute my obsession with this Omega largely to a trip I took to London many years back, as well as a certain website that discusses horology on a regular basis. I’d seen a video Ben had made in the earliest days of the ‘dink in which he explained the Chronostop’s unique functionality, and upon walking through Burlington Arcade, I immediately spotted one in the window of Somlo Antiques, the world’s only official Omega vintage boutique. It was kind of like encountering a celebrity in real life, except in this case the celebrity was an old hunk of steel that served a rather mundane purpose in the grand scheme of things.
The last time I found a Chronostop of note, it was the “Driver” variant featured a few weeks back. This time, the piece I came across has no unconventional dial orientation to speak of, though it’s a noteworthy specimen to say the least, being a Seamaster Chronostop. What you’re looking at is one of the most mint and complete examples of the 60-second chronograph I’ve ever seen – second to one that popped up earlier this week with papers, hang tags, and a special edition box celebrating the 1968 Olympic Games held in Mexico City.
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