At the 1999 Basel Watch and Jewelry Fair, Omega announced a new watch for the DeVille line: a chronometer-rated, limited edition watch. Although based on the Omega caliber 2500, an ETA 2892 derivative, the watch would, remarkably, be supplied with a co-axial escapement and free sprung balance. Not only would this be the first co-axial escapement available in a watch selling for less than US$150,000, the Omega was presented from the beginning as a harbinger of regular, large-scale production of watches beating to this George Daniels’ design. The announcement seemed news of a new era in mechanical watch making.

Great, great article by Walt Odets.

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