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Omega Seamaster Automatic Chronometer 200M wristwatch, c. 1986–1987
- Maker / attribution
- Omega (maker)
- Date
- c. 1986–1987
- Historical period
- Quartz Revolution (1969 – 1990)
- Country of origin
- Switzerland
- Object type
- Wristwatch
- Dimensions
- Diameter 38 mm
- Stock no.
- Product 112
- Credit line
- Dealer listing, P A Oxley (product 112)
- Catalogue title (original)
- Omega Seamaster Automatic Chronometer 200M Wristwatch (English)
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Record summary
Catalogued by P A Oxley (dealer), Wiltshire (stock number Product 112), this is a wristwatch by Omega, made in Switzerland, dated c. 1986–1987. The Atlas places it in the Quartz Revolution period (1969 – 1990) of its Wristwatches collection. Recorded dimensions: Diameter 38 mm. The record is illustrated with 6 photographs.
Assembled from the source record's structured fields. Dates and attributions are given as the source states them; where a field is missing the Atlas leaves it blank rather than estimating.
Catalogue description
Dealer description — P A Oxley
The ever popular Omega Seamaster dating from the mid to late 80’s and famously known as the ‘Pre Bond’. So called as it was the model produced before Pearce Brosnan’s first performance as Bond in the film Golden Eye. In that film the new 300m model was used. This particular example has the high quality Chronometer specification Automatic movement and is the mid size version (38mm without the crown). It was also produced as a Quartz model. It features a sweeping seconds hand, a quick set date, 21 Jewels to the movement and a 44 hour power reserve. The movement has been serviced and is guaranteed for 12 months. The case and bracelet have been cleaned and lightly polished, but with some small scratches and marks left in place, which are commiserate with a wristwatch that is over 30 years old. There are some minor marks to the original black bezel which is to be expected. The dial appears to be in perfect condition other than the aged lume and the hands slightly deteriorating, which again is to be expected. The sapphire crystal appears to be in perfect condition. The existing bracelet will fit a wrist up to 18cm. There are no extra links available. No papers or original box but a high quality generic box will be supplied upon purchase. Free Worldwide postage available.
Historical context
Quartz Revolution (1969 – 1990)
Seiko's Astron begins mass quartz timekeeping; traditional industries contract sharply.
Quartz and digital watches transformed the market after 1969. Swiss employment collapsed, Japanese and Hong Kong production soared, and the Swatch (1983) helped the Swiss industry recover; mechanical watches survived as luxury goods.
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Atlas type guide
Dive and water-resistant watches
Keeping water and dust out of a wristwatch was a long-standing challenge. Rolex's screw-down Oyster case (1926) and Omega's Marine (1932) were landmarks; in the early 1950s Blancpain's Fifty Fathoms and Rolex's Submariner defined the professional dive watch with rotating bezels for timing dives, luminous dials and high water resistance. The ISO 6425 standard (1982) later codified what a 'diver's watch' must do.
Dive watches became icons of post-war design and exploration, and their evolution — helium escape valves, ceramic bezels, saturation-diving depth ratings — records the history of underwater work.
What to look for
- Unidirectional or bidirectional rotating bezel with minute markings.
- Screw-down crown and case back; depth rating printed on the dial.
- Luminous hands and markers (radium before c. 1960, tritium c. 1960–1998, then Super-LumiNova).
- Reference numbers on the case between the lugs or inside the back.
Dating clues
- Screw-down Oyster cases: from 1926.
- Professional dive watches: from 1953.
- Tritium 'T' marks on dials: c. 1960–1998.
General guidance written by the Atlas editors about this kind of object. It is not a statement about this particular piece; for that, rely on the source record above and on physical examination.
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