1962 Omega Seamaster Chronograph Cal. 321 35mm 14364

Here we have an incredible classic 1962 Omega Seamaster Chronograph Cal. 321 14364, featuring a 35mm stainless steel case that gently curves over your wrist, with chamfered, tapered, flat-ended lugs. Its curvaceous flanks lead to a comfortable lug-to-lug length of 43.5mm and a case thickness of 12.5mm. On the right side are piston-style chronograph pushers, and in the centre, there is a large coin-edged, signed crown. A slim bezel holds a domed crystal above an attractive cream dial. An outer Tachymeter scale sits above a precisely executed minute track, surrounding the applied Arabic ‘12’ and facet dagger indexes that mark the hours, complete with lume pips. At 3 o’clock, a recessed 30-minute register; at 6 o’clock, a recessed 12-hour register and finally at 9 o’clock, a recessed running seconds. Elegant, slim steel  Alpha hands are lume-filled and complemented by a tapered chronograph hand. At noon, we have the Omega motif and ‘Seamaster’ printed underneath, completing this distinguished vintage chronograph. On the reverse, a solid screw-down case back ‘Seamaster Waterproof’ engraved, inside a manually wound Omega Cal. 321, 17 jewels, beating at a leisurely 18,000 beats per hour, column wheel chronograph, created for the first Speedmaster in 1957 in collaboration with Lémania based on the Albert Piguet designed Lémania 2310 found in Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet and Patek Philippe chronographs and remained in production until 1968, when it was replaced by the Omega Cal. 861. The watch comes paired with a well-suited 18mm leather strap and pin buckle.

This watch is sold as "Watch Only" and therefore comes with no original Omega box or paperwork. The watch comes paired with a well-suited 18mm leather strap and pin buckle. The watch is from Circa. 1962 and is sold in worn, vintage condition, but overall very fair condition, as you can see. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.

There is something undeniably impressive and a vintage Omega Seamaster Chronograph powered by the famous Calibre 321. This is the very rare reference 14364 in 35mm from 1962 and still features its original case profile, making it a beautifully preserved example for its age, especially with that perfect dial. If you are in the market for a vintage chronograph, a 321 Seamaster is one you should definitely consider. Snap up this gem into your collection today!

Reference : 14364-61
Movement : Manually Wound Omega Cal. 321
Age : Circa. 1962
Year : 1962
Case Size : 35mm
Case Thickness : 12.5mm
Lug to Lug : 43.5mm
Lugs : 18mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box and Papers : None
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
The wrist model's wrist size is 7inch

Formerly known as the La Generale Watch Co. in 1848, it was founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds. When he died in 1879, his sons carried on his dream. In 1880, they moved to 96 Rue Jakob-Stampfli, where they remain today. The brothers produced their first mass-produced calibre, the Labrador, in 1885. Just a few years later, in 1892, they produced the first minute-repeater. In 1903, they renamed the company Omega until 1982, when they officially changed their name to Omega SA. During WW1, Omega watches were used as official timekeepers for the Royal Flying Corps and the US Army. In 1930, Omega and Tissot merged together to form Société Suisse pour l'Industrie Horlogère (SSIH). In 1931, another group was formed - Allgemeine Schweizerische Uhrenindustrie AG (ASUAG). Where SSIH was primarily French-speaking, ASUAG was founded by the more German-speaking members of the Swiss watch industry. In 1948, they introduced the first edition of one of its most symbolic watches: the Seamaster. Omega first introduced the Constellation in 1952. At the time, it was Omega's flagship timepiece. The first models had a Cal. 354 bumper movement in them. Later, in 1955, Omega introduced the Automatic Cal. 50x, followed in 1959 by the Cal.55x (no date) and 56x (date) versions. Many of the Constellations came with pie-pan dials, diamond indexes, and fancy lug configurations. All the gold Constellations of that time have the Observatory of Geneva's hand engraved on the back. The stainless steel and stainless steel/gold versions had a gold medallion on the back with the Observatory of Geneva. The eight stars above the Observatory stand for the many exploits of Omega in the world Chronometer competition. Celebrating the fact that all Constellations are Chronometer Certified. In 1962, when astronaut Wally Schirra wore a Speedmaster on his Mercury Sigma 7 Mission, making it the first Omega watch to enter space. After rigorous tests, NASA used Omega for all their Apollo missions, including the 1969 Moon landing of Apollo 11. Today, Omega is still the first choice of astronauts. In 1969, President Nixon famously said it was “too valuable” and turned down the first-ever all-gold Speedmaster Professional Deluxe. As a response to the ever-growing threat of electronic watches to the manufacturers of mechanical watches, Omega and many Swiss brands such as Rolex and Patek Philippe formed Centre Electronique Horologer (CEH). Prototypes began to appear in 1967, and their production started in 1968. Then, In 1972, Omega introduced the reference 198.030, which included the Omega calibre 1250, a ‘tuning-fork electronic movement which was made under licence from Bulova. Later we saw a merger of SSIH and ASUAG into SMH, or Société de Microélectronique et d’Horlogerie. This merger took place in 1983. In 1992, the company acquired Blancpain, and in 1998, it officially branded itself from SMH to the Swatch Group. Then, in 1999, they purchased and integrated Breguet into the Swatch Group.