1968 Omega Geneve Auto Date on Omega Fixo 34mm 166.041

Here we have a rare reference 1968 Omega Genève Auto Date on Omega Fixo 166.041, featuring a 34mm tonneau stainless steel case that sits on your wrist with tapered flat-ended lugs. The case flows over your wrist with a lug-to-lug length of 40.5mm and a case thickness of 10.5mm, ensuring a comfortable fit on your wrist. On the right side is a signed coin-edged crown. A domed crystal sits above a sunburst dark grey dial. An outer minute track with applied steel baton indexes, black-painted centres, and Tritium pip marks the hours. At 3 o’clock, a framed date window. Slender white baton hands are filled with Tritium and complemented by an orange tapered second hand. At noon, we have an Omega motif, ‘Automatic’, and at 6 o’clock, “Genève” completes this attractive timepiece. On the reverse, a screw-down case back. Inside an automatic Omega Cal. 565, 24 jewels, 19,800 beats per hour. The Quickset date is done by repeatedly pulling the crown into the final position. It comes paired with its original rare 18mm Omega Fixoflex sprung bracelet, Ref 1122 /558, which will fit up to a 6.9-inch wrist, and 4 spare links will fit up to a 7.2-inch wrist without stretch.

This watch is sold as "Watch Only" and, therefore, comes with no original Omega box or Omega papers. It comes paired with its original rare 18mm Omega Fixoflex sprung bracelet, Ref 1122/558, which will fit up to a 6.9-inch wrist, and 4 spare links will fit up to a 7.2-inch wrist without stretch. The watch is from Circa. 1968 and is in worn, vintage condition, as seen from the photos. However, the watch is in fair condition for its age, and the dial is completely original and never touched. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.

This is an incredible 1968 Omega Geneve Date, reference 166.041, with a perfect grey dial with contrasting aged tritium and a vibrant pop of orange on the second hand. Powered by the automatic Omega Cal. 565, it's a workhorse. Amazingly, the highlight is the Omega bracelet, which was made in collaboration with Fixo Flex for this specific model, rarely seen and perfect for the watch. I would not hesitate to add this vintage gem to your collection today!

Reference : 166.041
Movement : Automatic Omega Cal. 565
Age : Circa. 1968
Year : 1968
Case Size : 34mm
Case Thickness : 10.5mm
Lug to Lug : 40.5mm
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

They were formerly known as the La Generale Watch Co., founded in 1848 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 rebranded itself from SMH to the Swatch Group. Then, in 1999, they purchased and integrated Breguet into the Swatch Group.