{"product_id":"1939-vintage-steel-omega-military-calatrava-salmon-copper-tropical-dial-with-sub-seconds","title":"1939 Vintage Steel Omega Military Calatrava - Salmon-Copper Tropical Dial with Sub-Seconds","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy the late 1930s, Omega had already established itself as one of Switzerland’s most accomplished manufacturers of precise, purpose-built wristwatches. This example, dating to 1939, captures the restrained, functional design language of the period, when watches were becoming increasingly important instruments rather than simply miniature versions of the pocket watch. With its compact steel case, highly legible Arabic numerals and subsidiary seconds register, it possesses the utilitarian character that would come to define many military watches of the following decade.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe most compelling feature of this example is undoubtedly its original dial. Originally salmon in tone, decades of natural aging have transformed the surface into a wonderfully warm copper and terracotta hue, with subtle variations in tone. The result is the sort of organic tropical patina that can only develop over many years, giving the watch an individuality impossible to reproduce artificially. Luminous Arabic numerals are paired with matching luminous pencil hands, while a fine outer minute track completes the distinctly instrument-like military layout. At six o’clock sits a generously proportioned subsidiary seconds register, a characteristic feature of wristwatches from this era. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInside is Omega’s manually wound calibre 26.5, a 15-jewel movement representative of the robust, straightforward watchmaking upon which much of Omega’s early reputation was built. This movement has been fully serviced and is presented in excellent mechanical condition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than anything, this Omega appeals because of the harmony between its age and its condition. Its purposeful character as a wristwatch made on the eve of the Second World War is made all the more distinctive by a dial that has become entirely unique through the passage of time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eSKU# G1134\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Omega","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67615495749795,"sku":"G1134","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0690\/1124\/3171\/files\/DSC03710.jpg?v=1791266143","url":"https:\/\/shop.gauthierwatches.com\/products\/1939-vintage-steel-omega-military-calatrava-salmon-copper-tropical-dial-with-sub-seconds","provider":"Gauthier Watches","version":"1.0","type":"link"}