Omega 2279/1 Chronograph American with its reverse-panda dial

with its reverse-panda dial

forming SMH

" which has confounded collectors ever since

The case shape on this thing is similarly awesome - a very bold departure from the "run of the mill" chronographs and divers of the late 60s

and matte inverse panda dial

Omega 2279/1 Chronograph American with its reverse-panda dialAsk any true watch collector about the greatest movements ever designed and there is a strong chance they will affectionately mention the Lemania Calibre . 321 movement designed by Albert Piguet. Utilized in the original Omega Speedmaster during the American Space Program missions in the 1950s and 1960s, this workhorse movement has become a thing of legend, and deservedly so. Lemania, established in 1884 by Alfred Lugrin, is perhaps one of the most