18ct rose gold OMEGA 'bumper' automatic wristwatch. Made 1955
18ct rose gold OMEGA 'bumper' automatic wristwatch. Made 1955
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A "bumper" is an early type of automatic movement. Unlike modern automatic movements, where the rotor completes a full 360-degree rotation, the rotor in a bumper moves back and forth in an arc of about 180 degrees, bouncing off springs positioned on opposite sides.
- Brand: OMEGA
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Made: 1955
- Model: -
- Reference: 11.297.875
- Calibre: 344
- Movement: Automatic
- Material: 18ct rose gold
- Features/complications: Bumper movement
- Dial: Silvered dial featuring applied gold mirror polished hour indices and sword hands with date with a subsidiary seconds dial
- Case dimensions: 38mm
- Bracelet/strap: Leather strap
- Accessories: -
- SKU: 03259
Essay
A "bumper" is an early type of automatic movement. Unlike modern automatic movements, where the rotor completes a full 360-degree rotation, the rotor in a bumper moves back and forth in an arc of about 180 degrees, bouncing off springs positioned on opposite sides.
- Brand: OMEGA
-
Made: 1955
- Model: -
- Reference: 11.297.875
- Calibre: 344
- Movement: Automatic
- Material: 18ct rose gold
- Features/complications: Bumper movement
- Dial: Silvered dial featuring applied gold mirror polished hour indices and sword hands with date with a subsidiary seconds dial
- Case dimensions: 38mm
- Bracelet/strap: Leather strap
- Accessories: -
- SKU: 03259