Stainless steel OMEGA 'bumper' automatic wristwatch. Made 1950
Stainless steel OMEGA 'bumper' automatic wristwatch. Made 1950
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Information
- Brand: OMEGA
- Made: 1950
- Model: Seamaster
- Reference: 2446
- Calibre: 351
- Movement: Automatic
- Material: Stainless Steel
- Features/complications: Bumper automatic movement
- Dial: Off-white dial featuring an inner minute track with Arabic hour numerals, arrow quarter markers and dauphine hands with center seconds
- Case dimensions: 34 mm
- Bracelet/strap: Leather strap
- Accessories: -
- SKU: 03425
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.