Difference between revisions of "Omega Seamaster 200m Pre-Bond"
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* Omega 1438 movement - 1989-1995 | * Omega 1438 movement - 1989-1995 | ||
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* Full size version (40 mm w/o crown) official size 8.85 x 38.5 x 43.5 | * Full size version (40 mm w/o crown) official size 8.85 x 38.5 x 43.5 | ||
* Midsize version (38mm w/o crown) official size 8.7 x 36 x 41. | * Midsize version (38mm w/o crown) official size 8.7 x 36 x 41. | ||
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| + | ===Caseback variations=== | ||
| + | All casebacks are a two-piece construction with outer holding ring. The earliest models from the first year of production have fairly plain centre backs with no engraving of hippocampus and name only. The quartz models are concave. | ||
| + | The later models have the hippocampus Seamonster logo and are flat (auto) or concave (quartz). | ||
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| + | ===Crowns=== | ||
| + | Correct early models up to circa 1989 have a 6-eared lobed screw-down crown with Omega logo. Later models have a conventional ribbed screw-down crown, again with Omega logo. | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
Revision as of 02:00, 1 May 2020
Omega Seamaster 200m Pre-Bond
The forerunner of the current SM300 models, this model was retrospectively named by collectors the Pre-Bond. It came in a variety of model forms including quartz, steel and two-tone gold, auto, midsize and fullsize, black and champagne dial, and mercedes or sword hands. The full-size auto in steel with black face and sword-hands is the most prized and hardest to find. The sM200s only came on integrated bracelet and there is no strap option available for them. It was made from 1987 to 1995 but essentially superceded by the SM300 on release in 1993.
Model Versions
Stainless steel
- Full size Quartz Ref ST 396.104
- Mid size Quartz Ref ST 396.1042
- Full size Auto Ref ST 398.1041
- Mid size Auto Ref ST 398.1042
Stainless / 18K gold with gold inlaid bracelet and black face
- Full size Quartz Ref DB 396.1041
- Mid size Quartz Ref DB 396.1042
- Full size Auto Ref DB 398.1041
- Mid size Auto Ref DB 398.1042
Stainless / 18K gold with champagne face
Ref # same as with black face but added ref Black .300, Champagne .200
- Full size Quartz Ref DB 396.1041
- Mid size Quartz Ref DB 396.1042
- Full size Auto Ref DB 398.1041
- Mid size Auto Ref DB 398.1042
Stainless / 18K with Steel Bracelet
- Full size Quartz Ref DR 396.1041
- Mid size Quartz Ref DR 396.1042
- Full size Auto Ref DR 398.1041
- Mid size Auto Ref DR 398.1042
Movements
Automatic
Cal 1111 - ETA 2892 movement marked “AUTOMATIC Chronometer” on the dial
- 21 jewel movement with quickset date
- sweep second
- 44 hour power reserve
- hack function.
Quartz
The quartz versions had dates and were marked “PROFESSIONAL”
- Omega 1441 (ETA 255.561) to end 1988
- Omega 1438 movement - 1989-1995
Case, Crown and Bracelet
Case sizes
- Full size version (40 mm w/o crown) official size 8.85 x 38.5 x 43.5
- Midsize version (38mm w/o crown) official size 8.7 x 36 x 41.
Caseback variations
All casebacks are a two-piece construction with outer holding ring. The earliest models from the first year of production have fairly plain centre backs with no engraving of hippocampus and name only. The quartz models are concave. The later models have the hippocampus Seamonster logo and are flat (auto) or concave (quartz).
Crowns
Correct early models up to circa 1989 have a 6-eared lobed screw-down crown with Omega logo. Later models have a conventional ribbed screw-down crown, again with Omega logo.
