Omega Speedmaster Stainless Steel and Gold Chronograph Watch circa 1990
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Omega Speedmaster a stainless steel and gold chronograph watch with date circa 1990. Dial: blue, applied baton hour markers, date aperture at 3. Calibre: cal. 1155 automatic, 17 jewels. Case: polished stainless steel tonneau-shaped, fixed gold bezel with tachymetre scale, snap on case back embossed with Omega hippocampus emblem. Case number: 53791800. Closure: Omega blue leather and buckle. Dimensions: 39 mm diameter. Signed: case, dial and movement. Accessories: none
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- Movement - The technical name for the workings of a clock or watch, and does not include the dial or case.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
- Bezel - On a clock or watch, the bezel is the metal frame into which the watch or clock glass is fitted. In clocks, the bezel may include a hinge and a flange, in effect a door to the face of the clock. In jewellery the bezel is a band of metal with a projecting lip that holds the gemstone in its setting.
- Chronograph - A chronograph is a watch that also incorporates the features of a stopwatch, to measure elapsed time. Most chronographs are operated by two buttons, one to start and stop the chronograph second hand, and the other to return that hand to the starting position.
- Date Aperture - A date aperture is a cut out section in the face of a watch or clock, displaying the day of the month.
- Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.
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