Omega

Omega Men's 1511.51.00 Constellation Double Eagle Perpetual Calendar Watch

• Precise Swiss-Quartz movement
• Domed, anti-reflective scratch-resistant sapphire crystal
• Case diameter: 35 mm

Product Description

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The Omega Men's Double Eagle Constellation Watch is a refined self-winding chronometer timepiece that features a co-axial escapement movement with a rhodium-plated finish. The watch's stainless steel bezel offers engraved Roman numerals, and the deep black dial is offset nicely with luminous hands and hour markers, and a calendar window at the 3 o'clock. The watch also features a stainless steel band, a domed, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal coated on the inside with anti-reflective treatment, and a calendar window at the 3 o'clock. The Constellation is water resistant to 330 feet.

The Omega Story

The Omega watch story begins in 1848, when founder Louis Brandt began hand assembling key-wound precision pocket watches from parts supplied by local craftsmen in his principality La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the northwest corner of Switzerland. However, the Omega name didn't appear until 1894, after Louis Brandt had passed away and his watchmaking traditions were taken over by his sons, Louis-Paul and Cesar Brandt. Omega watches have long been associated with glamorous screen and sports stars--the Omega Seamaster is famous for being the watch of choice for James Bond--with current ambassadors including Pierce Brosnan, Nicole Kidman, tennis player Anna Kournikova, and swimmers Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe.

But Omega is more than just a fashionable watch. In 1965, the Omega Speedmaster chronograph was "flight-qualified by NASA for all manned space missions" as the only wristwatch to have withstood all of the U.S. space agency's severe tests, including passing grades for extreme shocks, vibrations, and temperatures ranging from -18 to +93 degrees Celsius. The greatest moment in the Speedmaster's history was undoubtedly 20 July 1969 at 02:56 GMT, when it recorded man's first steps on the Moon's surface as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Omega watches rocketed off to space on many subsequent missions, including visits to Skylab and the historic Apollo-Soyuz link-up of Soviet and American astronauts in 1975.

In more recent years, Omega created the world's first self-winding wristwatch with central tourbillon in 1994 and made history in 1999 with the first mass-produced watch incorporating the co-axial escapement, developed in conjunction with renowned English master watchmaker George Daniels. In simple terms, the escapement is the heart of a mechanical watch, generating the impulses that make the mechanism move. Omega's Co-Axial Escapement drastically reduces the friction among the parts that transmit energy to the other components, producing greater stability and precision and reducing service requirements.

Today, Omega is known for its rigorous testing of new movements, cases, and bands. Each new Omega movement is tested on the wrist in existing Omega models, while various laboratory tests are conducted to determine temperature-resistance, shock-resistance and vibration-resistance.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000NIGEIQ
• Item model number: 1511.51.00
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,804 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars unbelievably accurate, July 26, 2007

By 

Neal S. "time accuracy fanatic" (nesconset, new york United States) - See all my reviews

I was looking for a watch that had a sapphire crystal to prevent those annoying scratches, a perpetual calendar so I would not have to re-set the
date until batteries went dead...in about 5-years,and super accurate...
rated at +- 20 seconds per year and a watch that looked good too! I found it in this watch. An even bigger surprise was that the ETA brand movement is rated as accurate as 10 seconds per year in other watches due to the thermo-compensated crystal mechanism that adjusts for severe temperature changes over the seasons.

My experience after owning it a little less than 1-year is the watch
deviated about 3 seconds and this is with me maybe taking the watch off
once or twice during all this time.

This rivals any watch at any price.

Highly recommended.